Single Vacuum
No failure report names the single vacuum. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement single vacuum, Platinum Aviation Group holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a single vacuum and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a single vacuum:
For these models most: Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (2), Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (1), Aerospatiale AS-355 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum Aviation Group | Single Vacuum System All parts listed on Master... | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350B, AS-350C, AS-350D | 2003-03-02 | current |
| Platinum Aviation Group | Single Vacuum System All parts listed on Master... | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-350B, AS-350C, AS-350D | 2002-01-07 | current |
| Platinum Aviation Group | Single Vacuum System All parts listed on Master... | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS-355E, AS-355F, AS-355F1 | 2002-01-07 | 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.