Molding Windshield
No failure report names the molding windshield. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement molding windshield, Plane Plastics LTD holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a molding windshield and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a molding windshield:
For these models most: Cessna 208 Caravan (2), Beechcraft G58 (1), Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (1), Beechcraft B36 Bonanza (1), Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Aerospace Services & Technology, INC. | Molding-Windshield Upper P58-530165-7 | 58-530165-7, 58-530165-3 | Textron Aviation Inc. A36, G36, A36TC | 2019-05-28 | current |
| Plane Plastics LTD | Molding Windshield Retainer Right Hand K2615060-4 | 2615060-4 | Cessna 208, 208B | 2015-06-04 | current |
| Plane Plastics LTD | Molding Windshield Retainer Left Hand K2615060-3 | 2615060-3 | Cessna 208, 208B | 2015-06-04 | 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.