C172 pilot finds his aircraft ticketed by FAA for ELT xmissions in the hangar.

Attributes
ACN	448630
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	448630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	maintenance : technician maintenance : inspector
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1 other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The ELT on my aircraft activated for reasons neither I nor the folks who did my annual inspection understand at this time. The local FAA technician turned it off and attached the 'ticket' which is pre-typed and pre-signed by the FSDO chief. Apparently the local FAA technician wanted me to know that he turned off the ELT. He never intended me to call the district office! I recommend that the FAA be more precise in their paperwork!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT FINDS HIS ACFT TICKETED BY FAA FOR ELT XMISSIONS IN THE HANGAR.

Narrative: THE ELT ON MY ACFT ACTIVATED FOR REASONS NEITHER I NOR THE FOLKS WHO DID MY ANNUAL INSPECTION UNDERSTAND AT THIS TIME. THE LCL FAA TECHNICIAN TURNED IT OFF AND ATTACHED THE 'TICKET' WHICH IS PRE-TYPED AND PRE-SIGNED BY THE FSDO CHIEF. APPARENTLY THE LCL FAA TECHNICIAN WANTED ME TO KNOW THAT HE TURNED OFF THE ELT. HE NEVER INTENDED ME TO CALL THE DISTRICT OFFICE! I RECOMMEND THAT THE FAA BE MORE PRECISE IN THEIR PAPERWORK!

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.