Gimbal
0 failure reports named the gimbal in the last ten years, 2 since 1998. 18 FAA approvals let 10 companies make a replacement gimbal, Spectrolab INC holding the most (4). The reports call it "gimbal", "gimbal assy".
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 18 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a gimbal and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a gimbal:
For these models most: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 (5), Boeing 737 (5), Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 (2), Sikorsky S-76 (1), Md Helicopters Inc 500 (1), Boeing 757 (1), Boeing 747 (1), Bell 407 (1), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (1), Airbus A330 (1), Airbus A321 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelsat Inflight LLC | Gimbal, Fuselage 18639 | Modification part | Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-203 | 2020-08-11 | current |
| Trakka Systems USA, LLC | A800 Gimbal Assembly 211000-XXXXXXX | Modification Part | MD Helicopters Inc. 500N | 2020-01-20 | current |
| Trakka Systems USA, LLC | A800 Gimbal Assembly (ALT) 032051-00 | Modification Part | Bell 206, 206A, 206B | 2020-01-16 | current |
| Aviation Materials Management, INC | Gimbal 256A3291-1 | 256A3291-1 | Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,... | 2015-02-12 | current |
| Aviation Materials Management, INC. | Gimbal 256A3291-1 | 256A3291-1 | Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,... | 2014-09-04 | current |
| Aviation Materials Management INC | Gimbal 256A3291-1 | 256A3291-1 | Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,... | 2013-03-24 | current |
| Aviation Materials Management INC | Gimbal 256A3291-1 | 256A3291-1 | Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,... | 2010-08-08 | current |
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | GIMBAL ASSY 65-51622Y13 | 65-51622-13 | Boeing 737-300 SERIES, 737-400 SERIES,... | 2009-06-14 | current |
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | GIMBAL ASSY 69B11105-3 | 69B11105-3 | Boeing 747-100 SERIES, 747-100B SERIES,... | 2007-03-02 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Gimbal assembly 04076A10C010 | Modification Part | Sikorsky S76B/C | 2005-05-30 | current |
| Spectrolab INC | Gimbal Assy 019059-11 | L334C6003004 | Eurocopter Deutschland EC135 | 2003-01-14 | current |
| Spectrolab INC | Gimbal Assy 019059-4 | 117-86249 | Eurocopter Deutschland BK117 C-1 | 2003-01-14 | current |
| Spectrolab INC | Gimbal Assy 019059-10 | L334C6003003 | Eurocopter Deutschland EC135 | 2003-01-14 | current |
| Spectrolab INC | Gimbal, Steel, IFCO 022955-22 | 117-862281 | Eurocopter Deutschland BK117 C-1, BK117 C-2 | 2003-01-14 | current |
| Eaton Aeroquip LLC | Gimbal - Duct Assembly NH1006699-20 | Airbus SPE43611-A017C | Airbus A321-111, A321-112, A321-131 | 2001-04-16 | current |
| Rocky Mountain Holdings LLC | Gimbal Assembly 030040 | Modification Parts | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-... BK117 A-1, A-3, A-4 & B-1 | 2001-02-01 | current |
| Rocky Mountain Holdings LLC | Gimbal Assembly 019059-4 030040 | Modification Parts | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-... BK117 A-1, A-3, A-4 & B-1 | 2001-02-01 | current |
| Rocky Mountain Holdings LLC | Gimbal Assembly 019059-4 | Modification Parts | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-... BK117 A-1, A-3, A-4 & B-1 | 2001-02-01 | 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.