Service difficulty report · Battery

Difficulty date
April 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Battery
Condition
Discharged
Location
Elt
Component
Elt · Ameriking · AK451
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ANNUAL TESTING OF ELT RESULTED IN FINDING BATTERIES IN DISCHARGED CONDITION. THE ELT CURRENT DRAW IN OFF, ARM WERE WITHIN MFG SPECS. THE BATTERIES WERE DISCHARGED UNEVENLY .