Printer Acars
No failure report names the printer acars. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement printer acars, Ritec holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a printer acars and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a printer acars:
For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritec | Printer ACARS 109500-( ) | Modification Part | McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Series 80 (MD-80) | 2010-06-28 | current |
| Ritec | Printer ACARS 109500-( ) | Modification Part | McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Series 80 (MD-80) | 2008-10-30 | current |
| Datametrics Corporation | Printer ACARS 109500 | McDonnell Douglas 109500 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9, series 80 (MD-80) | 1998-07-22 | 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.