Service difficulty report · Elt · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
April 16, 1999
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft time
15,590 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Part
Elt
Part number
AK450
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Component
Emergency Locato · Ameriking
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE TESTING OF THE EMERGENCY LOCATION TRANSMITTER (ELT) IT WAS FOUND TO BE NOT OPERATING. DIRECT AND REMOTE METHODS WERE USED WITHOUT SUCCESS. UNIT WAS LAST CHECKED AT THE OVERHAUL FACILITY.N.B. A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE HAS OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR AGENCY, BUT WHEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER IT WAS REPORTED IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION.