Bracket Tail
No failure report names the bracket tail. 7 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement bracket tail, Yesteryear Aviation INC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a bracket tail and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a bracket tail:
For these models most: Boeing IB75 (4), Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet (4), Boeing D75 (4), Boeing B75 Stearman Kaydet (4), Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet (4), Boeing 75 (4), Bell 407 (3), Boeing PT-13 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircorps Aviation, LLC | Bracket Tail Wheel Cable Fairlead 75-3444-1-ACP | 75-3444-1 | The Boeing Company A75L3, 75 (ARMY PT-13), A75 (ARMY PT-13A | 2026-04-29 | current |
| Aircorps Aviation, LLC | Bracket Tail Wheel Cable Fairlead 75-3444-ACP | 75-3444 | The Boeing Company A75L3, 75 (ARMY PT-13), A75 (ARMY PT-13A | 2026-04-29 | current |
| Diagnostic Solutions International, LLC | Bracket Tail RotorConnector 17098 | Modification Article | Bell Textron Canada Limited 407 | 2025-03-03 | current |
| Diagnostic Solutions International, LLC | Bracket Tail Rotor Connector 17098 | 17098 | Bell 407 | 2020-04-21 | current |
| Yesteryear Aviation INC | Bracket Tail Wheel Boot Left Hand YA75-2349-2 | 75-2349-2 | Boeing A75L3, 75 (Army PT-13), A75 (Army PT-13A | 2020-01-27 | current |
| Yesteryear Aviation INC | Bracket Tail Wheel Boot Right Hand YA75-2349-1 | 75-2349-1 | Boeing A75L3, 75 (Army PT-13), A75 (Army PT-13A | 2020-01-27 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Bracket Tail Rotor Connection 17098 | Modification Part | Bell 407 | 2005-01-31 | 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.