What was found
(CAN) ELT ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN IN FLIGHT. SUSPECTED LOOSE REMOTE SWITCH CONNECTION WAS LOOSE AT THE ELT CAUSING UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION. TRENTON ADVISED OPERATIONS OF ELT SIGNAL FROM THIS AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2011
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft time
- 10,947 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Remote Switch
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Elt
- Part time
- 404 hours
- Component
- Elt
- Component part number
- S184050102
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.