Seat Provisions
No failure report names the seat provisions. 5 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement seat provisions, Sextant In-Flight Systems holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a seat provisions and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a seat provisions:
For these models most: Boeing 747 (4), Boeing 777 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thales Avionics In-Flight Systems | Seat Provisions, YC. 176611-101 | 176611-101 | Boeing 777-200 Series | 2002-04-28 | current |
| Sextant In-Flight Systems | Seat Provisions F/C Retro Beds 177237-01 | United Airlines 177237-01 | Boeing 747-400 Series | 2000-02-24 | current |
| Sextant In-Flight Systems | Seat Provisions F/C Beds, Ual 177236-01 | United Airlines 177236-01 | Boeing 747-400 Series | 2000-02-24 | current |
| Sextant In-Flight Systems | Seat Provisions, C/C 747 UAL 176614-02, 176614-03 | 176614-02, 176614-03 | Boeing 747-400 Series | 1999-09-13 | current |
| Sextant In-Flight Systems | Seat Provisions, F/C 747 UAL 176613-02 | 176613-02 | Boeing 747-400 Series | 1999-09-13 | 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.