What was found
(CAN) WHILE TESTING THE ELT ON ITS ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AS PER CAR 571 APPENDIX G FOUND G SWITCH IN UNIT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE & OUTPUT POWER LOW. UNIT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft time
- 4,290 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4A
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- G Switch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Elt
- Component
- Elt · Ameriking
- Component part number
- AK450
- 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.