Emergency Mid
No failure report names the emergency mid. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement emergency mid, Apical Industries INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a emergency mid and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a emergency mid:
For these models most: Bell 412 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apical Industries, INC. DBA Dart Aerospace | Emergency Mid-Float with 10-man Life Raft Kits MDL MD412-31 | Modification Parts | Bell Helicopter Textron 412, 412EP, 412CF | 2014-11-20 | current |
| Apical Industries INC | Emergency Mid-Float, with 10-man Life Raft Kits MDL MD412-31 | Modification Part | Bell 412, 412EP, 412CF | 2005-03-21 | 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.