Service difficulty report · Elt · Hughes 369FF

Difficulty date
June 5, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369FF
Aircraft time
302 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Elt
Part number
5182250202
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) SENT IN ELT FOR IT`S ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION. REMOVABLE COVER WAS BROKEN OUT AND THE MAIN CASE WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THIS UNIT HAND NOT BEEN DROPPED OR TAMPERED WITH. IT APPEARS THAT THE CASE HAS BEEN WEAKED BY UV LIGHT (AS WAS TOLD TO ME) AND THE AVIONICS SHOP HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THESE. MY CONCERN IS THE RELIABILITY OF THIS UNIT AS IT NOW HAS CRACKS IN THIS UNIT. WILL IT STILL WORK IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CASE BEING IN SUCH A WEAK CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS ALL OF THESE YELLOW CASES THAT ARE WEAK.

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