Service difficulty report · Elt

Difficulty date
November 13, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Part
Elt
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 ACTIVATED WHILE ACFT PARKED ON RAMP. THIS IS ELT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 5 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR BY MFG AND IS SECOND TIME IT HAS FAILED AFTER PREVIOUS REPAIR BY MFG. NOTE: HAVE HAD OTHER EXAMPLES OF ELT`S DEAD OUT OF THE BOX OR FAILING WITHIN INSPECTION INTERVALS.