Hardpoint Installation
No failure report names the hardpoint installation. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement hardpoint installation, Safran Cabin INC. 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 hardpoint installation and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a hardpoint installation:
For these models most: Boeing 737 (2), Bell 505 (1), Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safran Cabin INC. | G2E Hardpoint Installation Index List A81 | Modification Part | The Boeing Company 737-800 | 2025-08-06 | current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC | AFT Hardpoint Installation Kit 505-104-001 | 505-104-001 | Bell Helicopter... 505 | 2018-05-28 | current |
| Stratton Park Engineering Company INC | Hardpoint Installation, Outbd Lower Wing 200-0610-03 | Modification Part | Hawker Beechcraft B300 | 2015-12-02 | current |
| Safran Cabin INC. | G2E Hardpoint Installation Index List t A81 | Modification Part | Boeing 737-800 | 2006-04-03 | 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.