Service difficulty report · None · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 9, 2022
Submitted
January 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407HC
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54911
Aircraft time
599 hours
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AP MEL'D 2210-02 FOR INSPECTION DATA LOGGING, POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH AP.SEE SDR SUBMISSION QMLA2023111720005 FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THIS SDR SUBMISSION IS LATE DUE TO TROUBLE SHOOTING WITH BELL HELICOPTER AND OUR OWN ENGINEERING SUPPORT TEAM. 3 OTHER BELL 407 GXI AIRCRAFT ARE ALSO INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THIS AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPERIENCE OSCILLATIONS IN THIS SAME FLIGHT REGIME. SDR’S WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THESE AIRCRAFT AS WELL. ALL AIRCRAFT WERE PLACED UNDER AN MEL DEFERRAL DURING THIS TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS.

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