Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
November 24, 2017
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
1,374 hours
Part
Adiru
Part number
429075123105
Condition
Unreliable
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIR DATA AND ATTITUDE HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEM (ADAHRS) MODIFICATION FOR THE BELL 429 IN RELATION TO THE NORTHERN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM IS DRIFTING CONSTANTLY CREATING MULTIPLE COCKPIT ALARMS. THIS ALARM HAZARD CAN OVERLOAD THE PILOT AND ALSO REDUCE THE PILOT`S ATTENTION TO A REAL EMERGENCY BY BECOMING ACCUSTOMED TO FALSE ALARMS. IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT SET PROPERLY, IT WILL GIVE A FALSE REPRESENTATION OF ITS SURROUNDINGS RESULTING IN PILOT DISORIENTATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN REALIGNING THE SYSTEM, IT CAN INDUCE AN UNWANTED ROLL.

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