Photo Cell

1 failure reports named the photo cell in the last ten years, 4 since 1996, most often on the Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175; the condition most often found was "inoperative". 1 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement photo cell, Keystone Helicopter Corporation holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1996	1
2003	1
2006	1
2022	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Electrical power1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Electrical power	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1751

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

inoperative1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
inoperative	1

Approved replacement parts 1 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Keystone Helicopter Corporation 1

For these models most: Bell 407 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Keystone Helicopter Corporation	Photo Cell assembly 10200	Modification Part	Bell 407	2005-01-31	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.