Contact Connector
No failure report names the contact connector. 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement contact connector, Howell Instruments holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a contact connector and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a contact connector:
For these models most: Lockheed 1329 (1), Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Instruments | Contact Connector BH9190 | Modification Part | Gulfstream G-1159 with STC SA4522SW installed. | 2003-10-29 | current |
| Howell Instruments | Contact Connector BH9190 | Modification Part | Lockheed 1329-23A, 1329-23D, 1329-23 when... | 2003-10-29 | 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.