Carbide Blade
No failure report names the carbide blade. 1 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement carbide blade, Aerometals holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 1 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a carbide blade and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a carbide blade:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 (1), Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerometals | Carbide Blade Pin Assembly AM350A31-1770-02 | 350A31-1770-02 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B/B1/B2/, B3/BA/D, EC130B4/T2 | 2020-09-10 | 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.