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Channel

3,020 failure reports named the channel in the last ten years, 6,677 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "corroded". 894 FAA approvals let 25 companies make a replacement channel, Spirit Aerosystems INC holding the most (230). The reports call it "channel", "u-channel", "channel assy", "u channel", "j-channel" and 3 other ways.

Reports by year

011322633945219952000200520102015202020251992026
Reports by year, as a table
reports
1995114
199699
199779
1998107
1999105
2000171
2001139
2002156
2003157
2004156
2005147
2006116
2007172
2008172
2009148
2010255
2011339
2012255
2013269
2014300
2015201
2016260
2017250
2018217
2019367
2020304
2021228
2022274
2023280
2024452
2025189
2026199

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

corroded2,078cracked692damaged110chafed21broken17bent14elongated14worn14gouged10dented9
Conditions found, as a table
reports
corroded2,078
cracked692
damaged110
chafed21
broken17
bent14
elongated14
worn14
gouged10
dented9

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 894 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a channel and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a channel:

For these models most: Boeing 737 (283), Boeing 747 (218), Boeing 767 (87), Boeing 757 (85), Israel Aircraft Industries ASTRA SPX (78), Boeing 777 (77), Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 (74), Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (44), Airbus A319 (24), Piper PA-18 Super Cub (17), Airbus A321 (16), Boeing 727 (15).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Pexco Aerospace INC.CHANNEL - MISC EXTRUDED BAC1522-226BAC1522-226The Boeing Company 737-82002026-06-17current
Pexco Aerospace INC.CHANNEL, EXTRUDED CABLE RACEWAY BAC1522-308BAC1522-308The Boeing Company 737-82002026-06-17current
Pexco Aerospace INC.CHANNEL, EXTRUDED CABLE RACEWAY BAC1522-291BAC1522-291The Boeing Company 737-82002026-06-17current
Airfilm Camera SystemsChannel AP600UM02-08AP600UM02-08MD Helicopters 369 (Army YOH-6A), 369A (Army OH-6A), 369H2026-04-28current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-247Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-241Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-217Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-225Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-227Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-237Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Aircorps Aviation, LLCChannel F2XW231882A0001F2XW231882A0001Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000EX2025-11-12current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 9512119-5419512119-541De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL 9545030-19545030-1De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 9512119-5019512119-501De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 9512119-5439512119-543De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL 9545135-19545135-1De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 3863495-5033863495-503MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 3863495-5053863495-505MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 3863495-5013863495-501MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.U Channel D884017-5D884017-5Airbus Canada... BD-500-1A102025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.U Channel D884017-13D884017-13Airbus Canada... BD-500-1A102025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL 9515050-19515050-1DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-400 SERIES2025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 9541097-5019541097-501DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-400 SERIES2025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL ASSY 9541097-5019541097-501DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-300 SERIES2025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL 9631085-59631085-5DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-300 SERIES2025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.CHANNEL 9631085-19631085-1DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-300 SERIES2025-08-18current
Centex Aerospace INC.Channel, Outboard 17001-7600-2005Modification ArticleTextron Aviation Inc. A362025-05-09current
Centex Aerospace INC.Channel, Inboard 17001-7600-2004Modification ArticleTextron Aviation Inc. A362025-05-09current
Diagnostic Solutions International, LLCChannel, Fluid Diversion,Bell 206L4 17451Modification ArticleBell Textron Canada Limited 206L-3, 206L-42025-03-03current
L-3 Communications Integrated SystemsUPPER CHANNEL L0005‐2Modification Part Air Tractor Inc. AT‐8022024-01-29current
L-3 Communications Integrated SystemsFWD CHANNEL L0005‐3Modification Part Air Tractor Inc. AT‐8022024-01-29current
Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INCChannel D25-0816-31N/ATextron (Cessna) 500, 501, 5502023-02-15current
Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INCChannel D25-0816-11N/ATextron (Cessna) 500, 501, 5502023-02-15current
Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INCChannel D25-0816-7N/ATextron (Cessna) 500, 501, 5502023-02-15current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL ASSY 416T2141-1416T2141-1BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 65B57634-2665B57634-26BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 69B52864-169B52864-1BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL ASSY 416T2144-2416T2144-2BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 65B57634-1965B57634-19BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 69B53265-169B53265-1BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 416T2165-1416T2165-1BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 69B55477-169B55477-1BOEING 747-200B SERIES, 747-200F SERIES2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL ASSY 416T2141-2416T2141-2BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 416T2161-2416T2161-2BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 65B57634-1865B57634-18BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 416T2161-1416T2161-1BOEING 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 65B57634-2565B57634-25BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 65B58187-565B58187-5BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Amsafe BridportCHANNEL 69B54906-169B54906-1BOEING 747-100 SERIES, 747-200B SERIES,...2022-09-27current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL, RCB BOX A19-53-105-05A19-53-105-05Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL SPZ-97-004-35SPZ-97-004-35Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL, EXTRUSION A19-97-028-12A19-97-028-12Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL, SUPPORT A19-97-051-05A19-97-051-05Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL, EXTRUSION A19-97-028-11A19-97-028-11Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL ASSEMBLY SPZ-97-001-91SPZ-97-001-91Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL, EXTRUSION A19-97-028-17A19-97-028-17Airbus A319-133, A321-200 