Mounting Base
No failure report names the mounting base. 7 FAA approvals let 6 companies make a replacement mounting base, Luminator Holding, LP holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a mounting base and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a mounting base:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (3), Boeing 737 (2), Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmin International INC | Mounting Base 115-04049-00 | Modification Part | Textron Aviation Inc. Refer to STC SA01535WI-D | 2023-09-25 | current |
| Luminator Holding, LP | Mounting Base 0202012-001 | Modification Part | McDonnell Douglas Corporation DC-10-30 Series | 2021-04-23 | current |
| Resurgent Aviation Solutions LLC | Mounting Base 15401 | B-5S | Eclipse EA500 | 2017-11-12 | current |
| Rockwell Collins INC | Mounting Base Assembly 4090-0034-60 | 10-60522-60 | Boeing 737 | 2016-06-01 | current |
| Lumexis Corporation | Mounting Base 300-6001-001 | 300-6001-001 | Boeing 737-800 Series | 2013-08-20 | current |
| Luminator Holding, LP | Mounting Base 0202012-001 | Modification Part | McDonnell Douglas Corporation DC-10-30 Series | 2010-05-25 | current |
| Raytheon Systems Company | Mounting Base APX-100 RT 4038850-0501 | Modification Part | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (KC-10A) | 2000-08-13 | 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.