Pneumatic Door
No failure report names the pneumatic door. 5 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement pneumatic door, Paravion Technology INC holding the most (5).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a pneumatic door and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a pneumatic door:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (2), Md Helicopters Inc 500 (1), Bell 412 (1), Bell 407 (1), Bell 212 (1), Bell 205 (1), Bell 204 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paravion Technology INC | Pneumatic Door Opener MDL DL-407PDO-100 | MODIFICATION PART | Bell Helicopter Textron 407 | 1998-06-24 | current |
| Paravion Technology INC | Pneumatic Door Actuators Installation Dwg DL-369DA | Modification Part | MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369 Series, 500N | 1992-06-04 | current |
| Paravion Technology INC | Pneumatic Door Actuator ES39200-5 | Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp 350A25109521 | Eurocopter France AS350/355 | 1991-09-08 | current |
| Paravion Technology INC | Pneumatic Door Actuators Dwg 212DA-100DL | Modification Part | Bell 204B, 205A, A-1 | 1991-09-08 | current |
| Paravion Technology INC | Pneumatic Door Actuator ES39200-4 | Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp 350A25109021 | Eurocopter France AS350/355 | 1991-09-08 | 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.