Ganged Door
No failure report names the ganged door. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement ganged door, American Eurocopter LLC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a ganged door and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a ganged door:
For these models most: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters, INC. | Ganged Door Latch 117-S0009 | 117-24308-01 117-24308-02 | Airbus Helicopters... MBB-BK 117, A-1, A-3 | 2018-01-16 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Ganged Door Latch 117-S0009 | 117-24308-01, 117-24308-02 | Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Ganged Door Latch 117-S0009 | 117-24308-01, 117-24308-02 | Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A-4 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| Mbb Helicopter CORP | Ganged Door Latch System 117-S0009 | Eurocopter Deutschland BK 117 Models A-1, -3, -4 | 1992-04-29 | 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.