Parts · Airframe structure

Hinge Bracket

1,033 failure reports named the hinge bracket in the last ten years, 2,052 since 1995, most often on the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11; the condition most often found was "corroded". 15 FAA approvals let 10 companies make a replacement hinge bracket, Safran Cabin INC. holding the most (3).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	2
1996	1
1997	2
1998	1
2000	3
2001	32
2002	9
2003	45
2004	249
2005	20
2006	104
2007	31
2008	59
2009	211
2010	74
2011	13
2012	72
2013	13
2014	24
2015	54
2016	105
2017	153
2018	197
2019	250
2020	89
2021	141
2022	14
2023	24
2024	24
2025	30
2026	6

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure1,026Cabin, seats and restraints5Engine1Flight controls1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	1,026
Cabin, seats and restraints	5
Engine	1
Flight controls	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11941Mcdonnell Douglas MD-1014Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ13Boeing 73710Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude8Airbus A3194Boeing 7474Boeing 7573Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 3503Airbus A3202Airbus A3212Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q4002

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11	941
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10	14
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ	13
Boeing 737	10
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude	8
Airbus A319	4
Boeing 747	4
Boeing 757	3
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350	3
Airbus A320	2
Airbus A321	2
Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400	2

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

corroded973cracked27broken5gouged5worn5damaged4excess play4chafed3bent1deformed1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
corroded	973
cracked	27
broken	5
gouged	5
worn	5
damaged	4
excess play	4
chafed	3
bent	1
deformed	1

Engines most often reporting it

Garrett (Honeywell) TPE331-10 series 2Austro Engine E4P(series 1Continental IO-360-ES 1Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B 1

Approved replacement parts 15 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Safran Cabin INC. 3Spirit Aerosystems INC 2Gemini Engineering 2Aviation Materials Management INC 2Worthington Aviation 1Mcclain International INC, Division of Heico Aerospace 1Gemini Engineering INC 1Fliegen Works INC 1Aviation Materials Management, INC. 1Aviation Materials Management, INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 737 (6), Boeing 747 (4), Boeing 767 (3), Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Safran Cabin INC.	HINGE BRACKET UPPER 9621070-1	9621070-1	DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-200 SERIES	2025-08-18	current
Safran Cabin INC.	HINGE BRACKET UPPER 9621070-1	9621070-1	DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-300 SERIES	2025-08-18	current
Safran Cabin INC.	HINGE BRACKET UPPER 9621070-1	9621070-1	DE HAVILLAND... DHC-8-100 SERIES	2025-08-18	current
Fliegen Works INC	Hinge Bracket 1020809	1020809	Fliegen Works Inc. 138S	2016-12-04	current
Aviation Materials Management, INC	Hinge Bracket 141A6910-4	141A6910-4	Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,...	2015-02-12	current
Aviation Materials Management, INC.	Hinge Bracket 141A6910-4	141A6910-4	Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,...	2014-09-04	current
Aviation Materials Management INC	Hinge Bracket 141A6910-4	141A6910-4	Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,...	2013-03-24	current
Aviation Materials Management INC	Hinge Bracket 141A6910-4	141A6910-4	Boeing 737-600 Series, 737-700 Series,...	2010-08-08	current
Spirit Aerosystems INC	HINGE BRACKET 141A6910-2	141A6910-2	Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...	2010-01-06	current
Spirit Aerosystems INC	HINGE BRACKET 141A6910-1	141A6910-1	Boeing 737-600 SERIES, 737-700 SERIES,...	2010-01-06	current
Gemini Engineering	HINGE BRACKET ASSY 69B11059Y5	69B11059Y5	Boeing 747-200F Series, 747-300 Series,...	2009-11-15	current
Gemini Engineering INC	HINGE BRACKET ASSY 69B11059Y5	69B11059Y5	Boeing 747-200F Series, 747-300 Series,...	2009-11-15	current
Mcclain International INC, Division of Heico Aerospace	Hinge Bracket, Footpad RD1000035-001AB	1000035-001AB	Boeing 747-400, -400D, -400F Series 767-300	2009-02-09	current
Worthington Aviation	Hinge Bracket 173058-213	173058-213	Israel 1121, 1123, 1124	2008-10-26	current
Gemini Engineering	Hinge Bracket Assy 69B11059-5	69B11059-5	Boeing 747-200F Series, 747-300 Series,...	2007-08-27	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.