What was found
VERTICAL GYRO FAILED AT APPROX 1000 HOURS. PART CAUSED AIRCRAFT AUTOPILOT TO PITCH UP AND ROLL RIGHT WHEN AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. REPLACED VERTICAL GYRO WITH SERVICEABLE VERTICAL GYRO. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- System (JASC)
- 3420 · Attitude and Direction Data System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 060002600
- Part serial
- 2674
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 1,164 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.