Flapping Spring
0 failure reports named the flapping spring in the last ten years, 1 since 1995. 1 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement flapping spring, Lord Corporation holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 1 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a flapping spring and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a flapping spring:
For these models most: Bell 222 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Corporation | Flapping Spring LB5-1302-1-1 | Bell 222-310-117-103 | Bell 222, 222B, 222U | 1996-02-29 | 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.