Pole Equipment
No failure report names the pole equipment. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement pole equipment, Spectrum Aeromed LLC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a pole equipment and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a pole equipment:
For these models most: Boeing 787 Dreamliner (1), Boeing 777 (1), Boeing 737 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Aeromed LLC | Pole Equipment 400340 | Modification Article | The Boeing Company 737-700, 737-800 | 2025-07-23 | current |
| Spectrum Aeromed LLC | Pole Equipment 400340 | Modification Article | The Boeing Company 787-8, 787-9 | 2025-05-08 | current |
| Spectrum Aeromed LLC | Pole Equipment 400340 | Modification Article | The Boeing Company 777-300ER | 2025-04-09 | 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.