Service difficulty report · G Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 11, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
765 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
G Switch
Part number
140172001
Condition
Failed
Location
Elt
Part time
877 hours
Component
Elt · Artex · C406N
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED HIS ELT WAS GOING OFF. HE NOTIFIED FLIGHT SERVICE THAT HE WAS OK AND IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION. HE RESET THE ELT AND IT WENT OFF. IT THEN CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. HE RESET THE ELT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT WITH IT COMING BACK ON AFTER 10 MINUTES. AFTER LANDING AT BASE THE ELT WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO AN AVIONICS SHOP. THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED AT THE AVIONICS SHOP AND THE G-SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE WEAK. UNIT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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