(2022) Service Bulletin 21116 Rev D: G1000 NXi STC Software Update v2286.14 for 200/300 Series Aircraft

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:

All Textron Aviation Inc. (Beechcraft) King Air 200 and 300 series aircraft equipped with G1000 Integrated Flight Deck per STC SA01535WI-D with system software versions 2286.06 through 2286.13 and equipped with all of the following LRUs:

• GIA 64E
  
• GMA 1360D
  
• GEA 71B
  
• GRS 7800/GDC 7400 or GSU 75B

CERTIFICATION AUTHORIZATION:

STC SA01535WI-D

COMPLIANCE:

Optional: This STC Service Bulletin may be incorporated at the owner’s discretion.

PURPOSE:

This service bulletin provides notification of an available update to System Software Version 2286.14 and includes the following changes:

NOTE
With this update, the ‘FDR with GIA64 Option’ configuration – intended to support a 3rd party FDR STC - was removed from the software image. In the future, a separate supplemental loader image will be created that contains the updated GIA 64 FDR configuration.

• Support for -05 GEA™ 71B LRU (allows removal of existing Meggitt Signal Conditioners)
  
• Support for -01 GTX™ 345R LRU (end-of-life planning only, no functional change)
  
• Improvements to EIS transient indications for Prop RPM, Torque, and ITT
  
• Addition of new features:
  
  • Standby Flight Plans
    
  • (Advisory) VNAV Guidance for Non-Precision Approaches
    
  • Fast Find
    
• Support for direct (analog) interface to Collins ALT-50A or ALT-55B Radio Altimeter
  
• GSU 75 software update to address susceptibility to reset in certain ground circumstances when operating without GPS aiding
  
• GSA 9XXX software and Rudder Boost performance updates (300/B300 only)
  
• Gain file updates for VNAV acknowledgment timeout and transition to approach force capture threshold improvements