Parts · Flight controls

Control Arm

8 failure reports named the control arm in the last ten years, 64 since 1995, most often on the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga; the condition most often found was "cracked". 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement control arm, Tradewind Turbines CORP holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	3
1996	3
1997	2
1998	3
2000	2
2001	5
2002	4
2003	6
2004	3
2005	1
2006	3
2007	7
2008	4
2010	2
2011	1
2012	1
2014	4
2015	2
2017	1
2018	1
2019	1
2021	1
2023	1
2025	2
2026	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Flight controls3Airframe structure3Landing gear2

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Flight controls	3
Airframe structure	3
Landing gear	2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga2Airbus A3191Boeing 7371Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude1Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 831Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-881Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow1

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga	2
Airbus A319	1
Boeing 737	1
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude	1
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83	1
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88	1
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

cracked2out of adjust2broken1faulted1out of tolerance1sticking1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
cracked	2
out of adjust	2
broken	1
faulted	1
out of tolerance	1
sticking	1

Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Tradewind Turbines CORP 1Hughes Aviation Svc 1

For these models most: Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R (2), Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (2), Piper PA-24 Comanche (2), Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec (2), Britten-Norman BN-2 (2), Beechcraft D95 (2), Beechcraft B95 (2), Piper PA-34 Seneca (1), Cessna 210 Centurion (1), Cessna 182 Skylane (1), Beechcraft E95 (1), Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Tradewind Turbines CORP	Control Arm Assembly HRJ0048	RayJay Industries, Inc. P/N RJ0048	Beech 95, B95A, D95A & E95) Piper (PA-23.PA-23-160	1995-09-06	current
Hughes Aviation Svc	Control Arm Assembly HRJ0048	RayJay Industries Inc. RJ0048	Beech Raytheon) (95, B95A, D95A	1992-10-26	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.