31 failure reports named the flex line in the last ten years, 114 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 757; the condition most often found was "leaking". 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement flex line, Scott Aviation (Now Avox Systems, INC.) holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
reports
1995
4
1996
6
1997
5
1998
2
1999
1
2001
1
2002
5
2003
5
2005
4
2006
5
2007
5
2008
4
2009
3
2010
4
2011
10
2012
6
2013
6
2014
5
2015
2
2016
2
2017
2
2018
2
2019
5
2021
3
2022
3
2023
1
2024
6
2025
3
2026
4
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a flex line and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a flex line:
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.
