Service difficulty report · Antenna Lead · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
June 13, 2003
Submitted
July 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511SB
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1090592D
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Engine time
11,596 hours, 5,512 cycles
Part
Antenna Lead
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Elt
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND ELT ANTENNA LEAD STOWED AND TERMINATED IN THE WIRE BUNDLE AND NOT HOOKED UP TO THE ELT ANTENNA. DURING A CONFORMITY INSPECTION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT THE ELT ANTENNA LEAD WAS FOUND TO BE, NOT ONLY DISCONNECTED, BUT TERMINATED WITH HEATSHRINK AND STOWED IN THE ADJACENT WIRE BUNDLE TOT HE ELT ANTENNA. RECONNECTED ELT ANTENNA.