Service difficulty report · Adiru · Bell 429

Difficulty date
October 8, 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) DURING AN ICE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 6 MINS AFTER RESETTING THE HEADING AS PER FMS-45 THE DG WOULD BE OFF APPROXIMATELY 28 DEGREES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DG HEADING WOULD BE OFF PRIOR TO THE 8 MIN RESET TIMEFRAME. (TC# 20190712009)

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