Castle Nut
0 failure reports named the castle nut in the last ten years, 2 since 1996. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement castle nut, Goode Engineering CORP holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a castle nut and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a castle nut:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avstar Fuel Systems INC | Castle Nut AV81-311 | AVStar Aircraft Accessories P/N AV81-311 | Lycoming Replacement Part where AVStar... | 2008-08-21 | current |
| Goode Engineering CORP | Castle Nut T81-311 | Facet Aerospace Marvel-Schebler (FACET) 81-311 | Franklin Engine Co. Replacement Part where Facet P/N... | 1998-04-20 | 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.