238 failure reports named the drag fitting in the last ten years, 238 since 2020, most often on the Boeing 757; the condition most often found was "corroded". 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement drag fitting, Northwest Aerospace Technologies, INC. holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
reports
2020
20
2021
46
2022
97
2023
20
2024
20
2025
29
2026
6
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a drag fitting and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a drag fitting:
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.
