AD 2020-15-17

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Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters

AD Number
2020-15-17
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-0212
FR Citation
85 FR 47297

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters

Unsafe Condition

inaccurate main gear box (MGB) indications in flight, resulting in multiple erroneous values/annunciations on channel B, which could cause the flight crew to land immediately, and consequent possible loss of the helicopter, injury, or fatality.

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Required Actions

update the remote data acquisition unit (RDAU) software and re-identify the RDAU and, for certain helicopters, update the software of the display unit (DU) and re-identify the DU.

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Compliance Time

Within 500 hours time-in-service

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Affected Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-76C helicopters.

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