Fitting Retract
No failure report names the fitting retract. 5 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement fitting retract, Aerotech Engineering INC holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a fitting retract and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a fitting retract:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (3), Douglas DC-9 (3), Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerotech Engineering INC | Fitting Assembly Retract Machanism Support AMI13912891-503 | 3912891-503 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, DC-9-15F, DC-9-21 | 2002-04-04 | current |
| Aerotech Engineering INC | Fitting Assembly Retract Machanism Support AMI13912891-501 | 3912891-501 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, DC-9-15F, DC-9-21 | 2002-04-04 | current |
| Aerotech Engineering INC | Fitting Assembly-Retract Mechanism Support AMI3935860-1 | 3935860-1 | McDonnell Douglas MD88, MD90-30 | 2001-03-06 | current |
| Aerotech Engineering INC | Fitting Assembly-Retract Mechanism Support AMI3935860-501 | 3935860-501 | McDonnell Douglas MD88, MD90-30 | 2001-03-06 | current |
| International Aerotech Manufacturing | Fitting Assembly-Retract Mechanism Support AMI3935860-1, -501 | 3935860-1, -501 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, DC-9-32, DC-9-32F | 2000-07-19 | 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.