Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
October 6, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft time
909 hours
Part
Adiru
Part number
429075123105
Condition
Unreliable
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) WHILE SLINGING BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT DURING CREW CHANGE THERE WERE MULTIPLE CAS MESSAGES FOR FLIGHT MISCOMPARE AND AUTO PILOT DEGRADE DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT CARRIED OUT FMS-45 AS PER CHECKLIST PRIOR TO FIRST LOAD BUT AS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SHIP AND THE AIRPORT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 SM, IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO RESET THE HEADING EVERY 8 MINS AS PER FMS-45 DURING VERTICAL REFERENCE FLYING. THE CAS MESSAGES BEING GENERATED FROM THE ADAHRS ISSUES IN THE NDA IS VERY DISTRACTING AND THE PILOT CAN BECOME DESENSITIZED DUE TO THE REGULARITY OF THEM. (TC# 20190712008)

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