Parts · Instruments and avionics

Satcom

452 failure reports named the satcom in the last ten years, 1,071 since 2009, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "locked". 9 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement satcom, Flight Structures INC holding the most (5).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
2009	4
2010	8
2011	17
2012	6
2013	45
2014	188
2015	351
2016	214
2017	92
2018	34
2019	37
2020	19
2021	15
2022	31
2023	2
2024	2
2025	5
2026	1

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Instruments and avionics451Airframe structure1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Instruments and avionics	451
Airframe structure	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 737441Boeing 7675Boeing 787 Dreamliner3Airbus A3302Boeing 7771

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	441
Boeing 767	5
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	3
Airbus A330	2
Boeing 777	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

locked258malfunctioned135inoperative16failed14faulted10unknown5intermittent3no indication3erratic1false indication1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
locked	258
malfunctioned	135
inoperative	16
failed	14
faulted	10
unknown	5
intermittent	3
no indication	3
erratic	1
false indication	1

Engines most often reporting it

CFM International CFM56-7B27E 1

Approved replacement parts 9 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a satcom and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a satcom:

Flight Structures INC 5Carlisle Interconnect Technologies DBA Electronic Cable Specialists 2Rockwell Collins INC 1Rockwell Collins INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 747 (5), Bombardier BD-700 Global Express, 5000 and 6000 (2), Airbus A321 (2), Airbus A320 (2), Airbus A319 (2).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies DBA Electronic Cable Specialists	SATCOM/WIFI Switch Panel Installation 120-103906-101	Modification Part	Airbus A319 Series, A320 Series, A321 Series	2018-08-09	current
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies DBA Electronic Cable Specialists	SATCOM/WIFI Switch Panel Installation 12-5024-01	Modification Part	Airbus A319 Series, A320 Series, A321 Series	2018-08-09	current
Rockwell Collins INC	SATCOM 6100 822-2023-001	822-2023-001	Bombardier BD-700-1A11, (Global 5000)	2016-06-01	current
Rockwell Collins INC	SATCOM 6100 822-2023-001	822-2023-001	Bombardier, Inc. BD-700-1A11	2006-04-05	current
Flight Structures INC	SATCOM Kit 94FS448000-7	Honeywell 94FS448000-7	Boeing 747 Series	1995-09-11	current
Flight Structures INC	SATCOM Kit 94FS448000-3	Honeywell 94FS448000-3	Boeing 747 Series	1995-09-11	current
Flight Structures INC	SATCOM Kit 94FS448000-9	Honeywell 94FS448000-9	Boeing 747 Series	1995-09-11	current
Flight Structures INC	SATCOM Kit 94FS448000-1	Honeywell 94FS448000-1	Boeing 747 Series	1995-09-11	current
Flight Structures INC	SATCOM Kit 94FS448000-5	Honeywell 94FS448000-5	Boeing 747 Series	1995-09-11	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.