Series2022-08-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-25007-00402-25Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00302-79007-00302-79Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-1007-00401-1Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00302-5007-00302-5Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-17007-00401-17Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-31007-00402-31Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel/Sill 007-00513-31007-00513-31Boeing 737-4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-25007-00401-25Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-02728-15007-02728-15Boeing 737-200/3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00646-5007-00646-5Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-3007-00401-3Boeing 737-200/300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-23007-00402-23Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00318-3007-00318-3Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-11007-00401-11Boeing 737-200/300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-02728-13007-02728-13Boeing 737-200/3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-17007-00402-17Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00804-103007-00804-103Boeing 737-200/3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-5007-00401-5Boeing 737-200/300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-21007-00401-21Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-3007-00402-3Boeing 737-300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-15007-00401-15Boeing 737-4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00242-75007-00242-75Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-27007-00401-27Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00338-1007-00338-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00326-1007-00326-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 53-0656-253-0656-2Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00242-77007-00242-77Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00343-1007-00343-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-15007-00402-15Boeing 737-4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-23007-00401-23Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-13007-00401-13Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00302-45007-00302-45Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00312-1007-00312-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-5007-00402-5Boeing 737-300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-1007-00402-1Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-7007-00402-7Boeing 737-300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 53-0656-153-0656-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-02706-61007-02706-61Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesCHANNEL 53-0599-153-0599-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-13007-00402-13Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00646-3007-00646-3Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00242-57007-00242-57Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00401-7007-00401-7Boeing 737-200/300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-02706-41007-02706-41Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00313-1007-00313-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-27007-00402-27Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00318-1007-00318-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-11007-00402-11Boeing 737-300/4002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00402-21007-00402-21Boeing 737-2002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-02728-3007-02728-3Boeing 737-200/3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00312-3007-00312-3Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel/Sill 007-00513-3007-00513-3Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00525-105007-00525-105Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00416-11007-00416-11Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 53-0656-353-0656-3Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel/Sill 007-00513-1007-00513-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00803-647007-00803-647Boeing 737-200/3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel/Sill 007-00513-33007-00513-33Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-00317-1007-00317-1Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 53-0656-453-0656-4Boeing 737-300/400/7002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel/Sill 007-00513-5007-00513-5Boeing 737-3002022-07-11current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-53-0215-370370-53-0215-37Boeing 737-7002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-04405-1051007-04405-1051Boeing 737-4002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-04405-1047007-04405-1047Boeing 737-4002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-09505-657007-09505-657Boeing 737-4002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-09505-705007-09505-705Boeing 737-400/7002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-53-0215-710370-53-0215-71Boeing 737-7002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-09505-507007-09505-507Boeing 737-4002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0340-53-0036-50340-53-0036-5Boeing 737-4002022-05-12current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0141-870370-25-0141-87Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0141-860370-25-0141-86Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-70370-25-0101-7Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-26-0002-1450370-26-0002-145Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-230370-25-0101-23Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-770370-25-0101-77Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-26-0001-150370-26-0001-15Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-04519-3007-04519-3Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-970370-25-0101-97Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-04519-1007-04519-1Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-130370-25-0101-13Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-830370-25-0101-83Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-26-0002-1410370-26-0002-141Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-670370-25-0101-67Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-1030370-25-0101-103Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0141-930370-25-0141-93Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-26-0001-70370-26-0001-7Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0141-910370-25-0141-91Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-1010370-25-0101-101Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0101-1050370-25-0101-105Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-04519-31007-04519-31Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0141-850370-25-0141-85Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 53-1386-353-1386-3Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 0370-25-0090-450370-25-0090-45Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering ServicesChannel 007-08008-11007-08008-11Boeing 737-7002022-04-25current

The first 150 of 400.

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.