What was found
DURING ROUTINE MECHANIC CHECK, ELT REMOTE SWITCH FOUND INOPERATIVE, FAILURE TRACED TO ELT ITSELF. ALL UNITS FAILED REMOTE TEST BETWEEN 400-600 HOURS. ALL OTHER ELT FUNCTIONS, NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2003
- Submitted
- February 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5173V
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S9046
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 2562 · Emergency Locator Beacon
- Part
- Elt
- Part number
- 300011
- Part serial
- 329331
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 445 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.