Carbon Brake
No failure report names the carbon brake. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement carbon brake, Goodrich Landing Gear holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a carbon brake and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a carbon brake:
For these models most: Boeing 747 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dac Engineered Products, LLC | Carbon Brake Stack Kit 90001567-DAC | 90001567 | Textron Aviation Inc. 4000 | 2025-11-17 | current |
| Goodrich Landing Gear | CARBON BRAKE 168U0000-95 | 168U0000-95 | Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES | 2009-10-29 | 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.