Service difficulty report · Elt · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
24,885 hours
Part
Elt
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) ACFT PARKED ON APRON, HAD A UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE ELT SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE RESCUE CORDINATION CENTER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURED AND THE NO SWITCHES HAD BEEN TURNED ON. ELT APPEARED TO ACTIVATE ON IT`S OWN. UNIT REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED. ELT SENT TO AVIONICS SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION.