Service difficulty report · Elt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
19,894 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Elt
Part number
S184050104
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Rear Empanage
Part time
434 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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) ELT FOUND DISLODGED FROM MOUNTING BASE AND HANGING FROM ANTENNA LEAD. THE REMOTE ACTIVATION SWITCH WIRING FOUND BROKEN. THE ELT WAS FOUND STILL FUNCTIONAL. THE ELT WAS SLID BACK INTO THE VELCRO MOINTING STRAP WHICH WAS FOUND LOOSE. COMPANY ISSUED A FLEET WIDE INSPECTION OF ALL ELT INSTALLATIONS FOR SECURITY OF THE VELCRO MOUNTING STRAP. FINDING - SEVERAL ACFT WERE FOUND WITH THE VELCRO STRAP LOOSE. COMPANY INCORPORATED A FLEET WIDE REPETITIVE 6 MONTH INSPECTION OF THE ELT MOUNTING SYS FOR SECURITY.

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