Fuselage Strut
No failure report names the fuselage strut. 7 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement fuselage strut, Texas Aero Plastics holding the most (6).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a fuselage strut and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a fuselage strut:
For these models most: Cessna 185 Skywagon (4), Cessna 182 Skylane (4), Cessna 180 Skywagon (4), Cessna 152 (2), Cessna 150 (2), Cessna 140 (2), Dehavilland DHC-2 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services LLC | Front Fuselage Strut Assembly Per Master Data Sheet 3309 | deHavilland P/N C2FS3261, C2FS3262 | Dehavilland DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, DHC-2 Mk.... | 2005-10-13 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Left Fuselage Strut Fairing 150-LFS | Cessna 0421002-1-791 | Cessna 140, 150, 152 Series | 1997-05-18 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Right Fuselage Strut Fairing 150-RFS | Cessna 0421002-2-791 | Cessna 140, 150, 152 Series | 1997-05-18 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Right Fuselage Strut Fairing 180-RFS-T | Cessna 0723605-2-791 | Cessna 180, 182, 185 Series | 1992-01-07 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Right Fuselage Strut Fairing 182-RFS | Cessna 0723612-4 | Cessna 180, 182, 185 Series | 1992-01-07 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Left Fuselage Strut Fairing 182-LFS | Cessna 0723612-3 | Cessna 180, 182, 185 Series | 1992-01-07 | current |
| Texas Aero Plastics | Left Fuselage Strut Fairing 180-LFS-T | Cessna 0723605-1-791 | Cessna 180, 182, 185 Series | 1992-01-07 | 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.