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Nose Cone

3 failure reports named the nose cone in the last ten years, 10 since 1996, most often on the Boeing 757; the condition most often found was "cracked". 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement nose cone, Knots 2U LTD holding the most (1).

Reports by year

001221996201312023
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19961
19982
20091
20101
20121
20131
20201
20211
20231

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Engine1
Landing gear1
Airframe structure1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table
reports
Boeing 7572
Boeing 7371

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

cracked1damaged1none1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
cracked1
damaged1
none1

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a nose cone and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a nose cone:

For these models most: Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R (1), Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (1), Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec (1), Boeing 727 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
B/E Aerospace INCNose Cone Airbox 103100-101103100-101Boeing 727 Series, 727-100 Series, 727C Series2003-01-09current
Knots 2U LTDNose Cone Airbox 30NCABModification PartPiper PA-30, PA-392001-12-19current
Apache Modification Aircraft CORPNose Cone 3101-1Modification PartPiper PA-23-250 Serial #s 27-2000 and up2000-12-12current

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.