Piston Nose
No failure report names the piston nose. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement piston nose, Aerospace Turbine Rotables holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a piston nose and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a piston nose:
For these models most: Beechcraft C90 King Air C90 (2), Beechcraft B200 King Air B200 (2), Beechcraft B100 (2), Beechcraft A200 (2), Beechcraft A100 (2), Beechcraft 65 (2), Beechcraft 300 King Air 300 (2), Beechcraft E-90 King Air E90 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Turbine Rotables | Piston Assembly – Nose Gear Shimmy Damper AE-820020 | Beech Aircraft Corp. (Raytheon Aircraft) Part... | Textron Aviation Inc. 50 (L-23), (L-23D), 65-B80 | 2025-08-27 | current |
| Aero Electric INC | Piston Assembly-Nose Gear Shimmy Damper AE-820020 | 50-820020 | Raytheon Beech) (50 (L-23), (L-23D. 65-B80, 65-90 | 2002-03-11 | 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.