What was found
IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH NR 1 AUTOPILOT ENGAGED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT HAND DESCENDING TURN. VERTICAL GYRO REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2003
- Submitted
- January 26, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CT
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49089
- Aircraft time
- 2,164 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Gyro
- Part number
- 060002600
- Part serial
- 3759
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 2,165 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.