Seat Modification
No failure report names the seat modification. 16 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement seat modification, American Eurocopter LLC holding the most (12).
Approved replacement parts 16 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a seat modification and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a seat modification:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (9), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (6), Airbus A320 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Helicopters, INC. | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-03 | Modification Part | Airbus Helicopters AS355E, F, F1 | 2018-01-16 | current |
| Airbus Helicopters, INC. | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-04 | Modification Part | Airbus Helicopters AS355E, F, F1 | 2018-01-16 | current |
| Airbus Helicopters, INC. | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-01 | Modification Part | Airbus Helicopters AS355E, F, F1 | 2018-01-16 | current |
| Flightline Products INC | Seat Modification All parts listed on MDL ER10006 | Modification Part | Airbus A320 Series, A320 Model -232 | 2012-08-08 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-03 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-03 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-04 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-03 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-04 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-04 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-04 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-01 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS355E, F, F1 | 2003-08-10 | current |
| American Eurocopter LLC | Rear Seat Modification 355A82-1061-03 | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350 B, BA, B1 | 2003-08-10 | 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.