Hinge Seal
0 failure reports named the hinge seal in the last ten years, 1 since 1996. 4 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement hinge seal, Knots 2U LTD holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a hinge seal and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a hinge seal:
For these models most: Piper PA-34 Seneca (2), Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga (2), Boeing 737 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knots 2U LTD | Hinge Seal ADS1200-57 (Hinge) | Aircraft Door Seals, LLC P/N ADS1200-57 (Hinge) | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-32-260, PA-32-300, PA-32-301 | 2017-07-09 | current |
| Aaxico Technical Services, INC. | HINGE SEAL C23502-257-105ATS | Contour Aerospace C23502-257-105 | Boeing 737-600, 700, 800 | 2016-02-07 | current |
| Aaxico Technical Services | HINGE SEAL C23503-257-105ATS | C23503-257-105 | BOEING 737-600, 737-700, 737-800 | 2013-07-18 | current |
| Aircraft Door Seals | Hinge Seal ADS-1200-57 | 69859-005, 65692-004 | Piper PA-32R-301 (SP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32RT-300 | 2008-02-04 | 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.