Liferaft
0 failure reports named the liferaft in the last ten years, 1 since 1996. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement liferaft, Apical Industries INC holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a liferaft and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a liferaft:
For these models most: Sikorsky S-76 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apical Industries, INC. DBA Dart Aerospace | Liferaft Kit MDL MD76-2 | Modification Parts | Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C | 2015-02-17 | current |
| Apical Industries INC | Liferaft Kit Model MD76-2 | Modification Parts | Sikorsky S-76A, S-76B, S-76C | 2006-07-05 | 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.