Parts · Instruments and avionics

Radio

82 failure reports named the radio in the last ten years, 267 since 1996, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "faulted". 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement radio, Rt Aerospace holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1996	1
1998	1
1999	7
2000	8
2001	14
2002	14
2003	16
2004	13
2005	26
2006	19
2007	7
2008	7
2009	4
2010	5
2011	5
2012	7
2013	13
2014	3
2015	15
2016	14
2017	4
2018	2
2019	7
2020	3
2021	7
2022	11
2023	4
2024	4
2025	10
2026	16

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Instruments and avionics82

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Instruments and avionics	82

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 73729Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 30012Boeing 7677Airbus A3305Airbus A3213Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H1252Cessna 208 Caravan2Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1752Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 1172Agusta Aerospace Corp AW1191Airbus Helicopters AS-3651Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H1301

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	29
Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300	12
Boeing 767	7
Airbus A330	5
Airbus A321	3
Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125	2
Cessna 208 Caravan	2
Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175	2
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117	2
Agusta Aerospace Corp AW119	1
Airbus Helicopters AS-365	1
Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

faulted21malfunctioned16inoperative15failed12odor3overheated2smoke2weak2abnormal1defective1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
faulted	21
malfunctioned	16
inoperative	15
failed	12
odor	3
overheated	2
smoke	2
weak	2
abnormal	1
defective	1

Engines most often reporting it

Lycoming O-320-D2J 1Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C 1Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 1D1 1Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 2B1 1

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Rt Aerospace 1Avidyne Corporation 1Aerotek Design Labs LLC 1

For these models most: Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Avidyne Corporation	Radio, Base, Aircraft User Equipment (ABR) 3243489-201	ModificationPart	Textron Aviation Inc. Citation 560XL	2021-04-23	current
Aerotek Design Labs LLC	Radio, Base, Aircraft UserEquipment (ABR) 3243489-201	3243489-201	Textron AviationInc. 560XL	2021-02-05	current
Rt Aerospace	Radio/Throttle Gust Lock RT-C725300.4040A	Modification Part	Cessna C140 Series, C150 Series, C170 Series	1991-06-26	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.