Parts · Cabin, seats and restraints

Release Cable

37 failure reports named the release cable in the last ten years, 215 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 717; the condition most often found was "broken". 5 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement release cable, Peco Manufacturing INC holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	3
1996	2
1997	4
1998	4
2001	2
2003	17
2004	7
2005	3
2006	4
2007	5
2008	9
2009	3
2010	7
2011	5
2012	21
2013	29
2014	35
2015	18
2016	4
2017	3
2018	9
2019	5
2022	2
2023	1
2024	6
2025	2
2026	5

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Cabin, seats and restraints18Airframe structure15Landing gear4

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Cabin, seats and restraints	18
Airframe structure	15
Landing gear	4

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 7179Airbus A3216Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-886Airbus A3204Airbus A3193Boeing 7571Boeing 7671Boeing 7771Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1Convair 4401Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 831

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 717	9
Airbus A321	6
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88	6
Airbus A320	4
Airbus A319	3
Boeing 757	1
Boeing 767	1
Boeing 777	1
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel	1
Convair 440	1
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

broken7frayed5worn4out of position3damaged2disengaged2unsafetied2corroded1deteriorated1failed1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
broken	7
frayed	5
worn	4
out of position	3
damaged	2
disengaged	2
unsafetied	2
corroded	1
deteriorated	1
failed	1

Engines most often reporting it

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A 1

Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals

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

Peco Manufacturing INC 1Peco Manufacturing CO. INC 1Peco INC 1Gemini Engineering 1Adpma LLC 1

For these models most: Boeing 767 (5), Boeing 747 (5).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Peco INC	Release Cable Assy 417T4262-3	417T4262-3	Boeing 747-300 Series, 767-200 Series,...	2015-02-02	current
Peco Manufacturing CO. INC	Release Cable Assy 417T4262-3	417T4262-3	Boeing 747-300 Series, 767-200 Series,...	2013-05-02	current
Gemini Engineering	RELEASE CABLE ASSY 417T4262-3	417T4262-3	Boeing 747-300 Series, 767-200 Series,...	2009-06-03	current
Peco Manufacturing INC	Release Cable Assy 417T4262-3	417T4262-3	Boeing 747-300 Series, 767-200 Series...	2009-04-07	current
Adpma LLC	Release Cable Assy 417T4262-3	417T4262-3	Boeing 747-300 Series, 767-200 Series,...	2007-02-27	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.