Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
June 29, 2018
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
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) DURING SLING OPERATIONS IN THE NORTHERN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE (NDA) RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) FROM SHIP TO SHORE, THE FLIGHT MISCOMPARE MESSAGE FOR HEADING WAS APPEARING ALMOST EVERY TRIP. WITH THE WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 KTS AND THE FLIGHT DIRECTION ON AN EAST-WEST LINE, THERE WAS A CONSTANT DRIFT OF ABOUT 15 BETWEEN THE DISPLAY UNITS (DUS) AND THE GTN.

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