Link Plate
No failure report names the link plate. 42 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement link plate, Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering holding the most (32).
Approved replacement parts 42 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a link plate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a link plate:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (42), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (42), Aerospatiale AS-355 (10).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able Aerospace Services, INC. | Link Plate AECS 46746-A/-B/-C/-M/-T/-W/-Y/-Z | ACO 46746-A/-B/-C/-M/-T/-W/-Y/-Z | Airbus Helicopters AS350D, AS350B, AS350B1 | 2023-06-23 | current active |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/A, ACME... | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2016-01-05 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/C, ACME... | ACO 46746 | Airbus Helicopters... AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2016-01-05 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2012-01-02 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350B, B1, B2 | 2008-03-27 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/W | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/Y | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/T | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746-15-5/B | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Aerospace Component Manufacturing & Engineering | Link Plate ACME 46746/A | ACO 46746 | Eurocopter France AS 350 B, B1, B2 | 2003-03-12 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component Services | Link Plate AECS 46746-A/-B/-C/-M/-T/-W/-Y/-Z | Dunlop ACO 46746-A/-B/-C/-M/-T/-W/-Y/-Z | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1998-07-26 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-B | Dunlop ACO 46746-B | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-C | Dunlop ACO 46746-C | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-Z | Dunlop ACO 46746-Z | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-T | Dunlop ACO 46746-T | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-M | Dunlop ACO 46746-M | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-Y | Dunlop ACO 46746-Y | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-W | Dunlop ACO 46746-W | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | current |
| Able Engineering & Component | Link Plate AECS 46746-A | Dunlop ACO 46746-A | Eurocopter France AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2 | 1997-10-14 | 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.
