Area Microphone
No failure report names the area microphone. 6 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement area microphone, North Flight Data System, LLC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a area microphone and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a area microphone:
For these models most: Boeing 787 Dreamliner (2), Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 (2), Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 (1), Airbus Helicopters EC 155 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Collins INC. | Area Microphone with Preamplifier (AMP-2100) 866-0082-101 | 866-0082-101 | Boeing 787-10 | 2018-06-07 | current |
| Rockwell Collins INC. | Area Microphone with Preamplifier AMP-2100 866-0082-101 | 866-0082-101 | Boeing 787-8 | 2013-05-01 | current |
| North Flight Data System, LLC | Area Microphone N008-0061 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France EC 155B, EC155B1 | 2012-12-12 | current |
| North Flight Data System, LLC | Area Microphone N008-0061 | Modification Part | Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC135 P1, P2, P2+ | 2012-12-12 | current |
| North Flight Data System, LLC | Area Microphone N008-0061 | Modification Part | Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 | 2012-12-12 | current |
| North Flight Data Systems LLC | Area Microphone N008-0061 | Modification Part | Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH EC135 P1, P2, P2+ | 2011-10-26 | 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.