Cross Support
No failure report names the cross support. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement cross support, Intelsat Inflight LLC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a cross support and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a cross support:
For these models most: Airbus A330 (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelsat Inflight LLC | Cross Support 10134 | Modification part | Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-203 | 2020-08-11 | current |
| Elmo Air Center INC | Cross Support Arm 350UM0008 | 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.