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Drag Link

20 failure reports named the drag link in the last ten years, 83 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "broken". 48 FAA approvals let 9 companies make a replacement drag link, Spirit Aerosystems INC holding the most (29). The reports call it "drag link", "upper drag link".

Reports by year

0124519952001200620112017202312026
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19954
19961
19975
19984
20003
20013
20021
20033
20041
20055
20064
20074
20085
20095
20104
20112
20133
20143
20153
20165
20172
20184
20201
20211
20222
20233
20241
20261

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Landing gear14Airframe structure5Engine1
Reports by system, as a table
reports
Landing gear14
Airframe structure5
Engine1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 7375Pilatus PC-123Piper PA-44 Seminole3Beechcraft 58 Baron2Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec2Beechcraft D181Boeing 7571Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga1Swearingen SA2271
Models most reported, as a table
reports
Boeing 7375
Pilatus PC-123
Piper PA-44 Seminole3
Beechcraft 58 Baron2
Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec2
Beechcraft D181
Boeing 7571
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga1
Swearingen SA2271

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

broken8corroded4cracked3damaged2backed out1fractured1improper part1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
broken8
corroded4
cracked3
damaged2
backed out1
fractured1
improper part1

Engines most often reporting it

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B 1Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 1

Approved replacement parts 48 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Spirit Aerosystems INC 29Safran Cabin INC. 9Wichita Executive Aircraft Corporation 2Aviation Materials Management INC 2Adpma LLC 2Rotair Industries INC 1Robair Repair LLC 1Gemini Engineering 1Air Spares INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 737 (12), Boeing 777 (11), Boeing 767 (8), Boeing 747 (7), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (6), Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195 (5), Boeing 757 (4), Sikorsky S-61 (1), Cessna U206 Stationair (1), Cessna TU206 (1), Cessna TP206 (1), Cessna T207 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY 4651075-5014651075-501MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC 100 Series2025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY 4651076-5074651076-507MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY 4651076-5054651076-505MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY 4651076-5034651076-503MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2B19 MHI RJ Aviation ULC Series 1002025-08-22current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY H311084-115H311084-115EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 190-300, ERJ 190-4002025-08-13current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY H311084-125H311084-125EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 190-4002025-08-13current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY H311084-127H311084-127EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 190-4002025-08-13current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY H311084-101H311084-101EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 190-300, ERJ 190-4002025-08-13current
Safran Cabin INC.DRAG LINK ASSY H311084-113H311084-113EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 190-3002025-08-13current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 143A0062Y27143A0062-27Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...2014-03-11current
Aviation Materials Management INCDrag Link Assy 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,...2013-03-25current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 SERIES, 737-400 SERIES,...2012-12-18current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 SERIES, 737-400 SERIES,...2011-03-30current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-3315T3511-3Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 767-200 SERIES,...2011-01-09current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-5315T3511-5Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES,...2011-01-09current
Aviation Materials Management INCDrag Link Assy 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,...2010-10-25current
Air Spares INCDRAG LINK ASSY - FAN 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 SERIES, 737-400 SERIES,...2010-05-13current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 143A0062Y28143A0062-28Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...2010-01-06current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK 315W1511-7315W1511-7Boeing 777-200 SERIES2009-07-22current
Gemini EngineeringDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-9315W5554-9Boeing 777-200 Series, 777-300 Series2009-06-03current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 143A0062-27143A0062-27Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...2008-10-06current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 143A0062Y27143A0062-27Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...2008-10-06current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK 654A0004-321654A0004-321Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...2008-06-26current
Robair Repair LLCDrag Link Assy RA-5010-11243600-1Cessna 206, P206, P206A2008-02-04current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 SERIES 737-400 SERIES 737-500 SERIES2007-11-14current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-9315W5554-9Boeing 777-200 SERIES, 777-300 SERIES2007-04-12current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-11315W5554-11Boeing 777-200 SERIES, 777-300 SERIES2007-03-05current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W1511-5315W1511-5Boeing 777-200 SERIES2007-03-05current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-3315W5554-3Boeing 777-200 SERIES2007-03-05current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W1511-6315W1511-6Boeing 777-200 SERIES2007-03-05current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK FTG ASSY 315N3102-5315N3102-5Boeing 757-200 SERIES, 757-200PF SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK FTG ASSY 315N3102-2315N3102-2Boeing 757-200 SERIES, 757-200PF SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315N3511-3315N3511-3Boeing 757-200 SERIES, 757-200PF SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-3315T3511-3Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 767-200 SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T1511-1315T1511-1Boeing 767-200 SERIES, 767-300 SERIES2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-5315T3511-5Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Adpma LLCDrag Link Assy 315T3511-5315T3511-5Boeing 747-400 Series, 747-400F Series,...2007-02-27current
Adpma LLCDrag Link Assy 315A1511-1315A1511-1Boeing 737-300 Series, 737-400 Series,...2007-02-27current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W1511-6315W1511-6Boeing 777-200 SERIES2006-02-28current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-3315W5554-3Boeing 777-200 SERIES2006-02-28current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W1511-5315W1511-5Boeing 777-200 SERIES2006-02-28current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315W5554-11315W5554-11Boeing 777-200 SERIES, 777-300 SERIES2006-02-28current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK FTG ASSY 315N3102-5315N3102-5Boeing 757-200 SERIES, 757-200PF SERIES,...2005-11-30current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-5315T3511-5Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES,...2005-11-07current
Spirit Aerosystems INCDRAG LINK ASSY 315T3511-3315T3511-3Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 767-200 SERIES,...2005-11-07current
Wichita Executive Aircraft CorporationAft Drag Link Assembly 1001-20-11-103modification partBombardier, Inc. CL-600-1A11, CL-600-2A12, CL-600-2B162003-12-01current
Wichita Executive Aircraft CorporationFwd Drag Link Assembly 1001-20-11-102modification partBombardier, Inc. CL-600-1A11, CL-600-2A12, CL-600-2B162003-12-01current
Rotair Industries INCDrag Link Assembly R6125-50103-0Sikorsky S6125-50103-0Sikorsky S-61/N/NM (TC 1H15)1993-03-08current

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.