Body Panel
No failure report names the body panel. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement body panel, Volant 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 body panel and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a body panel:
For these models most: Boeing 737 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volant | Body Panel Assy 412N1115-51 | 412N1115-51 | The Boeing Company 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,... | 2010-07-07 | current |
| Volant | Body Panel Assy 412N1115-49 | 412N1115-49 | The Boeing Company 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,... | 2010-07-07 | current |
| Volant | Body Panel Assy 412N1173-5 | 412N1173-5 | The Boeing Company 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,... | 2010-07-07 | 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.