16 failure reports named the control column in the last ten years, 104 since 1995, most often on the Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175; the condition most often found was "binding". 10 FAA approvals let 6 companies make a replacement control column, Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) holding the most (3).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
reports
1995
1
1996
3
1997
1
1998
3
1999
2
2000
6
2001
13
2002
4
2003
5
2004
5
2005
7
2006
4
2007
6
2008
8
2009
6
2010
2
2011
1
2013
1
2014
7
2015
3
2016
2
2018
2
2019
1
2020
2
2022
1
2025
7
2026
1
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a control column and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a control column:
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.
