Flexible Bellows
No failure report names the flexible bellows. 20 FAA approvals let 6 companies make a replacement flexible bellows, Western Filter Corporation holding the most (10).
Approved replacement parts 20 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a flexible bellows and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a flexible bellows:
For these models most: Embraer EMB-120 (17), Boeing 707 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkhill-Ta CO | FLEXIBLE BELLOWS D-1859-1 | 10-3274-1 | Boeing 707-100 LONG BODY, 707-100B LONG... | 2015-08-28 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donalson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2013-03-11 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donalson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2013-03-11 | current |
| Aviation Engineering Consultants INC (Aeci) | Flexible Bellows AECI PN BA5563AEC | DUNLOP AEROSPACE PN BA5563 | EMBRAER EMB-120, EMB-120RT, EMB-120ER | 2012-09-16 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donaldson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2009-08-20 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donaldson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2009-08-20 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donaldson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2009-05-28 | current |
| Western Filter A Division of Donaldson Company INC | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2009-05-28 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2008-04-16 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2008-04-16 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2007-09-18 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2007-09-18 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2006-10-29 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2006-10-29 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | General Electric CT7-5A2, -5A3, -7A | 2005-05-15 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2005-05-15 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | General Electric CT7-5A2, -5A3, -7A | 2004-01-04 | current |
| Western Filter Corporation | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2004-01-04 | current |
| Puroflow INC | Flexible Bellows P-1039 | BA 4907 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2002-03-03 | current |
| Puroflow INC | Flexible Bellows P-1040 | BA 5563 | Embraer Empresa EMB-120, -120RT, -120ER | 2002-03-03 | 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.
