Fiberglass Nose
No failure report names the fiberglass nose. 7 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement fiberglass nose, Ptm International INC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a fiberglass nose and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a fiberglass nose:
For these models most: Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec (5).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Aviation, INC | Fiberglass Nose Bowl KE2-635 | Modification Part | Univair Aircraft Corp. 415-C, 415-CD | 2017-06-21 | current |
| Alpha Aviation, INC | Fiberglass Nose Bowl KE2-635 | Modification Part | Univair Aircraft Corp. 415-D, E, G | 2017-06-21 | current |
| Ptm International INC | Assembly Fiberglass Nose Assembly Lens 20001-3 | Modification Part | Piper PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235 | 1999-12-12 | current |
| Ptm International INC | Assembly Fiberglass Nose Assembly Lens 20001-1 | Modification Part | Piper PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235 | 1999-12-12 | current |
| Ptm International INC | Assembly Fiberglass Nose Assembly Lens 20001-9 | Modification Part | Piper PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235 | 1999-12-12 | current |
| Southwest Aero-Mods INC | Fiberglass Nose Cone Unknown | Unknown | Piper PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235 | 1993-08-26 | current |
| Johnson Aviation Products | Fiberglass Nose Cone Unknown | Unknown | Piper PA-23-150, -160, -235 | 1992-01-06 | 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.