Parts · Emergency equipment

Initiator

2 failure reports named the initiator in the last ten years, 2 since 2025, most often on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner; the condition most often found was "expired". 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement initiator, Hrd Aerosystems INC holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
2025	2

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Emergency equipment2

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Emergency equipment	2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 787 Dreamliner2

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	2

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

expired2

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
expired	2

Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Hrd Aerosystems INC 1Fenwal Safety Systems 1

For these models most: Boeing 757 (1), Boeing 707 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Hrd Aerosystems INC	Initiator, Dual Bridgewire Assy H52000735-1	52000735-1900522-5200023442S416N207-5S416N207-7	The Boeing Company 757-200 Series, 757-200CB Series,...	2011-10-21	current
Fenwal Safety Systems	Initiator Assembly 48-199932-017	Boeing 10-61249-10	Boeing 707-300 Series	1998-12-17	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.