Seat Ball
No failure report names the seat ball. 9 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement seat ball, Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 9 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a seat ball and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a seat ball:
For these models most: Boeing 757 (2), Airbus A321 (2), Airbus A320 (2), Airbus A319 (2), Airbus A300 (2), Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 (1), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (1), Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88 (1), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (1), Boeing 777 (1), Boeing 767 (1), Boeing 747 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) | Seat-Ball 758919WD | 758919 | Airbus SAS A310 Model 204, A310 Model 221, A310... | 2022-07-21 | current |
| Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) | Seat-Ball 758919WD | 758919 | The Boeing Company 747-300 Series, 747-400 Series,... | 2022-07-21 | current |
| Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) | Seat-Ball 758919WD | 758919 | Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), CL-600-2B16... | 2022-07-21 | current |
| Wg Technical LLC | Seat-Ball 758919WD | Hamilton Sundstrand 758919 | Airbus A310 Model 204, A310 Model 221, A310... | 2015-04-20 | current |
| Wencor LLC | Seat-Ball Valve 3170615-3WE | 3170615-3 | BOEING 757-200 Series, 757-200PF Series,... | 2013-05-02 | current |
| Aviation Component Solutions | Seat Ball P00918 | Air Cruisers P/N B42099SP-5 Installed in Air... | McDonnell Douglas 717-200, DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83) | 2011-08-31 | current |
| Wencor LLC (Formerly Dixie Aerospace LLC) | Seat-Ball Socket AR473181 | Pratt & Whitney 473181 | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B | 2011-06-20 | current |
| Wencor LLC | Seat-Ball Socket 762196WE | 762196 | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209, JT8D-217, JT8D-217A | 2010-02-02 | current |
| Aar Pma Products | SEAT-BALL SOCKET AR473181 | 473181 | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B | 2008-01-30 | 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.