Gooseneck Hinge
No failure report names the gooseneck hinge. 6 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement gooseneck hinge, Avibank Manufacturing INC holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a gooseneck hinge and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a gooseneck hinge:
For these models most: Boeing 777 (4), Boeing 787 Dreamliner (1), Boeing 747 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell Corporation | Gooseneck Hinge HA1429-1 | HA1429-1 | Boeing 787-8 | 2012-01-11 | current |
| Hartwell Corporation | Gooseneck Hinge H953-1 | H953-1 | Boeing 747-400 Series 747-400F Series... | 2006-03-22 | current |
| Avibank Manufacturing INC | Gooseneck Hinge 9923-1 | Boeing Aircraft S313W361-1 | Boeing 777-200 | 1996-04-16 | current |
| Avibank Manufacturing INC | Gooseneck Hinge 9923-12 | Boeing Aircraft S313W361-12 | Boeing 777-200 | 1996-04-16 | current |
| Avibank Manufacturing INC | Gooseneck Hinge 9923-2 | Boeing Aircraft S313W361-2 | Boeing 777-200 | 1996-04-16 | current |
| Avibank Manufacturing INC | Gooseneck Hinge 9923-3 | Boeing Aircraft S313W361-3 | Boeing 777-200 | 1996-04-16 | 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.