Parts · Landing gear

Skid

17 failure reports named the skid in the last ten years, 147 since 1996, most often on the Bell 505; the condition most often found was "corroded". 23 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement skid, Balloonacy LTD LLC holding the most (14). The reports call it "skid", "skid assy".

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1996	2
1997	7
1998	6
1999	10
2001	14
2002	27
2003	33
2004	6
2005	3
2006	3
2007	1
2008	3
2009	1
2010	2
2011	7
2012	1
2014	3
2015	1
2016	1
2017	1
2019	1
2023	1
2024	6
2025	3
2026	4

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Landing gear11Airframe structure6

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Landing gear	11
Airframe structure	6

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Bell 5053Boeing 7373Agusta Aerospace Corp AW1192Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H1302Airbus A3002Boeing 7672Aerospatiale AS3501Bell 4271Lockheed 3821

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Bell 505	3
Boeing 737	3
Agusta Aerospace Corp AW119	2
Airbus Helicopters EC 130 now H130	2
Airbus A300	2
Boeing 767	2
Aerospatiale AS350	1
Bell 427	1
Lockheed 382	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

corroded4pilot error3failed2broken1cracked1damaged1fractured1no discrepancy1none1stuck1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
corroded	4
pilot error	3
failed	2
broken	1
cracked	1
damaged	1
fractured	1
no discrepancy	1
none	1
stuck	1

Approved replacement parts 23 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a skid and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a skid:

Balloonacy LTD LLC 14Aerometals 8Triumph Fabrications - Hot Springs INC (Previously Chem-Fab CORP) 1

For these models most: Md Helicopters Inc 500 (8), Md Helicopters Llc 369 (5), Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369 (5), Md Helicopters Inc 369 (3), Bell 205 (1), Bell 204 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Standard Landing Gear AM369D26100-501	369D26100-501	MDHI Hughes) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2015-01-21	current
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-501	369D292114-103	MDHI Hughes) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2015-01-21	current
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-F501	369D292114-103	MDHI Hughes) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2015-01-21	current
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-F501	369D292114-501	MDHI Hughes) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2015-01-21	current
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-501	369D292114-501	MDHI Hughes) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2015-01-21	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid - RB5 Short ARP52881	52881	Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with RB5 gondola installed	2013-07-07	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid - RB5 Long ARP52880	52880	Aerostar Intl, Inc. All Series with RB series gondola installed	2013-07-07	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid - RB5 Center ARP52883	52883	Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with RB5 gondola installed	2013-07-07	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, CW/CWS, Center, Removable ARP52547	52547	Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, CW/CWS	2013-02-19	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Short ELS/ELSS ARP52455	52455	Aerostar Intl, Inc Series ELS, ELSS	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Long ELSS ARP53084	53084	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, ELSS	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Long CW ARP52542	52542	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar CW	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Short CW/CWS ARP52541	52541	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, CW, CWS	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, End RB12 ARP53199	53199	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, RB12	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Short RWSW ARP53021	53021	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, RWSW	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Center RWSW ARP53022	53022	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, RWSW	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Long RWSW ARP53020	53020	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, RWSW	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Long ELS ARP52454	52454	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar, ELS	2013-01-24	current
Balloonacy LTD LLC	Skid, Long CWS ARP52550	52550	Aerostar Intl, Inc Aerostar CWS	2013-01-24	current
Aerometals	Skid Assy - Standard Landing Gear AM369D26100-501	369D26100-501	MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369D, 369E, 369FF	2006-09-14	current
Aerometals	Skid Assembly - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-501	MDHC (Hughes) 369D292114-501, 369D292114-103	MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369D, 369E, 369FF	1998-11-16	current
Aerometals	Skid Assembly - Extended Landing Gear 369X292114-F501	MDHC (Hughes) 369D292114-501 369D292114-103	MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369D, 369E, 369FF	1998-11-16	current
Triumph Fabrications - Hot Springs INC (Previously Chem-Fab CORP)	Skid, Landing Gear Assembly AB204-050-400-43, -44, -47, -49	B.H.T.I. 204-050-400-43, -44, -47, -49	Bell 204B, 205A, AND 205A-1	1994-07-31	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.