Gap Seals
0 failure reports named the gap seals in the last ten years, 1 since 1997. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement gap seals, Horton Stol Craft holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a gap seals and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a gap seals:
For these models most: Rockwell International 112 (1), Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (1), Commander Aircraft Co 114 (1), Beechcraft D35 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Research Sys INC | Gap Seals 1001 | Modification Part | Beech Raytheon) (C35, D35 | 2000-03-28 | current |
| Horton Stol Craft | Gap Seals Kit 5040 | Modification Part | Piper PA-28-140, -150, -160 | 1993-11-09 | current |
| Horton Stol Craft | Gap Seals Inst'l C112 | Modification Part | Commander Aircraft 112, 112B, 112TC | 1993-11-09 | 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.