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Captain of an light transport operated the aircraft after knowing in preflight that the aircraft ELT was transmitting the emergency frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bfi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 301632 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After loading passenger, captain asked me where ELT is located. I told him, took my seat, and proceeded to run checklist. He then informed me that someone's ELT was transmitting and that it may be ours. We continued with the scheduled flight to milwaukee. 20 mi out of columbus, I turned a communication radio to 121.5 and still heard the signal loud and clearly. After landing in mke and deplaning passenger the captain turned the communication to 121.5, went to the location of our transmitter and struck the unit. The signal stopped. We proceeded to return to columbus with our new passenger. While taxiing for takeoff, the ELT began transmitting once again and bleeding over onto ground control. The captain decided to continue both flts with the ELT going off. I was not forceful enough with my expression of having the problem written up in the aircraft discrepancy log and getting it shut off by a mechanic before the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LTT OPERATED THE ACFT AFTER KNOWING IN PREFLT THAT THE ACFT ELT WAS XMITTING THE EMER FREQ.
Narrative: AFTER LOADING PAX, CAPT ASKED ME WHERE ELT IS LOCATED. I TOLD HIM, TOOK MY SEAT, AND PROCEEDED TO RUN CHKLIST. HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT SOMEONE'S ELT WAS XMITTING AND THAT IT MAY BE OURS. WE CONTINUED WITH THE SCHEDULED FLT TO MILWAUKEE. 20 MI OUT OF COLUMBUS, I TURNED A COM RADIO TO 121.5 AND STILL HEARD THE SIGNAL LOUD AND CLRLY. AFTER LNDG IN MKE AND DEPLANING PAX THE CAPT TURNED THE COM TO 121.5, WENT TO THE LOCATION OF OUR XMITTER AND STRUCK THE UNIT. THE SIGNAL STOPPED. WE PROCEEDED TO RETURN TO COLUMBUS WITH OUR NEW PAX. WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF, THE ELT BEGAN XMITTING ONCE AGAIN AND BLEEDING OVER ONTO GND CTL. THE CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE BOTH FLTS WITH THE ELT GOING OFF. I WAS NOT FORCEFUL ENOUGH WITH MY EXPRESSION OF HAVING THE PROB WRITTEN UP IN THE ACFT DISCREPANCY LOG AND GETTING IT SHUT OFF BY A MECH BEFORE THE FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.