Needle
0 failure reports named the needle in the last ten years, 14 since 1996. 18 FAA approvals let 9 companies make a replacement needle, R & D Dynamics Corporation holding the most (4).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 18 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a needle and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a needle:
For these models most: Airbus A319 (4), Airbus A321 (2), Airbus A320 (2), Saab-Fairchild 340 (1), Northrop C-125 (1), Dehavilland DHC-2 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore Air Harbor LLC | Needle, Flap Indictor KAC2CF1357 | C2-CF-1357 | Viking Air Limited DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, DHC-2 Mk. III | 2025-04-03 | current |
| Vse Aviation Services LLC | Needle 365401 | 365401 | Pratt & Whitney Division Military R-985 Series R-985-5, -13, -50 | 2025-03-13 | current |
| Vse Aviation Services LLC | Needle 365401 | 365401 | Pratt & Whitney Division Wasp Jr. SB, SB-2, SB-3 | 2025-03-13 | current |
| Aircraft Component Design LLC | Needle, Roller AVIN124546 | AIR124546 | SAAB AB 340A (SAAB SF340A), and 340B | 2020-09-16 | current |
| R & D Dynamics Corporation | Needle RDS550-21 | S550-21 | Airbus A318 Series A318 Model -111, -112,... | 2019-09-11 | current |
| R & D Dynamics Corporation | Needle RDS550-22 | S550-22 | Airbus A318 Series A318 Model -111, -112,... | 2019-09-11 | current |
| Precision Fuel Components, LLC | Needle 365401 | 365401 | Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. SB, SB-2, SB-3 TIB2 | 2019-06-24 | current |
| Kelly Aerospace Power Systems, INC. | Needle CF43-648 | Precision Airmotive Facet/Marvel-Schebler 43-648 | Lycoming O-3601G, A4N, B2A | 2009-04-06 | current |
| Kelly Aerospace Power Systems, INC. | Needle CF43-564 | Precision Airmotive Facet/Marvel- Schebler 43-564 | Lycoming O-235-P2A, C1C, C2A | 2009-04-06 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Needle, Plunger, Manifold Valve AE634619 | 634619,, 631172 | Teledyne Continental IO-346-A, B, IO-360-A | 2007-11-20 | current |
| R & D Dynamics Corporation | Needle RDS550-22 | S550-22 | Airbus A319-111, -112, -113 -114 | 2007-07-30 | current |
| R & D Dynamics Corporation | Needle RDS550-21 | S550-21 | Airbus A319-111, -112, -113 -114 | 2007-07-30 | current |
| Aviation Component Solutions | Needle P00426 | Liebherr-Aerospace S550-2 | Airbus A319-133, A320-211, A320-212 | 2004-03-21 | current |
| Aviation Component Solutions | Needle P00146 | Liebherr-Aerospace 6729-395 | Airbus A319, A320, A321 | 2002-08-06 | current |
| Consolidated Fuel Systems INC | Needle CF43-648 | Precision Airmotive Facet/Marvel-Schebler 43-648 | Teledyne Continental GO-300-A, -C, -D | 1997-06-03 | current |
| Consolidated Fuel Systems INC | Needle CF43-564 | Precision Airmotive Facet/Marvel-Schebler 43-564 | Teledyne Continental O-200-A, -B, C-125-2 | 1997-06-03 | current |
| Consolidated Fuel Systems INC | Needle Assembly CF233-615-1 | Facet Marvel-Schebler 233-615-1 | Franklin Engine Co. Lycoming, Continental, and Franklin engines | 1992-06-17 | current |
| Consolidated Fuel Systems INC | Needle Assembly CF233-615-1 | Facet Marvel-Schebler 233-615-1 | Franklin Engine Co. when installed on Lycoming,... | 1990-02-25 | 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.