What was found
(CAN) AFTER 1 YEAR OF OPERATION SINCE NEW, THE ELT WAS SENT OUT TO A LOCAL AVIONICS SHOP TO BE RE-CERTIFIED. THE AVIONICS SHOP FOUND THE G-SWITCH TO BE DEFECTIVE. A NEW G-SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND THE UNIT WAS RECERTIFIED.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2010
- Submitted
- March 1, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 2,463 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A114A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3GFR34C703
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- G Switch
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Elt
- Component
- Elt · Artex
- Component part number
- ME40645366
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.