Service difficulty report · Elt · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 21, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
4,342 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Elt
Part number
5182250202
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TSN-INSTALLED 21 APRIL 2008, THE ELT WAS REMOVED FROM AN AS350 FOR ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION. THE UNIT FAILED THE PERFORMANCE TEST AND THE FAULT INDICATES LOW TX POWER OUTPUT.