Heater Tape
No failure report names the heater tape. 1 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement heater tape, Tayco Engineering INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 1 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a heater tape and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a heater tape:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (1), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayco Engineering INC | Heater Tape Pneumatic Control 62-5536 | McDonnell Douglas 62-5536 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -40, -30 | 1999-02-24 | 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.