What was found
NR SENSOR FAILURE. NR WENT TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. CAUSED TRANSPONDER TO GO OFF LINE AS AIRCRAFT THOUGHT IT WAS ON THE GROUND DUE TO ZERO ROTOR RPM.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2023
- Submitted
- March 24, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N307FD
- Make and model
- Bell 505
- Aircraft serial
- 65421
- Aircraft time
- 49 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6240 · Main Rotor Indicating System
- Part
- Sensor
- Part number
- SLS075014101
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 49 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O, S
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.