Internal Shaft
No failure report names the internal shaft. 8 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement internal shaft, Gemini Engineering holding the most (5).
Approved replacement parts 8 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a internal shaft and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a internal shaft:
For these models most: Boeing 727 (8).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Air Engineering INC | INTERNAL SHAFT 69-26949-1 | 69-26949-1 | Boeing 727-200 SERIES, 727-200F SERIES | 2008-10-08 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | INTERNAL SHAFT-LARGE 69-26949-3 | 69-26949-3 | Boeing 727-200 SERIES | 2004-05-24 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | INTERNAL SHAFT 69-26949-1 | 69-26949-1 | Boeing 727-200 SERIES, 727-200F SERIES | 2004-05-24 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | INTERNAL SHAFT ASSY 69-26950-9 | 69-26950-9 | Boeing 727-200 SERIES, 727-200F SERIES | 2003-03-31 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | INTERNAL SHAFT 69-26950-7 | 69-26950-7 | Boeing 727-200 SERIES, 727-200F SERIES | 2003-03-31 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | Internal Shaft-Small Universal Joint Flap Drive G69-26950- ( ) | Boeing 69-26950- ( ) | Boeing 727 | 1996-08-22 | current |
| Texas Aero Support | Internal Shaft - Large Universal Joint, Flap Drive 1027003T-1 | Boeing 69-26949-1 | Boeing 727-100, -300 | 1992-01-16 | current |
| Texas Aero Support | Internal Shaft-Universal Joint 1027001T-1 | Boeing 69-26950-1 | Boeing 727-200 | 1992-01-16 | 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.