Service difficulty report · Elt · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
April 28, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
3,665 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Elt
Part number
S184050101
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Part time
12 hours
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.

What was found

ELT WAS INSTALLED APRIL 28, 2009 AND FUNCTION CHECKED BY THE INSTALLER. 30 DAY SELF CHECK TEST CARRIED OUT EACH MONTH AFTER INSTALLATION IAW DOC08038C, REV 2 PAGE 301. ALL SELF TESTS RETURNED A NORMAL RESULT. ELT WAS SWITCHED FROM ARM TO OFF POSITION WHEN REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR 12 MO PERFORMANCE TEST. ON ARRIVAL AT TEST FACILITY WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE ELT WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. UNIT RETURNED FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE MAIN SELECTION SWITCH FROM ARM TO OFF THE ELT FAILED.

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