Parts · Rotorcraft systems

Pitch Link

5 failure reports named the pitch link in the last ten years, 148 since 1995, most often on the Bell 407; the condition most often found was "cracked". 18 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement pitch link, Garmin International INC holding the most (8). The reports call it "pitch link", "pitch link assy".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	10
1996	5
1997	16
1998	12
1999	10
2000	10
2001	6
2002	8
2003	18
2004	10
2005	20
2006	13
2007	1
2008	2
2010	1
2015	1
2018	1
2022	2
2025	2

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Rotorcraft systems4Propeller1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Rotorcraft systems	4
Propeller	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Bell 4073Beechcraft B300 King Air 3501Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 1171

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Bell 407	3
Beechcraft B300 King Air 350	1
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

cracked2debonded1galled1worn1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
cracked	2
debonded	1
galled	1
worn	1

Engines most often reporting it

Allison (Rolls-Royce) 250-C47B 1Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 1

Approved replacement parts 18 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Garmin International INC 8Able Aerospace Services, INC. 4Able Engineering and Component Services, INC. 3Lord Corporation 2Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane 1

For these models most: Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (6), Leonardo Spa AW169 (2), Bell 427 (2), Bell 407 (2), Bell 505 (1), Bell 214 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Able Aerospace Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 2AA-010-795-105	206-010-795-105	Bell Textron Canada Limited 505	2022-03-02	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link 115-03787-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01844WI	2021-06-07	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link 115-03331-01	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01866WI	2020-06-23	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link 115-03331-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01866WI	2020-06-23	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link, Upper 115-03247-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01866WI	2019-07-16	current
Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane	Pitch Link Assy E214-010-410-133	214-010-410-133	BELL 214B, 214B-1, 214ST	2019-06-19	current
Garmin International INC	PITCH LINK TOP 115-02524-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01866WI	2017-12-20	current
Garmin International INC	PITCH LINK BOTTOM 115-02525-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01866WI	2017-12-20	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link, Top 115-02524-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01844WI	2017-08-02	current
Garmin International INC	Pitch Link, Bottom 115-02525-00	Modification Part	See Approved Model... See Approved Model List for STC SA01844WI	2017-08-02	current
Lord Corporation	Pitch Link Elastomeric Upper Rod End LB6-1507-5-1	6F6430V00251	Leonardo Elicotteri S.p.A. AW169	2017-07-13	current
Lord Corporation	Pitch Link Elastomeric Lower Rod End LB6-1507-6-1	6F6430V00151	Leonardo Elicotteri S.p.A. AW169	2017-07-13	current
Able Aerospace Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 2AA-010-795-105 Serial...	206-010-795-105	BELL 206B, 206L-3, 206L-4	2017-02-01	current active
Able Aerospace Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 2AA-010-795-101 Serial...	206-010-795-101	BELL 206A, 206B, 206L	2017-02-01	current active
Able Aerospace Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 4AA-312-103-101	406-312-103-101	BELL 206L-4, 407, 427	2017-02-01	current active
Able Engineering and Component Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 2AA-010-795-101 Serial...	206-010-795-101	Bell Helicopter... 206A, 206B, 206L	2017-02-01	current active
Able Engineering and Component Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 4AA-312-103-101	406-312-103-101	Bell Helicopter... 206L-4, 407, 427	2017-02-01	current active
Able Engineering and Component Services, INC.	Pitch Link Assembly 2AA-010-795-105 Serial...	206-010-795-105	Bell Helicopter... 206B, 206L-3, 206L-4	2017-02-01	current active

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.