Hand Rail

20 failure reports named the hand rail in the last ten years, 93 since 2000, most often on the Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ; the condition most often found was "loose". 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement hand rail, Telair International INC holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
2000	6
2001	13
2002	1
2003	3
2004	2
2005	2
2006	1
2009	2
2010	3
2011	7
2012	10
2013	2
2014	15
2015	6
2016	5
2017	2
2019	1
2020	4
2022	1
2024	3
2025	2
2026	2

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure20

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	20

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ10Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 60002Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 1452Saab-Fairchild 3402Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 3501Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q4001Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-881

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ	10
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 6000	2
Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145	2
Saab-Fairchild 340	2
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350	1
Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400	1
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel	1
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

loose3corroded2damaged2out of adjust2binding1chafed1detached1failed1inoperative1malfunctioned1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
loose	3
corroded	2
damaged	2
out of adjust	2
binding	1
chafed	1
detached	1
failed	1
inoperative	1
malfunctioned	1

Engines most often reporting it

General Electric CT7-9B 1

Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a hand rail and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a hand rail:

Telair International INC 1 Safran Cabin INC. 1

For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (1), Boeing 717 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Safran Cabin INC.	Hand Rail Mount Assy B833514-511AHE	B833514-511AHE	Airbus S.A.S A380-841, A380-842, A380-861	2025-08-18	current
Telair International INC	Hand Rail 1068T100-6M	1068T100-6M	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82),...	2005-11-08	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.