Polar Plate
No failure report names the polar plate. 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement polar plate, Advantage Aerospace LLC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a polar plate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a polar plate:
For these models most: Airbus A340 (2), Airbus A330 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Aerospace LLC | Polar Plate ADV-840766 | 840766AOA Apparatebau Gauting14330-432Monogram Systems | Airbus SAS A330‑202, A330‑203, A330‑223 | 2018-08-02 | current |
| Advantage Aerospace LLC | Polar Plate ADV-840766 | Safran 06-201100, 14330-432 Monogram Systems | Airbus SAS A330-202, A330-203, A330-223 | 2017-09-25 | 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.