Retaining Plug
No failure report names the retaining plug. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement retaining plug, Volumatic INC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a retaining plug and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a retaining plug:
For these models most: Boeing 737 (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services | Retaining Plug, Long SPZ-53-001-19 | Modification Part | Boeing 737-700C | 2014-03-25 | current |
| Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services | Retaining Plug, Short SPZ-53-001-13 | Modification Part | Boeing 737-700C | 2014-03-25 | current |
| Volumatic INC | Retaining Plug, Short SPZ-53-001-13 | Modification Part | Boeing 737-700C | 2014-02-13 | current |
| Volumatic INC | Retaining Plug, Long SPZ-53-001-19 | Modification Part | Boeing 737-700C | 2014-02-13 | 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.