Door Saver
No failure report names the door saver. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement door saver, Pma Design & Manufacturing 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 door saver and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a door saver:
For these models most: Piper PA-31 Navajo and Chieftain (2), Dehavilland DHC-6 (1), Cessna 441 Conquest II (1), Cessna 421 Golden Eagle (1), Cessna 414 Chancellor (1), Cessna 402 (1), Cessna 401 (1), Cessna 340 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aar Aircraft Services-Oklahoma | Door Saver Kit, Model ACS-100 P/N 10033 | Modification Part | Textron Aviation Inc. 340, 340A, 401 | 2015-12-14 | current |
| Pma Design & Manufacturing | DOOR SAVER PDMACS300A | ACS300A | Viking Air Ltd. DHC-6-100, 200, 300 series | 2009-04-16 | current |
| Aar Aircraft Services - Oklahoma | Door Saver Kit, Model ACS-100 10033 | Modification Part | Cessna 340, 340A, 401 | 2004-02-17 | 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.