Cargo Belly
No failure report names the cargo belly. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement cargo belly, Alaska Skycraft LLC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a cargo belly and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a cargo belly:
For these models most: Cessna A185 Skywagon (2), Cessna 185 Skywagon (2), Cessna 180 Skywagon (2), Piper PA-19 (1), Piper PA-18 Super Cub (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Skycraft LLC | Cargo Belly Pod SP1-200 | Modification Part | Cessna 180, 180A, 180B | 2005-01-20 | current |
| Alaska Bush Pods | Cargo Belly Pod Per Descriptive Data List F001-DDL | Modification Part | Piper PA-18AS 135, PA-18 150, PA-18A 150 | 2004-12-06 | current |
| Alaska Skycraft LLC | Cargo Belly Pod SP1-100 | Modification Part | Cessna 180, 180A, 180B | 2002-03-27 | 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.