Belt Drive
No failure report names the belt drive. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement belt drive, Plane Plastics LTD holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a belt drive and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a belt drive:
For these models most: Hughes 269 300 series helicopters (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane Plastics LTD | Lower Belt Drive Fairing Support K5547-5 | Hughes Part No. 269A5547-5 | Hughes 269A-1, B & C | 2008-05-22 | current |
| Plane Plastics LTD | Lower Belt Drive Fairing M5529 | Modification Part | Hughes 269A, 269B, 269C | 1983-08-28 | current |
| Plane Plastics LTD | Upper Belt Drive Fairing M5530-300 | Modification Part | Hughes 269C | 1983-08-28 | 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.