Ka Radio
No failure report names the ka radio. 10 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement ka radio, Rave Aerospace LLC holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a ka radio and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a ka radio:
For these models most: Airbus A350 (3), Airbus A321 (3), Boeing 787 Dreamliner (1), Boeing 777 (1), Airbus A330 (1), Airbus A320 (1), Airbus A319 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rave Aerospace LLC | KA RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT (KRFU) FANNED (WAVESTREAM), SAT 00-5530-01 | 00-5530-01 | The Boeing Company 787-9 | 2026-09-24 | current |
| Rave Aerospace LLC | KA RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT (KRFU) FANLESS (WAVESTREAM), SAT 00-5529-01 | 00-5529-01 | Airbus SAS A321-251NX | 2026-09-14 | current |
| Rave Aerospace LLC | KA RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT (KRFU) FANLESS (WAVESTREAM), SAT 00-5529-01 | 00-5529-01 | Airbus S.A.S. A321-251NX | 2026-08-12 | current |
| Rave Aerospace LLC | KA RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT (KRFU) FANLESS (WAVESTREAM), SAT 00-5529-01 | 00-5529-01 | Airbus SAS A350-1041, A350-941 | 2026-07-23 | current |
| Safran Passenger Innovations LLC | Ka Radio Frequency Unit (KRFU) Comtech Fanless with WG... 00-5517-02 | 00-5517-02 | Airbus SAS A350-941 | 2024-10-10 | current |
| Safran Passenger Innovations LLC | KA RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT (KRFU) FANLESS, SAT 00-5517-01 | 00-5517-01 | Airbus SAS A350-941 | 2024-04-26 | current |
| Carlisle Interconnect Technologies DBA Electronic Cable Specialists | KA Radio Frequency Unit (KRFU) 00-5074-01 | Modification Part | Airbus A319 Series, A320 Series, A321 Series | 2018-08-09 | current |
| Zodiac Inflight Innovations | Ka Radio Frequency Unit (KRFU) 00-5074-01 | 00-5074-01 | Airbus A380-841 | 2018-03-28 | current |
| Zodiac Inflight Innovations | Ka Radio Frequency Unit (KRFU) 00-5074-01 | 00-5074-01 | Boeing 777-300 Series, 777-300ER Series | 2017-12-06 | current |
| Zodiac Inflight Innovations | Ka Radio Frequency Unit (KRFU) 00-5074-01 | 00-5074-01 | Airbus A330-203 | 2017-09-17 | 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.