Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 11, 2026
Submitted
August 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445SL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53445
Aircraft time
9,772 hours, 30,894 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
407375001105
Part serial
0507
Condition
Dim
Location
Display
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE MGT INDICATOR WAS WRITTEN UP AS DIM. WE HAD A REPAIRED UNIT IN STOCK AND REPLACED THE INDICATOR. TWO POWER CYCLES WERE PERFORMED AND THE INDICATOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT AND ABORTED THE START AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE MGT INDICATOR WE HAD JUST INSTALLED HAD FAILED. THE LCD SEGMENTS WOULD DISAPPEAR DURING THE LCD TEST, AND IT WOULD INDICATE ERRONEOUS NUMBERS LIKE, '888088' FOR EXAMPLE.

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