Metal Tail
No failure report names the metal tail. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement metal tail, Weatherly Aviation Company INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a metal tail and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a metal tail:
For these models most: Israel Aircraft Industries ASTRA SPX (1), Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 (1), Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (1), Ayres Corporation S-2 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream Aerospace LP | Metal Tail Cone 313034-51 | IAI 5313034-51 | Israel 1121, 1121A, 1121B | 2001-06-06 | current |
| Weatherly Aviation Company INC | Metal Tail Group All parts listed on MDL No. T-100 | Modifiation Parts | Ayres S2R, S2R-T11, -T15 | 1995-06-04 | 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.