What was found
(CAN) DURING A 50 HOUR INSPECTION/TEST THE ELT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CASE WAS OPENED AND THE BATTERY WAS FOUND TO HAVE LEAKED AND CORRODED THE CIRCUIT BOARD.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65B
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Battery
- Part number
- 006062
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Elt
- Part time
- 282 hours
- 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.