Connecting Rod
36 failure reports named the connecting rod in the last ten years, 196 since 1995, most often on the Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55; the condition most often found was "broken". 34 FAA approvals let 11 companies make a replacement connecting rod, Av8 Pma, LLC. holding the most (12).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Engine16Airframe structure8Flight controls6Landing gear4Electrical power1Heating, ice protection and utility systems1
Reports by system, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 16 |
| Airframe structure | 8 |
| Flight controls | 6 |
| Landing gear | 4 |
| Electrical power | 1 |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 |
Models most often reporting it last ten years
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
broken8failed5chafed3damaged3disconnected3out of adjust3binding2corroded2bent1cracked1
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| broken | 8 |
| failed | 5 |
| chafed | 3 |
| damaged | 3 |
| disconnected | 3 |
| out of adjust | 3 |
| binding | 2 |
| corroded | 2 |
| bent | 1 |
| cracked | 1 |
Engines most often reporting it
Approved replacement parts 34 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a connecting rod and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a connecting rod:
Av8 Pma, LLC. 12Superior Air Parts INC 6Airmotive Engineering CORP 4Spirit Aerosystems INC 2Keystone Helicopter Corporation 2Continental Motors INC 2Continental Aerospace Technologies INC 2Woodward Mpc, INC 1Woodward Mpc 1Kenmore Air Harbor LLC 1Fliegen Works INC 1
For these models most: British Aerospace BAE 125 (12), Hawker Beechcraft Corp HAWKER 750 (4), Sikorsky S-70 (2), Boeing 747 (2), Dassault FALCON 7 (1), Dassault FALCON 6 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Mpc, INC | Connecting Rod 3FP013B | 3FP013B | Dassault Aviation FALCON 6X | 2026-04-16 | current |
| Kenmore Air Harbor LLC | Connecting Rod Assembly – Rudder Trim KAC3CF227-5 | C3CF227-5 | Viking Air Limited DHC-3 Otter | 2023-08-10 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25-8UN433-3 | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;BAe. 125... | 2020-09-14 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25UN113-11 | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;Hawker 750, 800 | 2020-09-14 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25UN113AB | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;Hawker 750, 800 | 2020-09-14 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25-8UN433-1A | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;BAe.125... | 2020-09-14 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25UN113-11 | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;Hawker 750, 800 | 2020-07-13 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25-8UN433-3 | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;BAe. 125... | 2020-07-13 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25-8UN433-1A | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;BAe.125... | 2020-07-13 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25UN113AB | Textron BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B;Hawker 750, 800 | 2020-07-13 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25-8UN433-1A | TEXTRON BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B, BAe.125... | 2020-04-30 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod Assembly NP-8UN433-1 | 25UN113AB | TEXTRON BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B, Hawker 750 | 2020-04-30 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25UN113-11 | TEXTRON BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B, Hawker 750 | 2020-04-30 | current |
| Av8 Pma, LLC. | Connecting Rod NP-UN113-11 | 25-8UN433-3 | TEXTRON BAe.125 Series 800A, 800B, BAe. 125... | 2020-04-30 | current |
| Continental Aerospace Technologies INC | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL11750 | LW-11750 | Lycoming O-360-A1A, A1AD, A1C | 2020-01-06 | current |
| Continental Aerospace Technologies INC | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL78030 | LW-10718 78030 61477 61476 61475 61474 61191 | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1A, C1B | 2020-01-06 | current |
| Continental Motors INC | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL78030 | LW-10718 78030 61477 61476 61475 61474 61191 | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1A, C1B | 2017-01-08 | current |
| Continental Motors INC | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL11750 | LW-11750 | Lycoming O-360-A1A, A1AD, A1C | 2017-01-08 | current |
| Fliegen Works INC | Connecting Rod, Middle Servo Tab AAI129-99 | Modification Part | Viking Air Limited Bombardier) (de-Havilland) (DHC-3 (Otter) | 2010-06-08 | current |
| Woodward Mpc | Connecting Rod 3FP007B | NA | Dassault FALCON 7X | 2009-07-21 | current |
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | CONNECTING ROD ASSY 69B10069-5 | 69B10069-5 | Boeing 747-100 SERIES, 747-100B SERIES,... | 2007-03-02 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Connecting Rod Assy AEC628752 | 628752 | Teledyne Continental IO-346-A, B, O-470-A | 2006-10-17 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Connecting Rod Assy AEC40744 | 40744 | Teledyne Continental E-185-1, 2, 3 | 2006-10-17 | current |
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | CONNECTING ROD ASSY 69B10069-5 | 69B10069-5 | Boeing 747-100 SERIES, 747-100B SERIES,... | 2006-02-14 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Connecting Rod 04070-10A200 | Modification Part | Sikorsky S-70C | 2005-03-04 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Connecting Rod Assembly 04070-10A021 | Modification Part | Sikorsky S-70C | 2005-03-04 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL77450 | 77450 | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, -A1B6D, -A1D6 | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL11750 | LW-11750 | Lycoming O-360-A1A, -A1AD, -A1C | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL13422 | LW-13422 | Lycoming TO-360-C1A6D HIO-360-D1A, -F1AD... | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL78030 | 78030 | Lycoming 0-235-C1, -C1B, -C1C | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL19332 | Lycoming P/NLW-19332 | Textron Lycoming IO-360 A1A, -A1B, -A1C | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Connecting Rod Assembly SL13937 | LW-13937 | Lycoming 0-360 beginning with Serial Number... | 2002-02-03 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL78030 | Lycoming LW-10718, 78030, 61477, 61476, 61475,... | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1B, C1C | 2001-05-30 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Connecting Rod Assembly AEL11750 | Lycoming LW-11750 | Lycoming O-360-A1A, A1AD, A1C | 2001-05-30 | 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.