Service difficulty report · Elt · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
February 8, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
10,947 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Elt
Part number
S184050102
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A REOCCURANCE TO THE SAME REPORT ON SDR 20110204008. THE ELT AGAIN INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT. THE REASON FOR THE ACTIVATION WAS POOR WIRING AT THE REMOTE SWITCH IN THE COCKPIT. THE POOR WIRING WAS A RESULT OF POOR STANDARDS USED DURING INSTALLATION. SWITCH WIRING REPAIRED AND ELT REMOTE SWITCH FUNCTION TESTED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

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