Rudder Skin
0 failure reports named the rudder skin in the last ten years, 6 since 1996. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement rudder skin, Gulfstream Aerospace LP holding the most (2).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 |
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a rudder skin and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a rudder skin:
For these models most: Israel Aircraft Industries GALAXY (2), Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream Aerospace LP | Rudder Right Skin Assembly 4AS4202226-501 | IAI 4AS4202226-501 | Gulfstream Galaxy | 2001-07-30 | current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace LP | Rudder Left Skin Assembly 4AS4202225-501 | IAI 4AS4202225-501 | Gulfstream Galaxy | 2001-07-30 | current |
| Brushy Creek Avn INC | Rudder Skin, Aluminum 2024-T3 | Piper 63396-02 | Piper PA-28, -140, -150 | 1993-10-13 | 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.