Cover Angle
No failure report names the cover angle. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement cover angle, Safran Cabin INC. holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a cover angle and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a cover angle:
For these models most: Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 (1), Bell 505 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safran Cabin INC. | COVER ANGLE-LWR 9512405-501 | 9512405-501 | De Havilland... DHC-8-300, DASH 8 Series 300 | 2025-08-22 | current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC | Cover Angle 505-025-125 | 505-025-125 | Bell Helicopter... 505 | 2017-11-05 | current |
| Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | Cover-Angle Gearbox 1711260 | Pratt & Whitney P/N 5702644 | Engine Alliance GP7270, GP7277 | 2008-03-02 | 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.