The SAS DEGRADED advisory indicates that which condition has occurred?

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The SAS DEGRADED advisory indicates that which condition has occurred?

DEGRADED means one SAS channel—either the pitch, roll, or yaw axis—has disengaged due to a fault. The UH-60S SAS uses multiple channels for redundancy, so when one channel drops out, the system enters a degraded mode rather than a complete failure. The remaining channels still provide stabilization, but with reduced authority and certainty on that axis. This differs from a healthy SAS (all channels functioning), SAS being completely offline (no stabilization available), or SAS in test mode (system is in a test state rather than normal operation).

DEGRADED means one SAS channel—either the pitch, roll, or yaw axis—has disengaged due to a fault. The UH-60S SAS uses multiple channels for redundancy, so when one channel drops out, the system enters a degraded mode rather than a complete failure. The remaining channels still provide stabilization, but with reduced authority and certainty on that axis. This differs from a healthy SAS (all channels functioning), SAS being completely offline (no stabilization available), or SAS in test mode (system is in a test state rather than normal operation).

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