Plate Skid
No failure report names the plate skid. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement plate skid, 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 skid and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a plate skid:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemico INC. | Plate-Skid HEM128-430287-11 | 128-430287-11 | Textron Aviation Inc. 400, 400A | 2024-10-18 | current |
| Nextant Aerospace LLC | PLATE-SKID AS-128-430287-11 | 128-430287-11, 128-430287-13 | Textron Aviation Inc. 400A | 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.