Safety
EASA Bulletin Warns of ELT Battery Fire Hazards
The EASA safety information bulletin advises to guard against the spread of fire that could come from certain ELT batteries.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a safety information bulletin (SIB) addressing certain brand ELTs to ensure that the presence of fire (in case of a lithium ELT battery failure) cannot propagate from the battery compartment to surrounding material. The specific ELTs in question are approved on various models from H.R. Smith and Techtest Ltd., installed in numerous small and large airplanes and helicopters.