Bell 429 is first helo with MSG-3
“The Bell 429 is the first helicopter to have a maintenance program designed under MSG-3,” Neil Marshall, program director for the Bell 429 project, told <

“The Bell 429 is the first helicopter to have a maintenance program designed under MSG-3,” Neil Marshall, program director for the Bell 429 project, told AIN. “We had a working group composed of Bell Helicopter specialists, lead mechanics from customers, representatives from the FAA, Transport Canada and EASA giving input into the design. The first time the group met it had a clean sheet of paper with respect to the 429’s design. It was able to steer the direction of the design to make the aircraft more maintenance friendly, cost effective and efficient to operate.”

According to Marshall, the 429’s design routes systems and locates access panels to make it easier to maintain. “As a result you don’t have to remove the interior during inspections,” he said.

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