Center Seat
No failure report names the center seat. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement center seat, Plane Plastics LTD 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 center seat and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a center seat:
For these models most: Hughes 269 300 series helicopters (2), Cessna T337 (1), Cessna 337 Skymaster (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane Plastics LTD | Center Seat Base Assembly K4040-11 | Hughes Part No. 269A4040-11 | Hughes 269C | 2008-05-22 | current |
| Aviation Enterprises | Center LH Seat 1214129-11 | 1214129-11 | Cessna 337 series, T337 series, and P337H | 2001-02-27 | current |
| Plane Plastics LTD | Center Seat Back M4027-11C | Modification Part | Hughes 269C | 1983-08-28 | 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.