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Master Caution

12 failure reports named the master caution in the last ten years, 18 since 2006, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "false activation". 6 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement master caution, Nextant Aerospace LLC holding the most (2).

Reports by year

012452006202112024
Reports by year, as a table
reports
20061
20073
20081
20111
20201
20213
20225
20232
20241

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table
reports
Boeing 7378
Airbus A3212
Boeing 7671
Dehavilland DHC-81

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

false activation3failed2false indication2erratic1fault message1inoperative1intermittent1malfunctioned1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
false activation3
failed2
false indication2
erratic1
fault message1
inoperative1
intermittent1
malfunctioned1

Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a master caution and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a master caution:

For these models most: Sikorsky S-76 (2), Beechcraft 400 Beechjet (2), Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III (1), Bell 214 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-CraneMaster Caution Light Signal Assembly 214-075-100-005214-075-100-5BELL 214B2018-02-19current
Nextant Aerospace LLCMASTER CAUTION HARNESS HRPLMC33-1206-1000Modification PartRaytheon Aircraft Company 400A2016-03-10current
Nextant Aerospace LLCMASTER CAUTION HARNESS HRPLMC33-1206-1000Modification PartRaytheon Aircraft Company 400A2014-08-12current
Aviation Specialties Unlimited INCMaster Caution Light Filter ASU-MC-1Modification PartSikorsky S-76C, S-76A2010-07-29current
Aviation Specialties Unlimited INCMaster Caution Light Filter ASU-MC-1Modification PartSikorsky S-76C2010-02-15current
Bkm CompanyMaster Caution Panel Controller BKM1000-501A, B, C, D, E, GGulfstream G-1159, -1159A, -1159B1993-11-11current

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.