Ameri-King ELT AD - Who is Affected?

[Raptor05121]

Logbooks or look in the empennage?

 

[Mooneymite]

As I read it, this AD is just saying that now an IA has to do what was supposed to have been done every year.  Really no biggie unless the ELT wasn't being done on the annual.

[jaylw314]

2 hours ago, Mooneymite said:

As I read it, this AD is just saying that now an IA has to do what was supposed to have been done every year.  Really no biggie unless the ELT wasn't being done on the annual.

Does the annual require the IA test the G-switch?  I thought the only previous requirement for a 121.5 ELT was to turn it on a listen on the radio?

 

[MB65E]

It is required per  91.207(d) 

It lists the crash sensor so yes it's required. 

However, the newer 406 ELTs need further test equipment to read the hex code they spit out. Some of the later "self test" guidelines in ELT's test the switch but only electronically, not mechanically. So there is a bit of a gray area on what's required. 

-Matt

 

[JVRx7]

Here's another link to the manual, on what's left of AmeriKing's website... http://ameri-king.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/02_IM_450_Rev_A_Installation_Manual.159145442.pdf  

Hope that helps folks

-John