Shim Pack
No failure report names the shim pack. 4 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement shim pack, Goodrich Landing Gear holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a shim pack and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a shim pack:
For these models most: Boeing 747 (3), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Engineering | SHIM PACK 69B04124-1 | 69B04124-1 | Boeing 747-100 Series, 747-100B Series,... | 2009-06-03 | current |
| Goodrich Landing Gear | SHIM PACK 69B04124-1 | 69B04124-1 | Boeing 747-100 SERIES, 747-100B SERIES,... | 2009-04-09 | current |
| Goodrich Landing Gear | SHIM PACK 69B04124-1 | 69B04124-1 | Boeing 747-100 SERIES, 747-100B SERIES,... | 2009-04-09 | current |
| Professional Aircraft Accessories INC. | Shim Pack PAA16236-1 | 16236-1 | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series... | 2008-12-18 | 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.