Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
June 28, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
1,160 hours
Part
Adiru
Part number
429075123105
Condition
Unreliable
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER 26 DAYS OF FLYING IN AND AROUND THE NORTHERN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE (NDA) AND FOLLOWING FMS 45 (FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT 45 - AREA OF MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE OPERATION WITH ADAHRS) IT IS THE PILOT`S OPINION THAT THE AIR DATA AND ATTITUDE HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEM (ADAHRS) DOES NOT WORK AS PUBLISHED BY BELL AND DEMONSTRATES A DEGREE OF INSTABILITY. CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE PILOT INCLUDE: DESENSITIZATION TO MESSAGES AND WARNINGS, LOSS OF ORIENTATION DURING FLIGHT, AND PILOT DISTRACTION DURING HIGH RISK OPERATIONS (I.E. MARGINAL CONDITIONS, SLINGING, SAR, ETC.)

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