What was found
WHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED TWO, TWO INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2016
- Submitted
- December 21, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- FQAR173S
Bird Acquisition LLC. - Aircraft
- N297PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843506
- Aircraft time
- 17,209 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 99887007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elt
- 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.