Brouter
No failure report names the brouter. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement brouter, Litton Network Access Systems holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a brouter and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a brouter:
For these models most: Boeing 777 (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litton Network Access Systems | Brouter 106500 | Boeing S246W701-002 | Boeing 777-200 | 1998-10-21 | current |
| Litton Network Access Systems | Brouter 104600 | Boeing S246W701-001 | Boeing 777-200 | 1998-10-21 | current |
| Litton Fibercom | Brouter 106500 | Boeing S246W701-002 | Boeing 777-200 | 1996-02-29 | current |
| Litton Fibercom | Brouter 104600 | Boeing S246W701-001 | Boeing 777-200 | 1995-07-31 | 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.