Droop Stop
0 failure reports named the droop stop in the last ten years, 3 since 1996. 8 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement droop stop, Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. holding the most (3).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 8 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a droop stop and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a droop stop:
For these models most: Bell 427 (6), Bell 407 (6), Md Helicopters Inc 600 (2), Md Helicopters Inc 500 (2), Md Helicopters Inc 369 (2), Hughes 369 500 series helicopters (2), Md Helicopters Llc 369 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. | Droop Stop Lock 4AA-010-123-103 | 406-010-123-103 | Bell Helicopter... 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. | Droop Stop Stud 4AA-010-105-103 | 407-010-105-103 | Bell Helicopter... 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Aerospace Services, INC. | Droop Stop Lock 4AA-010-123-101 | 406-010-123-101 | BELL 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Aerospace Services, INC. | Droop Stop Stud 4AA-010-105-103 | 407-010-105-103 | BELL 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. | Droop Stop Lock 4AA-010-123-101 | 406-010-123-101 | Bell Helicopter... 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Able Aerospace Services, INC. | Droop Stop Lock 4AA-010-123-103 | 406-010-123-103 | BELL 407, 427 | 2017-02-01 | current active |
| Aerometals | Droop Stop Roller Assembly MDL-AMC-018 | Modification Part | MDHI Hughes) (369A, 369HM, 369HS | 2015-01-21 | current |
| Aerometals | Droop Stop Roller Assembly AM369A1231 | Modification Part | MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369A, 369HM, 369HS | 2005-05-31 | 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.