Panels Windshields
No failure report names the panels windshields. 4 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement panels windshields, Ten Cate Aerospace INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a panels windshields and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a panels windshields:
For these models most: Sud Aviation SA 318 (4), Aerospatiale SA315 (4), S N I A S SE 3130 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordam Transparency Div | Replacement Panels Windshields P3180-1, -2, -3, -4, -5,... | Aerospatiale3180S25-10-221-222, -223, -224,... | Aerospatiale SA315B, SA318B, C | 1999-10-12 | current |
| Nordam-Texas | Replacement Panels Windshields P3180-1, -2, -3, -4, -5,... | Aerospatiale 3180S25-10-221-222, -223, -224,... | Eurocopter France SA315B, SA318B, C | 1997-02-12 | current |
| M & N Aerospace | Replacement Panels Windshields P3180-1, -2, -3, -4, -5,... | Aerospatiale 3180S25-10-221, 222, 223, 224,... | Eurocopter France SA315B, SA318B, SA318C | 1993-09-09 | current |
| Ten Cate Aerospace INC | Replacement Panels Windshields P3180-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,... | Aerospatiale 3180S25-10-221, 222, 223, 224,... | Eurocopter France SA315B, SA318B, SA318C | 1993-05-16 | 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.