Body Strainer
No failure report names the body strainer. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement body strainer, Tmt Research Development INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a body strainer and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a body strainer:
For these models most: Erickson S-64 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source Manufacturing INC | Body Strainer K-4689-VWTMT | K-4689-VW | Erickson... S-64E, S-64F | 2026-04-10 | current |
| Tmt Research Development INC | Body Strainer K-4689-VWTMT | K-4689-VW (Nash Engineering) | Erickson Air Crane Company S-64E, S64F when Nash Engineering... | 2011-02-01 | 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.