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Planetary Gear

2 failure reports named the planetary gear in the last ten years, 37 since 1995, most often on the Aerospatiale AS350; the condition most often found was "damaged". 6 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement planetary gear, Dec Technologies INC holding the most (4).

Reports by year

0234619952004201112023
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19951
19972
19981
20002
20034
20045
20056
20066
20082
20091
20111
20122
20141
20151
20191
20231

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Engine1
Rotorcraft systems1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table
reports
Aerospatiale AS3501

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

damaged1failed1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
damaged1
failed1

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals

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

For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (2), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (2), Boeing 737 (2), Boeing 727 (2), Airbus A300 (2).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Aviation Component SolutionsPlanetary Gear Assembly P00245Telair International P/N: 2801306-1 installed...Airbus SAS A300, Model B4-603, A3002003-10-09current
Aar Cargo SystemsPlanetary Gear Assembly P00245Telair International 2801306-1 installed in...Airbus A300 Models: B4-603, B4-620, B4-605R2003-10-08current
Dec Technologies INCPlanetary Gear Assembly DEC46-005-501Whittaker Controls 155872-1McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -10CF, -152003-09-03current
Dec Technologies INCPlanetary Gear Assembly DEC46-011-501Whittaker Controls 155530-1McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, -10CF, -152003-09-03current
Dec Technologies INCPlanetary Gear Assembly DEC46-011-501Whittaker Controls 155530-1, when installed in...Boeing 727, 737, DC-92002-11-14current
Dec Technologies INCPlanetary Gear Assembly DEC46-005-501Whittaker Controls 155872-1, when installed in...Boeing 727, 737, DC-92002-11-14current

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.