What was found
DURING A ROUTINE ELT INSPECTION IAW 14 CFR 91.207, THE ELT G SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE UNITS.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2015
- Submitted
- October 31, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8216T
- Make and model
- Piper PA32301
- Aircraft serial
- 328206037
- Aircraft time
- 16,295 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- AK450
- Part serial
- 500247
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 3,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.