Posts Tagged ‘ELT’

FAA Bulletin on Emergency ELT Emergency Locator Transmitters by Honeywell

Monday, June 6th, 2011

The Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) ce-11-38 advises you, owners and operators of a potential failure mode of Honeywell’s RESCU 406(S) Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) with Part Numbers (P/Ns) 11513241-1, 1151324-1Mxxx, 1153046-1Mxxx, 1152892-1Mxxx, 1152890-1Mxxx, 1152794-1Mxxx.

At the time this SAIB is issued, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive (AD) action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39.

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121.5 MHz ELT Ban Rumors

Friday, August 6th, 2010

There have been rumors that the Federal Communications Commission was going to ban the use of 121.5 MHz ELTs by Aug. 1, 2010.  You’re still legal to fly with that 121.5 MHz ELT in your aircraft, but the FAA and the FCC are trying to sort things out.

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