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Cross Bar

2 failure reports named the cross bar in the last ten years, 2 since 2025, most often on the Airbus A330; the condition most often found was "chafed". 5 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement cross bar, Hood Tech CORP., Aero INC. holding the most (2).

Reports by year

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Reports by year, as a table
reports
20251
20261

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Airframe structure2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table
reports
Airbus A3301
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

chafed1corroded1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
chafed1
corroded1

Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals

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

For these models most: Piper PA-18 Super Cub (2), Cub Crafters CC18 (2), Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145 (1), Embraer EMB-135 ERJ 135 and Legacy (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Hood Tech CORP., Aero INC.Cross bar bracket (R) M01-00980Modification PartTopcub Aircraft Inc. CC18-180, CC18-180A2018-01-10current
Hood Tech CORP., Aero INC.Cross bar bracket (L) M01-00979Modification PartTopcub Aircraft Inc. CC18-180, CC18-180A2018-01-10current
Seal Dynamics INCCross Bar Assy 140-17361-401SDEmbraer P/N 140-17361-401Embraer S.A. EMB-145, EMB-145ER, EMB-145MR2017-11-29current
Dakota Cub AircraftCross Bar Stub AF2002-2Modification PartPiper PA-18, PA-18S, PA-18105 Special2010-03-18current
Dakota Cub AircraftCross Bar Assembly AF2000Modification PartPiper PA-18, PA-18S, PA-18105 Special2010-03-18current

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.