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AHRS failure on IFD 550

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Topic: AHRS failure on IFD 550

Posted By: arkvet
Subject: AHRS failure on IFD 550
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 1:56am

A few weeks back I hit the synthetic vision tab and receive an error screen. “Attitude failure...”. I’ll post a pic. I simply did as requested and it rest pretty quick. I was in mid flight. Straight and level with no turbulence. The next time up it did it again. Early on it would reset but now it won’t reset at all. A couple days ago it wasn’t wanting to reset so I figured it was because of the light chop I was flying in. After landing I got the plane stationary at an idle and it finally reset.

Today I went up and same issue, except I never got it to reset. Even after landing and stationary it would continually give me the error. I shut the plane down and turned the Avionics back on... wouldn’t reset.

I’ve had the 550 maybe a year or a little less?

Love the synthetic vision but it needs to work.

Is this an indication of a failure if he AHRS?

I do have the latest software update fwiw. 10.2.1.

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Brent

PA32-301
IFD550 / AXP322 / SkyTrax100 / Dual G5's / GFC 500 / JPI 830

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Posted By: arkvet
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 2:24am

I tried to post the pics but no luck. Error trying to upload them from phone. I’ll try again later.

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Brent

PA32-301
IFD550 / AXP322 / SkyTrax100 / Dual G5's / GFC 500 / JPI 830

Posted By: arkvet
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 8:47pm

Got in touch with TJ regarding the issue. The IFD goes back to Avidyne for work. I am under the impression this is not something they've seen much, if at all. I'll provide an update when I can.

I suppose now would be a good time to work on the partial panel ? Nav #2 aspects of my IFR rating that's in progress. I'll try to keep the glass half full.

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Brent

PA32-301
IFD550 / AXP322 / SkyTrax100 / Dual G5's / GFC 500 / JPI 830

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 9:17pm

That is a good attitude! LOL.

Well, it shouldn't be be for very long that you'll have the partial panel practice.

* Orest