Retract Mechanism
No failure report names the retract mechanism. 7 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement retract mechanism, Rockwell Collins INC holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 7 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a retract mechanism and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a retract mechanism:
For these models most: Airbus A300 (6), Airbus A340 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Collins INC | RETRACT MECHANISM ASSY 617-5139-001 | 617-5139-001 | Airbus A300-B4-601, B4-603, B4-620 | 2016-06-01 | current |
| Rockwell Collins INC | RETRACT MECHANISM ASSY 617-5139-001 | 617-5139-001 | Airbus A300-B4-605R | 2016-06-01 | current |
| Panasonic Avionics Corporation | RETRACT MECHANISM RD-AV2802 | RD-AV2802 | Airbus A300B4-601 A300B4-605R | 2015-04-19 | current |
| Sony Trans Com INC | Retract Mechanism Assembly 617-5139-001 | Airbus Industrie 617-5139-001 | Airbus A300-B4-601, B4-603, B4-620 | 1998-03-22 | current |
| Trans Com INC | Retract Mechanism Assembly 617-5139-001 | Airbus Industrie 617-5139-001 | Airbus A300-B4-605R | 1997-06-02 | current |
| Matsushita Avionics Systems CORP | 16" Retract Mechanism RD-AV2802-01 | Airbus RD-AV2802-01 | Airbus A340-211, -212, -311 | 1994-11-01 | current |
| Matsushita Avionics Systems CORP | Retract Mechanism RD-AV2802 | RD-AV2802 | Airbus A300B4-601, A3004-605R, A300B4-601 | 1992-09-09 | 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.