What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION NOTED ELT BATTERY TO HAVE LEAKED CORROSIVE MATERIAL INTO ELT AND ONTO SURROUNDING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ELT AND CORROSION REMOVAL AND TREATMENT OF AIRCRAFT MOUNT SHELF AREA.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2002
- Submitted
- October 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831E
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1650
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Case
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Battery
- Part time
- 201 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.