Service difficulty report · G Switch · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
September 23, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft time
2,211 hours
Part
G Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elt
Part time
2,301 hours
Component
Elt · Artex
Component part number
4555001316
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 HAD GROUND POWERED APPLIED TO IT IN THE HANGAR AND POWER WAS REMOVED AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30. AT AROUND 17:30, SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER CALLED US TO REPORT ELT ACTIVATION ON THE AIRCRAFT. A TECH WAS DISPATCHED RT AWAY TO THE HANGAR, TO TURNOFF THE ELT. THE NEXT DAY THE ELT WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR EVALUATION. THEIR FINDINGS WAS A FAULTY INTERNAL G-SWITCH ACTIVATED THE ELT. NEW G-SWITCH AND NEW ELT BATTERY WERE INSTALLED. THE REPAIRED ELT WAS REINSTALLED ON THE ACFT AND POST INSTALLATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED.

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