Canopy
11 failure reports named the canopy in the last ten years, 28 since 1995, most often on the Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125; the condition most often found was "defective". 9 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement canopy, Tech Tool Plastics INC holding the most (3).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Reports by system, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 7 |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 4 |
Models most often reporting it last ten years
Models most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 | 2 |
| Aerospatiale AS350 | 1 |
| Camair 480 | 1 |
| Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300 | 1 |
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| defective | 5 |
| cracked | 3 |
| broken | 1 |
| crazed | 1 |
| open | 1 |
Engines most often reporting it
Approved replacement parts 9 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a canopy and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a canopy:
For these models most: Md Helicopters Inc 369 (3), Hughes 369 500 series helicopters (3), Schweizer SGU 2 (2), Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36) (1), Md Helicopters Inc 600 (1), Md Helicopters Inc 500 (1), Boeing 737 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adpma LLC | Canopy Assembly ADP33004-111 | 51-0310-11 | The Boeing Company 737-700 Series, 737-800 Series,... | 2023-11-15 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Canopy Assembly 22322 | 22322 | Schweizer SGU 2-22, SGU 2-22A, SGU 2-22C | 2022-10-06 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Canopy Assembly 34227 | 34227 | Schweizer SGS 1-34, SGS 1-34R | 2022-10-06 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Canopy Assembly 22322 | 22322 | Schweizer SGU 2-22, SGU 2-22A, SGU 2-22C | 2011-10-26 | current |
| LP Aero Plastics INC | Canopy 430082-1 | 430082-1 | Micco Aircraft MAC-145A (SP26) MAC-145B (SP26A) | 2008-03-24 | current |
| LP Aero Plastics INC | Canopy 658, 658.187 | Gulfstream P/N 102281-2 (804010-1 green tint),... | Gulfstream AA-1 AA-1A AA-1B AA-1C | 2007-11-27 | current |
| Tech Tool Plastics INC | Fwd Canopy 369-3503-1, -2 | McDonnell Douglas 369H2410-1, -501, -901... | MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369, 369A, 369H | 1999-02-08 | current |
| Tech Tool Plastics INC | Aft Canopy 369-3504-1, -2 | McDonnell Douglas 369H3019-1, -501, -901... | MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369, 369A, 369HM | 1999-02-08 | current |
| Tech Tool Plastics INC | Aft Canopy 369-3504-1, 369-3504-2 | MDHC (Hughes) 369H3019-1, -2 | MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369, 369A, 369HM | 1992-11-22 | 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.