Maintenance Step
No failure report names the maintenance step. 4 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement maintenance step, Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a maintenance step and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a maintenance step:
For these models most: Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (4), Bell OH-58 (2), Bell 407 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) | Maintenance Step Assembly AA-96215 | Modification Part | Bell 206A-1, 206B-1, OH-58A | 1999-08-17 | current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) | Maintenance Step Assembly AA-96215 | Modification Part | Bell 206A-1, 206B-1, OH-58A | 1997-05-11 | current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) | maintenance step KR-154 | Modification Part | Bell 206A, 206B, 407 | 1996-03-24 | current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) | Maintenance Step P/N AA-206-MS-L and R | Modification Part | Bell 206A | 1981-11-08 | 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.