Group Equipment
No failure report names the group equipment. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement group equipment, Arinc Engineering Services 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 group equipment and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a group equipment:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ases LLC DBA Field Aerospace | Group A Equipment-Cockpit Upgrade A0241210000 | Modification Part | The Boeing Company DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) | 2017-01-18 | current |
| Ases LLC DBA Field Aerospace | Group A equipment Iridium Flightcell Telephone System AC253720000 | Modification Part | The Boeing Company DC-10-30F (KC-10A) | 2017-01-18 | current |
| Arinc Engineering Services LLC | Group A equipment Iridium Flightcell Telephone System AC253720000 | Modification part | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (KC-10A) | 2006-07-24 | current |
| Arinc Engineering Services LLC | Group A Equipment-- Cockpit Upgrade A0241210000 | Modification part | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 DC-10-30F (KC-10A KDC-10) | 2006-04-18 | 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.