Bonding Braid
No failure report names the bonding braid. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement bonding braid, Seginus Aerospace LLC 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 bonding braid and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a bonding braid:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 (3), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (3), Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (2), Aerospatiale AS-355 (2), Airbus Helicopters AS-365 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seginus Aerospace LLC | Bonding Braid SA350A31185100 | Airbus Helicopter 350A31185100 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, AS350B3, EC130B4 | 2020-12-06 | current |
| Seginus Aerospace LLC | Bonding Braid SA350A31188800 | Airbus Helicopter 350A31188800 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, AS350B3, EC130B4 | 2020-12-06 | current |
| Seginus Aerospace LLC | Bonding Braid SA704A33633244 | Airbus Helicopter 704A33633244 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B2, AS350B3, EC130B4 | 2020-12-06 | 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.