OPERATION MANUAL
AF INTEGRA / AF-H INTEGRA ELT
PAGE: 301
JUN 20/2013
CHECK
1. Self-test
A. Periodicity
EUROCAE ED-62A Recommendations
§ 2.8.9 : "The battery source shall provide sufficient capacity for a self-test to
be conducted according to the period specified by the manufacturer or at least
once a month according to Cospas-Sarsat requirement."
§ 7.5 : "Check the self-test function according to manufacturer’s
recommendation and that such a test shall occur at least once every six
months."
Manufacturer Recommendations
It is recommended by the manufacturer to test the ELT to detect any possible
failure.
Operational check must be performed regularly by a pilot or maintenance
personnel from the cockpit (Remote Control Panel). It is recommended to
perform a self-test at least once every six months but it should not be done
more than once a month.
Each self-test consumes energy from the battery. Should self-tests be carried
out more often than the maximum allowed, the battery life-time might be shorter
than specified.
B. Self-test procedure
• Check that the antenna is correctly connected
Do not perform self-test without antenna connected.
• Tune aircraft radio to 121.5 MHz and ensure you can hear it.
• Switch from position "OFF" to position "ARM" or press RESET & TEST on
the Remote Control Panel (ensure that the ELT switch is in position
"ARM").
• Listen for the buzzer or watch the LED - it operates during the whole Self-
test procedure. Close to the end of self-test a short (3 sweeps) 121.5
transmission is made - confirm this on the aircraft radio.
• 10 seconds after the beginning of the self test, the test result is displayed
with the red visual indicator and the buzzer will sound:
• One long flash (duration 1 seconds) indicates that the system is
operational and that no error conditions were found.
• A series of short flashes (200 ms) indicates the test has failed.
Remark: The number of flashes gives an indication of the faulty
parameter detected during the self-test.
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