Idler Link

1 failure reports named the idler link in the last ten years, 18 since 1997, most often on the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11; the condition most often found was "corroded". 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement idler link, Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane holding the most (2).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1997	4
2001	1
2003	3
2004	1
2007	2
2009	1
2014	1
2015	4
2018	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Mcdonnell Douglas MD-111

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

corroded1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
corroded	1

Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane 2

For these models most: Bell 214 (2).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane	IDLER LINK ASSY E214-010-558-101	214-010-558-101	BELL 214ST	2020-03-29	current
Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane	Idler Link Assy, Main Rotor Controls 214-010-558-101	214-010-558-101	BELL 214ST	2017-02-05	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.