Driveshaft
0 failure reports named the driveshaft in the last ten years, 36 since 1995. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement driveshaft, Soloy LLC holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a driveshaft and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a driveshaft:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (2), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamatics Corporation | Driveshaft Assembly SKCP2348-101 | SKCP2348-101 | Bell Helicopters 206 A/B (TC H2SW) | 2020-03-03 | current |
| Soloy LLC | Driveshaft (Main Rotor) 350-1372 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350D | 2001-03-04 | current |
| Soloy LLC | Driveshaft (Tail Rotor) 350-1373 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350D | 2001-03-04 | 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.