Clip Spring
No failure report names the clip spring. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement clip spring, Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) 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 clip spring and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a clip spring:
For these models most: Boeing 777 (1), Airbus A330 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) | Clip-Spring 140W2420-1WE | 140W2420-1 | The Boeing Company 777-200 Series, 777-300 Series,... | 2024-10-16 | current |
| B/E Aerospace, INC, Business Jet Group, Aerospace Lighting Corporation | CLIP-SPRING 51613LS00-00 | 51613LS00-00 | Airbus SAS A330-841, A330-941 | 2024-07-15 | 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.