Manual Bleed
No failure report names the manual bleed. 7 FAA approvals let 6 companies make a replacement manual bleed, American Eurocopter LLC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a manual bleed and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a manual bleed:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-1 (3), Boeing 727 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters, INC. | Manual Bleed Air Heater Control Valve 117A73-0010-01 | Modification Part | Airbus Helicopters... MBB-BK 117 C-1 | 2018-01-16 | current |
| Circor Aerospace, INC. | Manual Bleed Valve P96-228 | P96-228 | Boeing 727-200 | 2015-05-03 | current |
| Aero Fluid Products | Manual Bleed Valve S2141-01 | General Electric 9377M83P01 | General Electric CF6-80C2 | 2013-07-23 | current |
| Aerocontrolex Group, Transdigm INC | Manual Bleed Valve S2141-01 | General Electric 9377M83P01 | General Electric CF6-80C2 | 2006-02-22 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Manual Bleed Air Heater Control Valve 117A73-0010-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Manual Bleed Air Heater Control Valve 117A73-0010-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| Fluid Regulators CORP | Manual Bleed Valve S2141-01 | G.E. 9377M83P01 | General Electric CF6-80C2 | 1992-10-22 | 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.