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Parts · Instruments and avionics

Sdu

6 failure reports named the sdu in the last ten years, 53 since 2009, most often on the Boeing 777; the condition most often found was "faulted". 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement sdu, Honeywell International US LLC holding the most (3).

Reports by year

04812162009201622025
Reports by year, as a table
reports
20092
20102
201114
201213
201316
20161
20181
20221
20231
20252

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Instruments and avionics3
Flight controls2
Engine1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

faulted2faulty1inoperative1leaking1unknown1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
faulted2
faulty1
inoperative1
leaking1
unknown1

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

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

For these models most: Airbus A340 (3), Airbus A330 (3).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Honeywell International US LLCSDU - Satellite Data Unit SATCOM 7516118-271457516118-27145Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-2032014-09-16current
Honeywell International US LLCSDU - Satellite Data Unit SATCOM 7516118-471457516118-47145Airbus A330-201, A330-202, A330-2032014-09-16current
Honeywell International US LLCSDU 7516118-271407516118-27140Airbus A330, -201, -2022006-07-31current

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.