Nickel
No failure report names the nickel. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement nickel, Marathonnorco Aerospace, INC. holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a nickel and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a nickel:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (1), Boeing 747 (1), Boeing 727 (1), Airbus A300 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount Aerospace INC | R.T.D. Nickel 1122525 | Rohr 1122525 | Airbus A310-221, -222, -322 | 2002-12-15 | current |
| Lewis Engineering CO, Coltec Industries | Nickel, RTD 1122083 | McDonnell Douglas 1122083 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -10F, -15 | 1997-11-20 | current |
| Marathonnorco Aerospace, INC. | Nickel - Cadmium Battery CA-727-20C 25582-005 | Marathon (OEM) Nickel - Cadmium Battery... | Boeing 727, 727-100, -100C | 1995-06-04 | current |
| Marathonnorco Aerospace, INC. | Nickel - Cadmium Battery, Rechargeable, Sealed. model S-104T 38924-025 | Bell Industries Drawing 100-000036 | Boeing 747-100, -100B, -100B (SUD) | 1995-05-22 | 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.