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Pressure Plate

43 failure reports named the pressure plate in the last ten years, 46 since 1995, most often on the Airbus A320; the condition most often found was "cracked". 32 FAA approvals let 6 companies make a replacement pressure plate, Rapco INC holding the most (12).

Reports by year

04710141995202122025
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19951
19961
19971
20199
20205
20213
20223
202314
20247
20252

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure43
Reports by system, as a table
reports
Airframe structure43

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Airbus A32020Airbus A3199Boeing 7576Airbus A3214Boeing 7372Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 421Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1
Models most reported, as a table
reports
Airbus A32020
Airbus A3199
Boeing 7576
Airbus A3214
Boeing 7372
Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 421
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

cracked33corroded10
Conditions found, as a table
reports
cracked33
corroded10

Approved replacement parts 32 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Rapco INC 12Rapco Fleet Support INC 8Omega Aircraft Articles LLC 8Dynatech Aerospace INC 2Simmonds Precision Products INC Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems - Vt 1Pma Design & Manufacturing 1

For these models most: Cessna A150 (3), Cessna 172 Skyhawk (3), Cessna 152 (3), Cessna 150 (3), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (3), Bellanca 17 Viking (3), Beechcraft B36 Bonanza (3), Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (3), Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair (3), Swearingen SA227 (2), Sikorsky S-76 (2), Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164 (2).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate RFS40355007426Ontic Engineering... SA227-AC (C26A), SA227-BC (C26A), SA227-CC2024-08-08current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate Sub-Assembly RFS50255007442Ontic Engineering... SA227-AC (C26A), SA227-BC (C26A), SA227-CC2024-08-08current
Pma Design & ManufacturingPressure Plate Assembly PDM073-07400073-07400Viking Air Limited DHC-6-100, 200, -3002020-09-22current
Rapco INCPressure Plate RA063-02500Cleveland Wheels & Brakes 063-02500Air Tractor AT-401, AT-401A) Allied Ag Cat...2019-05-22current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-08500Cleveland Wheels & Brakes 073-08500Pacific Aerospace Limited 750XL) Quest (Kodiak 100) Textron...2019-05-22current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-08502Cleveland Wheels & Brakes 073-08502Pacific Aerospace Limited 750XL) Quest (Kodiak 100) Textron...2019-05-22current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-02600Cleveland Wheels & Brakes 073-02600Air Tractor AT-401, AT-401A) Allied Ag Cat...2019-05-22current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate AH43898-OAAMeggitt AH43898Shorts Brothers PLC SD3-602019-04-15current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 5012435-OAAMeggitt Aircraft Braking Systems 5012435Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B16 (604 Variant)2018-11-01current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate Sub-Assembly RFS073-09800Parker Hannifin Corp. 073-09800Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-76A, S-76B, S-76C2017-07-13current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate RFS063-08200Parker Hannifin Corp. 063-08200Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-76A, S-76B, S-76C2017-07-13current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate Core 5013447-C-OAAOmega Aircraft Articles LLC 5013447-C-OAABombardier, Inc. CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), CL-600-2A12...2016-01-18current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 5013447-OAAMeggitt Aircraft Braking Systems 5013447Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-1A11 (CL-600), CL-600-2A12...2016-01-18current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate RFS41505002758 Meggitt Aircraft Braking SystemsSabreliner NA-265, NA-265-30, NA-265-402016-01-06current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate Assembly RFS51755003958 Meggitt Aircraft Braking SystemsSabreliner NA-265, NA-265-30, NA-265-402016-01-06current
Rapco INCPressure Plate RA063-30025Cleveland 063-30025Cessna 150, 152, FA1522015-10-13current
Rapco INCPressure Plate RA063-01200Cleveland 063-01200Aero Commander STC SA1635GL) ((Aero Commander)...2015-10-13current
Rapco INCPressure Plate RA063-01300Cleveland 063-01300Air Tractor AT-301, AT-302, AT-4002015-10-13current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-02700Cleveland 073-02700Cessna LC41-550 FG, LC42-550 FG) Cirrus...2015-06-28current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-06700Cleveland 073-06700Beechcraft F33A, F33C, A362015-06-28current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-01000Cleveland 073-01000Alexandria Aircraft 17-30A, 17-31A, 17-31ATC) Beechcraft (G332015-06-28current
Rapco INCPressure Plate Assy RA073-04200Cleveland 073-04200Beechcraft 76) Vulcanair S.p.A. (P.68, P.68B, P.68C2015-06-28current
Rapco INCPressure Plate RA063-01100Cleveland 063-01100Alexandria Aircraft 17-30A, 17-31A, 17-31ATC) Beechcraft (G332015-06-28current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 063-05800-OAACleveland Wheels and Brakes P/N 063-05800Beechcraft Corporation With STC SA1222GL installed 3N, 3NM, 3TM2014-06-15current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 063-01100-OAACleveland Wheels and Brakes P/N 063-01100Alexandria Aircraft 17-30A, 17-31A, 17-31ATC) Beechcraft...2014-02-03current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate RFS4155Aircraft Braking Systems P/N 5010705 used in...Beechcraft Corporation 400A, 400T2014-01-14current
Rapco Fleet Support INCPressure Plate Sub-Assembly RFS5200Aircraft Braking Systems P/N 5010718 used in...Beechcraft Corporation 400A, 400T2014-01-14current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 063-30025-OAACleveland Wheels and Brakes P/N 063-30025Cessna Aircraft Company 150, 150A, 150B2014-01-01current
Omega Aircraft Articles LLCPressure Plate 063-01200-OAACleveland Wheels and Brakes P/N 063-01200Cessna Aircraft Company 150F, 150G, F150F2013-12-19current
Dynatech Aerospace INCPressure Plate DN518498518498Honeywell TFE731-2, -2A, -2B2005-06-05current
Dynatech Aerospace INCPressure Plate DN518477518477Honeywell TFE731-2, -2A, -2B2005-06-05current
Simmonds Precision Products INC Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems - VtPressure Plate 50181-1306-0101No Unique Part NumberBoeing 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD1997-08-07current

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.