Satcom Flight
No failure report names the satcom flight. 6 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement satcom flight, North Flight Data System, LLC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a satcom flight and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a satcom flight:
For these models most: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-92 (1), Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 (1), Beechcraft B200 King Air B200 (1), Beechcraft A200 (1), Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK 117 C-2 (1), Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130 (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1), Agusta Spa AW139 (1), Agusta Spa AB139 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Flight Data System, LLC | SATCOM Flight Data Monitoring System and all components... Kit B300/200-SAT-100 | Modification Part | Textron Aviation Inc. B300, B300C, 200 | 2023-08-28 | current |
| North Flight Data System, LLC | Satcom Flight Data Monitoring System and all components... Kit-130-SAT-100 | Modification Part | Airbus Helicopters EC-130B4 | 2018-04-25 | current |
| Metro Aviation INC | Satcom Flight Data Monitoring System (Detail Parts) 139ND-SAT-001 | Modification Part | AGUSTA S.p.A. AB139, AW139 (With STC SR00384BO Installed) | 2017-06-26 | current |
| Metro Aviation INC | Satcom Flight Data Monitoring System (Detail Parts) 350-SAT-100 | 350-SAT-100 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 | 2017-04-02 | current |
| Metro Aviation INC | Satcom Flight Data Monitoring System (Detail Parts) 145-SAT-100 | 145-SAT-100 | Airbus Helicopters... MBB-BK 117 C-2 | 2017-04-02 | current |
| North Flight Data System, LLC | Satcom Flight Data Monitoring System Kit-S92-SAT-100 | Kit-S92-SAT-100 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-92A | 2016-01-06 | 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.