Rubber Shim
No failure report names the rubber shim. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement rubber shim, Safeway Products INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a rubber shim and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a rubber shim:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodrich Corporation | Rubber Shim SW568078-2 | Hamilton Sundstrand 568078-2, Goodrich SW568078-2 | Hamilton Standard Division 54H60 (TC P-906) | 2003-09-04 | current |
| Goodrich De-Icing and Specialty Systems | Rubber Shim SW568078-2 | 568078-2 | Hamilton Standard Division 54H60 (TC P-906) | 1996-03-30 | current |
| Safeway Products INC | Rubber Shim SW568078-2 | Hamilton Standard 568078-2 | Hamilton Standard Division 54H60 | 1991-09-03 | 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.