Kaflex Driveshaft
No failure report names the kaflex driveshaft. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement kaflex driveshaft, Kamatics Corporation 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 kaflex driveshaft and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a kaflex driveshaft:
For these models most: Northwest Rotorcraft Llc UH-1 (1), Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamatics Corporation | KAflex® Driveshaft Main Drive UH-1 SKCP3303-1 | SKCP2281-103 | JJASPP Engineering... UH-1H | 2017-08-16 | current |
| Kamatics CORP | KAflex Driveshaft SK CP 2456-3 Rev E | MBB Driveshaft SKCP2456-3 | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-... BO-105 Type Certificate, H3EU. | 1990-02-12 | 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.