Cross Arm
No failure report names the cross arm. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement cross arm, North American Surveillance Systems INC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a cross arm and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a cross arm:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Surveillance Systems INC | Cross arm Brace 350UM0004 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350D, AS-350B, AS-350B1 | 2010-11-25 | current |
| North American Surveillance Systems INC | Cross Arm Brace 350RS0003 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350D, AS-350B, AS-350B1 | 2010-11-25 | current |
| Elmo Air Center INC | Cross Arm Brace 350UM0004 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350D, AS-350B, AS-350B1 | 1998-07-08 | current |
| Elmo Air Center INC | Cross Arm Brace 350RS0003 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350D, AS-350B, AS-350B1 | 1998-07-08 | 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.