Pivot Nut
No failure report names the pivot nut. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement pivot nut, Goodrich Landing Gear holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a pivot nut and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a pivot nut:
For these models most: Boeing 777 (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Engineering INC | PIVOT NUT 161W1217-1 | 161W1217-1 | Boeing 777-200 Series, 777-200LR Series,... | 2009-11-15 | current |
| Goodrich Landing Gear | PIVOT NUT 161W1217-1 | 161W1217-1 | Boeing 777-200 SERIES, 777-200LR SERIES,... | 2008-11-24 | current |
| Goodrich Landing Gear | PIVOT NUT 161W1217-1 | 161W1217-1 | Boeing 777-200 SERIES, 777-200LR SERIES,... | 2008-11-24 | current |
| Aerotech Engineering INC | Pivot Nut 161W1217-1 | 161W1217-1 | Boeing 777-200 Series, 777-200LR Series,... | 2008-04-02 | 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.