Flex Hose
25 failure reports named the flex hose in the last ten years, 71 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "leaking". 61 FAA approvals let 7 companies make a replacement flex hose, Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated holding the most (43).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Models most often reporting it last ten years
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| leaking | 9 |
| ruptured | 3 |
| broken | 2 |
| cracked | 2 |
| deteriorated | 2 |
| blew out | 1 |
| collapsed | 1 |
| cut | 1 |
| disintegrated | 1 |
| loose | 1 |
Engines most often reporting it
Approved replacement parts 61 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a flex hose and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a flex hose:
For these models most: Boeing 787 Dreamliner (43), Saab-Fairchild 340 (5), Boeing 757 (5), Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (4), Boeing 737 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Hrt, INC | Flex Hose Assembly 2U2238 | 601C0033-011 | General Electric Company CF34-10E2A1, CF34-10E5A1, CF34-10E5 | 2019-07-17 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-332 | S629Z001SH01-114 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-304 | S629Z001SH01-8103 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-330 | S692Z001SH01-125 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-305 | S629Z001SH01-8111 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-308 | S629Z001SH01-9116T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-312 | S629Z001SH01-8108 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-334 | S629Z001SH01-66 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-325 | S629Z001SH01-106 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-324 | S629Z001SH01-105 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-322 | S629Z001SH01-103 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-311 | S629Z001SH01-9105T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-321 | S629Z001SH01-102 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-333 | S629Z001SH01-65 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-311 | S629Z001SH01-8105 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-307 | S629Z001SH01-8113 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-305 | S629Z001SH01-9101T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-301 | S629Z001SH01-8102 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-320 | S629Z001SH01-101 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-331 | S629Z001SH01-121 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-300 | S629Z001SH01-8107 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-303 | S629Z001SH01-9102T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-306 | S629Z001SH01-9117T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-303 | S629Z001SH01-8104 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-323 | S629Z001SH01-104 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-309 | S629Z001SH01-9125T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-336 | S629Z001SH01-68 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-327 | S629Z001SH01-108 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-310 | S629Z001SH01-9126T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-304 | S629Z001SH01-9103T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-338 | S629Z001SH01-70 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-310 | S629Z001SH01-8106 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-306 | S629Z001SH01-8112 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-312 | S629Z001SH01-9106T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-302 | S629Z001SH01-8101 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-307 | S629Z001SH01-9118T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-301 | S629Z001SH01-9104T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-326 | S629Z001SH01-107 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-337 | S629Z001SH01-69 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719765-302 | S629Z001SH01-9115T | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-328 | S629Z001SH01-110 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-335 | S629Z001SH01-67 | Boeing 787-8 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-308 | S629Z001SH01-8114 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip Incorporated | Flex Hose AE719437-329 | S629Z001SH01-109 | Boeing 787-9 | 2016-04-10 | current |
| Woodward Hrt INC | Flex Hose Assembly 2U2238 | 601C0033-011 | GE Company CF34-10E2A1, CF34-10E5A1, CF34-10E5 | 2013-04-15 | current |
| Ge Aviation LLC (Formerly Smiths Aerospace) | Flex Hose Assembly 2U2238 | 601C0033-011 | GE Company CF34-10E2A1, CF34-10E5A1, CF34-10E5 | 2012-11-08 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | FLEX HOSE Assembly 9303111-034 | A20765-01 | Saab Aircraft AB SF340A, 340B | 2004-10-17 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | FLEX HOSE Assembly 9303111-045 | A20770-01 | Saab Aircraft AB SF340A, 340B | 2004-10-17 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | FLEX HOSE Assembly 9303111-017 | A20764-01 | Saab Aircraft AB SF340A, 340B | 2004-10-17 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | FLEX HOSE Assembly 9303111-039 | A20769-01 | Saab Aircraft AB SF340A, 340B | 2004-10-17 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | FLEX HOSE Assembly 9303111-040 | A20769-02 | Saab Aircraft AB SF340A, 340B | 2004-10-17 | current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Flex Hose 723045-57 | 5723045-57 | Israel 1124 | 2004-10-11 | current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Flex Hose Assembly 723633-9 | 5723633-9 | Israel 1124A | 2004-05-31 | current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Flex Hose Assembly 723633-35 | 5723633-35 | Israel 1124A | 2004-05-31 | current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Flex Hose Assembly 723633-37 | 5723633-37 | Israel 1124A | 2004-05-31 | current |
| Senior Aerospace Ssp, Senior Operations INC | Flex Hose 15534 | 15534 | Boeing 737-100, -200 | 2001-11-10 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | Flex Hose Assembly, ECS, Control Sys 108410-1 | Boeing S312N507-1 | Boeing 757-200 | 1996-09-11 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | Flex Hose Assembly, ECS, Control Sys 108285-2 | Boeing S312N502-2 | Boeing 757-200 | 1996-09-11 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | Flex Hose Assembly, ECS, Control Sys 108285-3 | Boeing S312N502-3 | Boeing 757-200 | 1996-09-11 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | Flex Hose Assembly, ECS, Control Sys 108285-6 | Boeing S312N502-6 | Boeing 757-200 | 1996-09-11 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | Flex Hose Assembly, ECS, Control Sys 108285-4 | Boeing S312N502-4 | Boeing 757-200 | 1996-09-11 | 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.
