Plate Link
No failure report names the plate link. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement plate link, Nextant Aerospace LLC 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 plate link and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a plate link:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemico INC. | Plate-Link HEM901004-9 | MUV901004-9 | Textron Aviation Inc. 400, 400A | 2024-10-18 | current |
| Nextant Aerospace LLC | PLATE-LINK AS- MUV901004-9 | MUV901004-1, MUV901004-5, MUV901004-9 | Textron Aviation Inc. 400, 400A, 400T | 2018-09-20 | 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.