Grease Fitting
1 failure reports named the grease fitting in the last ten years, 9 since 1996, most often on the Bell 407; the condition most often found was "defective". 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement grease fitting, Aerocess, INC holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Reports by system, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 |
Models most often reporting it last ten years
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| defective | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a grease fitting and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a grease fitting:
For these models most: Sikorsky S-76 (1), Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145 (1), Embraer EMB-135 ERJ 135 and Legacy (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerocess, INC | Grease Fitting ACB-6588-1 | B-6588-1 | Hartzell Propeller Inc. HC-A2MV, (B)HC-A2X, HC-D2V | 2023-07-31 | current |
| Aerocess, INC | Grease Fitting ACA-279 | A-279 | Hartzell Propeller Inc. (B, C, D)HC-C2Y | 2023-07-31 | current |
| Cambridge Manufacturing | Grease Fitting CM2309-2085-003 | ELEB P/N 2309-2085-003 | Empresa Brasileira... EMB-145, EMB-145EP, EMB-145ER | 2011-08-04 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Grease Fitting 93-900-301-101 | National Aerospace Stds Committee NAS516-1A | Sikorsky S76A, S76B, S76C | 1999-05-14 | 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.