SDR 2025F00236

Service difficulty report · Control Module · Skrsky S76D

Difficulty date
June 19, 2025
Submitted
October 7, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N36RP
Make and model
Skrsky S76D
Aircraft serial
761037
Aircraft time
992 hours, 1,568 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
C13172AC06
Part serial
418
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
992 hours, 1,568 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS ON THE 18TH, THE AP1 FAILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND SIKORSKY, THE CREW WAS ASKED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT, TO HOME BASE (KDAL), FROM AUSTIN (KAUS), AND MEL'ED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE 19TH. APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, IN THE VICINITY OF WACO, TX, THE 2ND AP SYSTEM (SAS) FAILED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KACT (WACO), WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AUTOPILOT CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.