Aspen Avionics: New Software Fix For FAA AD

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Key Takeaways:

  • An FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD 2019-01-02) was issued for Aspen Evolution Flight Displays (EFD1000/500) due to a safety concern.
  • The issue involved the potential for uncommanded inflight resetting of displays running software version 2.9, triggered by specific ADS-B FIS-B data when interfaced with equipped transceivers.
  • Aspen Avionics released a fix via Service Bulletin SB-2019-01, which includes installing free software version 2.9.0.1 at authorized dealerships.
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The FAA issued Airworthiness Directive 2019-01-02 back in February 2019 to address a safety-of-flight-issue with many Aspen Avionics Evolution flight displays, and the company this week announced a fix with a new software modification.

The AD affected Aspen Evolution Flight Displays (EFD1000/500) loaded with software version 2.9 because of the potential for uncommanded inflight resetting of the display. This anomaly affects Aspen displays interfaced with ADS-B FIS-B-equipped transceivers and transponders, and the condition can occur when certain ADS-B data is received.

The fix is accomplished through Aspen’s Service Bulletin SB-2019-01, which includes loading Aspen software version 2.9.0.1. The software is free of charge and can be accomplished at authorized Aspen Avionics dealerships.

Visit www.aspenavionics.com for more.

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