Alignment Joint
No failure report names the alignment joint. 5 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement alignment joint, Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a alignment joint and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a alignment joint:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtomic | Alignment Joint AIR24237-400 | GE Slide-Flex Joint 1642M19P01, 1642M19P02,... | General Electric CF6-80E1, CF6-80C2 FADEC, CF6-80C2 PMC | 2018-01-18 | current |
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Alignment Joint AIR23924 | Airtomic P/N AIR22912 and GE P/N 1446M27 When... | General Electric CF6-80C2 Series (All) | 2009-07-05 | current |
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Alignment Joint AIR22912 | General Electric P/N 1446M27 | General Electric CF6-80C2A1, CF6-80C2A2, CF6-80C2A3 | 2005-06-09 | current |
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Alignment Joint AIR22912 | General Electric 1446M27 | General Electric CF6-80C2A1, CF6-80C2A2, CF6-80C2A3 | 2004-06-07 | current |
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Alignment Joint AIR22912 | General Electric 1446M27 | General Electric CF6-80C2A1, -80C2A2, -80C2A3 | 2001-11-14 | current |
Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.