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Buffer

12 failure reports named the buffer in the last ten years, 26 since 1996, most often on the Airbus A319; the condition most often found was "out of adjust". 13 FAA approvals let 7 companies make a replacement buffer, Aero Parts Mart INC holding the most (6).

Reports by year

024571996201422026
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19961
20081
20092
20117
20132
20141
20231
20244
20255
20262

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure11Cabin, seats and restraints1
Reports by system, as a table
reports
Airframe structure11
Cabin, seats and restraints1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Airbus A3194Airbus A3214Airbus A3002Airbus A3201Boeing 7671
Models most reported, as a table
reports
Airbus A3194
Airbus A3214
Airbus A3002
Airbus A3201
Boeing 7671

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

out of adjust10failed1out of tolerance1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
out of adjust10
failed1
out of tolerance1

Approved replacement parts 13 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a buffer and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a buffer:

Aero Parts Mart INC 6Able Aerospace Services, INC. 2Jet Parts Engineering INC 1Gemini Engineering INC 1Gemini Engineering 1Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane 1Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. 1

For these models most: Saab-Fairchild 340 (5), Saab-Scania SAAB 340 (4), Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 340 (2), Saab Aircraft Ab SAAB 2000 (2), Boeing 747 (2), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (2), Saab Ab SAAB 340 (1), Saab Ab SAAB 2000 (1), Bell 505 (1), Bell 214 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Jet Parts Engineering INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab AB 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B, SAAB 20002023-11-07current
Able Aerospace Services, INC.Buffer 2AA-011-134-001206-011-134-001BELL 5052021-08-11current active
Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-CraneBuffer - Grip, Tail Rotor 214-010-768-001214-010-768-1Bell 214B 214ST2020-08-10current
Able Engineering and Component Services, INC.Buffer 2AA-011-134-001206-011-134-001Bell Helicopter... 206A, 206B, 206L2017-02-01current active
Able Aerospace Services, INC.Buffer 2AA-011-134-001206-011-134-001BELL 206A, 206B, 206L2017-02-01current active
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B, SAAB 20002016-11-02current
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B, SAAB 20002015-05-28current
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B2014-09-21current
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B2013-02-10current
Gemini EngineeringBUFFER 65B90909-61365B90909-613Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-200B Series,...2009-11-15current
Gemini Engineering INCBUFFER 65B90909-61365B90909-613Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-200B Series,...2009-11-15current
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab Aircraft AB SAAB-Fairchild 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B2006-09-10current
Aero Parts Mart INCBuffer APM7252600-1617252600-161Saab Aircraft AB SAAB-Fairchild 340A (SAAB/SF340A), SAAB 340B2006-09-10current

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.