Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
July 1, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
1,028 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 AN ICE PATROL FLIGHT AND FOLLOWING FMS 45 (FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT 45 - AREA OF MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE OPERATION WITH ADAHRS), DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, ONLY FOUR MINUTES AFTER CALIBRATION THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO 1 (DG 1) WAS 21 OFF. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THERE WAS A 52 DEGREE DISCREPANCY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES.

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