Kandu
No failure report names the kandu. 8 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement kandu, Intelsat Inflight LLC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 8 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a kandu and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a kandu:
For these models most: Boeing 737 (2), Boeing 777 (1), Airbus A350 (1), Airbus A330 (1), Airbus A321 (1), Airbus A320 (1), Airbus A319 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinkom Solutions INC | A791 KANDU, COMMERCIAL, 50MHZ REF 1007000-110 | Modification Parts | The Boeing Company 737-800 Series737-8 | 2026-04-15 | current |
| Thinkom Solutions, INC. | Kandu Assy, ARINC 791, KA2517 187300-101 | 1007000-110 | Boeing Boeing 737-8 | 2021-11-30 | current |
| Thales Avionics INC | KANDU ASSY,ARINC 791,KA2517 187300-101 | 187300-101 | Boeing 737-8 | 2021-06-28 | current |
| Thales Avionics INC | KANDU ASSY, ARINC 791, KA2517 187300-101 | Modification Part | Airbus A319-132, A319-133, A320-232 | 2020-11-04 | current |
| Intelsat Inflight LLC | KANDU P23741-001 | Modification Part | Airbus A380-800, (Interiors Services MOD CJ2149) | 2018-05-02 | current |
| Carlisle Interconnect Technologies DBA Electronic Cable Specialists | KANDU 90401566 | Modification Part | Boeing 777-300 Series, 777-300ER Series | 2017-11-26 | current |
| Intelsat Inflight LLC | KANDU 1004990-100 | Modification Part | Airbus A330-200, A330-300 | 2017-10-16 | current |
| Intelsat Inflight LLC | KANDU 1004990-100 | Modification Part | Airbus A350-941 | 2017-10-09 | 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.