Retainer Key
0 failure reports named the retainer key in the last ten years, 1 since 1997. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement retainer key, Spirit Aerosystems INC holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a retainer key and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a retainer key:
For these models most: Boeing 747 (3).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | RETAINER KEY, SIDE L 311U2751-5 | 311U2751-5 | Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES | 2015-04-07 | current |
| Spirit Aerosystems INC | RETAINER KEY, SIDE L 311U2751-5 | 311U2751-5 | Boeing 747-400 SERIES, 747-400F SERIES | 2010-09-29 | current |
| Gemini Engineering | RETAINER KEY, SIDE LINK BUSHING, NACELLE STRUT 311U2751-5 | 311U2751-5 | Boeing 747-400 Series, 747-400F Series | 2009-06-03 | 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.