Monitor Arm
No failure report names the monitor arm. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement monitor arm, Heads Up Technologies INC 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 monitor arm and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a monitor arm:
For these models most: Learjet 35 (1), Learjet 31 (1), Learjet 25 (1), Boeing 737 (1), Airbus A340 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronics Custom Control Concepts INC. | Monitor Arm Cable 5A 118-1057-50 | 118-1057-50 | Boeing 737-700 Series | 2019-10-20 | current |
| Custom Control Concepts LLC | Monitor Arm Cable 118-0572-02 | 118-0572-02 | Airbus A340-500 | 2014-08-04 | current |
| Heads Up Technologies INC | Monitor Arm Socket MNT100-500 | Modification Part | Learjet 25, 25A, 25B | 2012-07-11 | 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.