As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
(CAN) INAVERTANT ACTIVATION OF THE ELT DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. ELT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED CASE AND FOUND OIL AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS ON AND INSIDE ELT CASE. ELT WAS PROGRAMMED WRONG WITH AN ERROR IN THE 24 BIT ADDRESS. ELT PERFORMANCE TEST FAILED RESET SWITCH FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. (TC 20091021006)