Service difficulty report · Battery Connectr

Difficulty date
March 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Part
Battery Connectr
Condition
Clamp Tension
Location
Elt
Component
Artex
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ELT BATTERY CAME DUE AND WAS REPLACED WITH ARTEX MODEL #00-10-009. PLACED ON BENCH FOR TESTING AND RECERT. UNIT WAS FOUND DEAD UPON UNIT TURN ON. DISASSEMBLED UNIT AND FOUND CLAMPING TENSION ON PORTION OF CONNECTOR TO BE WEAK. CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AND BENT SLIGHTLY TO CREATE MORE TENSION TO THE CONNECTOR. ASSEMBLED UNIT AND BENCH TESTED OK. SUBMITTER STATES THAT THIS TYPE OF CONNECTOR DOES NOT GUARANTEE A GOOD CONTACT FROM BATTERY TO ELT AND RECOMMENDS A DIFFERENT TYPE.