Position Sensor

40 failure reports named the position sensor in the last ten years, 108 since 1996, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "failed". 10 FAA approvals let 7 companies make a replacement position sensor, Woodward Mpc, INC holding the most (2).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1996	2
1997	1
2004	8
2005	10
2006	6
2007	4
2008	8
2009	5
2010	4
2012	5
2013	6
2014	1
2015	8
2016	7
2018	2
2019	5
2020	6
2021	3
2022	8
2023	8
2026	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Flight controls35Landing gear4Airframe structure1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Flight controls	35
Landing gear	4
Airframe structure	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	16
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ	10
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 350	3
Airbus A330	2
Cessna 750 Citation X	2
Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195	2
Airbus A320	1
Boeing 717	1
Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)	1
Learjet 35	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

failed13faulty6inoperative6faulted4out of adjust3defective2false indication2abnormal1asymetric1unknown1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
failed	13
faulty	6
inoperative	6
faulted	4
out of adjust	3
defective	2
false indication	2
abnormal	1
asymetric	1
unknown	1

Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a position sensor and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a position sensor:

Woodward Mpc, INC 2 Woodward Mpc 2 Ametek Aerospace Gulton-Statham Products 2 Sensor Systems, LLC 1 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 1 Curtiss-Wright Flight Sys INC 1 Canard Aerospace Corporation 1

For these models most: Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (3), Douglas DC-8 (2), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (1), Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195 (1), Boeing 777 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Woodward Mpc, INC	Position Sensor, Single Channel, Housed 3A1342B	Bombardier P/N C02181982-003	Bombardier BD-500-1A10 CSeries (CS100),...	2017-06-28	current
Woodward Mpc, INC	POSITION SENSOR, SINGLE CHANNEL, HOUSED 3A1342B	C02181982-003	Bombardier BD-500-1A10 CSeries, (CS100),...	2017-03-28	current
Ametek Aerospace Gulton-Statham Products	Position Sensor PA-2AS	PA-2AS	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61, DC-8-61F, DC-8-62	2014-01-02	current
Ametek Aerospace Gulton-Statham Products	Position Sensor PA-5AS4.40H (A55)	PA-5AS4.40H (A55)	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61, DC-8-61F, DC-8-62	2014-01-02	current
Woodward Mpc	Position Sensor, Feedback, Nose Landing Gear 3A1252D	Modification Part	Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440)	2012-10-23	current
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation	Position Sensor Unit 5913840	5913840	Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, ERJ 190- 100 STD,...	2009-11-30	current
Woodward Mpc	Position Sensor 3A2-237B	3A2237B	Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19, CL-600-2C10 (Regional...	2001-04-05	current
Canard Aerospace Corporation	Position Sensor 2961167-1	Modification Part	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-11, DC-9-12 DC-9-13, DC-9-14 DC-9-15	1999-08-09	current
Curtiss-Wright Flight Sys INC	Position Sensor Gearbox 184250-1	S256W415-1	Boeing 777-200, 777-300	1998-07-12	current
Sensor Systems, LLC	Position Sensor Potentiometer 88373A	Bombardier, Inc. Canadair 601R59025-5	Bombardier, Inc. CL 600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100)	1995-05-07	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.