Skid Cap
No failure report names the skid cap. 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement skid cap, Tyler Camera Systems 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 skid cap and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a skid cap:
For these models most: Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (2), Airbus Helicopters AS355 TwinStar (1), Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar (Écureuil), now H125 (1), Aerospatiale AS-355 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Camera Systems | Lower Skid Cap All Parts Noted on Dwg... | Modification Part | Bell 206L, 206L-1, 206L-2 | 1995-08-03 | current |
| Tyler Camera Systems | Lower Skid Cap All Parts Noted on Dwg... | Modification Part | Bell 206, 206A, 206A-1 | 1995-08-03 | current |
| Tyler Camera Systems | Lower Skid Cap All Parts Noted on Dwg... | Modification Part | Eurocopter France AS350-C, AS350-D, AS350-D1 | 1995-08-03 | 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.