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Ditching Dam

13 failure reports named the ditching dam in the last ten years, 29 since 1997, most often on the Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400; the condition most often found was "malfunctioned". 10 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement ditching dam, Safran Cabin INC. holding the most (6).

Reports by year

0124519972012201712024
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19972
19991
20011
20072
20112
20121
20135
20141
20151
20164
20172
20181
20192
20202
20211
20241

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Cabin, seats and restraints10
Airframe structure3

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

malfunctioned3loose2unwanted deploy2binding1defective1low pressure1missing1stiff1unsecure1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
malfunctioned3
loose2
unwanted deploy2
binding1
defective1
low pressure1
missing1
stiff1
unsecure1

Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals

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

For these models most: Boeing 737 (4).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Pemco World Air ServicesDitching Dam Assy 0370-25-0241-29Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesDitching Dam Assy 0370-25-0241-39Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesDitching Dam Assy 0370-25-0241-19Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Pemco World Air ServicesDitching Dam Assy 0370-25-0241-9Modification ArticleThe Boeing Company 737-7002025-12-17current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM ASSY 9551009-5039551009-503De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM TRACK UPPER 9561127-19561127-1De Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM 9551007-501AA9551007-501AADe Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM 9551009-503AA9551009-503AADe Havilland... DHC-8-4002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM 9551009-501AA9551009-501AADE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-400 SERIES2025-08-18current
Safran Cabin INC.DITCHING DAM 9551009-5019551009-501DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-400 SERIES2025-08-18current

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.