What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THE G SWITCH ON THE ELT TO BE INOP, TALKING TO A SERVICE TECH WAS TOLD THAT THIS G SWITCH IS KNOWN FOR FAILURE IN AS LITTLE AS 1 YEAR IN SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2021
- Submitted
- October 27, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9256X
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- ME406
- Condition
- Failed Insp
- Part time
- 200 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.