Iridium
No failure report names the iridium. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement iridium, Sterling Helicopter holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a iridium and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a iridium:
For these models most: Bell 407 (2), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outerlink Corporation | Iridium/ GPS Antenna N00-5500 | N00-5500 | Bell Textron Canada Limited 206, 206A, 206A-1 | 2025-08-06 | current |
| Sterling Helicopter | Iridium/GPS Antenna N00-5500 | Modification Part | Bell Textron Canada Limited 206, 206A, 206A-1 (OH-58A) | 2025-03-10 | 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.