Ga Nutplate
No failure report names the ga nutplate. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement ga nutplate, Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a ga nutplate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a ga nutplate:
For these models most: Cessna S550 (2), Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INC | GA35 Nutplate Strap 71CD-316D004-103 | N/A | Textron Aviation Inc. 500, 550, S550 | 2023-01-10 | current |
| Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies, INC | GA37 Nutplate Strap 71CD-316D004-113 | N/A | Textron Aviation Inc. 500, 550, S550 | 2023-01-10 | current |
| Space Exploration Technologies | GA35 Nutplate Strap C560-352D001-11 | C560-352D001-11 | Textron Aviation 550S550560 | 2022-07-19 | 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.