Piercer
No failure report names the piercer. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement piercer, Western Sky Industries holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a piercer and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a piercer:
For these models most: Boeing 777 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sky Industries | Piercer, Hexbase 2055305 | Boeing S415W001-8 | Boeing 777-200 | 1998-08-06 | current |
| Western Sky Industries | Piercer (Large) 2055307 | Boeing S415W001-10 | Boeing 777-200 | 1998-08-06 | current |
| Western Sky Industries | Piercer (Small) 2055308 | Boeing S415W001-11 | Boeing 777-200 | 1998-08-06 | 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.