Kicker Plate
No failure report names the kicker plate. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement kicker plate, Delta Flight Products holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a kicker plate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a kicker plate:
For these models most: Airbus A319 (4), Airbus A321 (2), Airbus A320 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Technical Services | Kicker Plate Angle – T/R UPR Pivoting Door 321-311-400-6ATSPMA | 321-311-400-6 | Airbus S.A.S. A318-111, A318-112, A319-111 | 2025-11-18 | current |
| Aviation Technical Services | Kicker Plate Angle – T/R UPR Pivoting Door 321-311-450-6ATSPMA | 321-311-450-6 | Airbus S.A.S. A318-111, A318-112, A319-111 | 2025-11-18 | current |
| Delta Flight Products | Kicker Plate Angle (RH) 321-311-450-6DFP | 321-311-450-6 | Airbus SAS A319/A320/321 All Series | 2023-07-05 | current |
| Delta Flight Products | Kicker Plate Angle (LH) 321-311-400-6DFP | 321-311-400-6 | Airbus SAS A319/A320/321 All Series | 2023-07-05 | 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.