Boot Tail
No failure report names the boot tail. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement boot tail, Thi Texas Helogistics 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 boot tail and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a boot tail:
For these models most: Bell 47 (1), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (1), Bell 204 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extex Engineered Products INC | Boot-Tail Rotor TAI-6011-736-001 | 206-011-736-001 | Bell Helicopter Textron 206A, 206B, 206L | 2016-09-07 | current |
| Thi Texas Helogistics INC | Boot-Tail Rotor Installation 90-641-101-1 | 47-641-101-1 | Bell 47G, 47G-2, 47G-2A | 2004-05-03 | 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.