Buffer Pad
0 failure reports named the buffer pad in the last ten years, 1 since 1997. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement buffer pad, Extex Engineered Products INC holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a buffer pad and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a buffer pad:
For these models most: Bell 212 (2), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extex Engineered Products INC | Buffer Pad 2E6-011-134-001 | 206-011-134-001 | Bell 206A, 206B, 206L | 2019-12-01 | current |
| Extex Engineered Products INC | Buffer Pad 2E6-011-134-001 | 206-011-134-001 | Bell 206A, 206B, 206L | 2019-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. | Buffer Pad 2AA-010-121-101 | 212-010-121-101 | Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 212 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Aerospace Services, INC. | Buffer Pad 2AA-010-121-101 | 212-010-121-101 | BELL 212 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
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.