Folding Strut
No failure report names the folding strut. 5 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement folding strut, Turbine Kinetics INC, A Heico Aerospace Company holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a folding strut and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a folding strut:
For these models most: Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175 (5).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemico INC. | Folding Strut HDCSA-0913 | H3482K3937 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ... | 2024-10-18 | current |
| Turbine Kinetics INC, A Heico Aerospace Company | Folding Strut H3482K3937KT | H3482K3937 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-200 STD,... | 2022-04-19 | current |
| Hartwell Corporation | Folding Strut Assembly HA2643-1 | H3482K3937 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ... | 2020-02-04 | current |
| Turbine Kinetics INC, A Heico Aerospace Company | Folding Strut H3482K3937KT | Hartwell P/N H3482K3937 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ 170-100 SU, ERJ... | 2019-05-30 | current |
| Hartwell Corporation | Folding Strut Assembly H3482K3937 | H3482K3937 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ... | 2018-10-11 | 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.