Mounting Brace
No failure report names the mounting brace. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement mounting brace, Elmo Air Center INC 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 mounting brace and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a mounting brace:
For these models most: Bell 407 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Surveillance Systems INC | Lower Mounting Brace 407U40010 | Modification Part | Bell Helicopter Textron 407 | 2010-11-25 | current |
| Elmo Air Center INC | Mounting Brace Upper 407U40013 | Modification Part | Bell 407 | 1998-07-08 | current |
| Elmo Air Center INC | Lower Mounting Brace 407U40010 | Modification Part | Bell 407 | 1998-07-08 | 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.