Pilots Compartment
No failure report names the pilots compartment. 4 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement pilots compartment, Charles A Starr CO holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a pilots compartment and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a pilots compartment:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (3), Douglas DC-8 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A Starr CO | Pilots Compartment Self Closing Ashtray 623-( ) series | McDonnell Douglas 623-( ) | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-11, -12, -21 | 1996-02-21 | current |
| Charles A Starr CO | Pilots Compartment Self Closing Ashtray 2026-( ) series | McDonnell Douglas 2026-( ) | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -30, -40 | 1996-02-21 | current |
| Charles A Starr CO | Pilots Compartment Self Closing Ashtray 2027-( ) series | McDonnell Douglas 2027-( ) | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -30, -40 | 1996-02-21 | current |
| Charles A Starr CO | Pilots Compartment Self Closing Ashtray 2025-( ) series | McDonnell Douglas 2025-( ) | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -30, -40 | 1996-02-21 | 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.