Manual Release
No failure report names the manual release. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement manual release, Onboard Systems holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a manual release and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a manual release:
For these models most: Sikorsky S-70 (1), Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 and Legacy 500 (1), Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | Manual Release Cable 5915561 | 5915561 | Embraer EMB-550 | 2015-05-06 | current |
| Onboard Systems | Manual Release Cable Installation Kit 200-361-00 | 200-361-00 | Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH MBB-BK117C-2 | 2011-05-09 | current |
| Keystone Helicopter Corporation | Manual Release Button Assembly 04070-10A060 | Modification Part | Sikorsky S-70C | 2005-03-04 | 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.