Skid Guard
No failure report names the skid guard. 10 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement skid guard, Balloonacy LTD LLC holding the most (10).
Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a skid guard and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a skid guard:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW, RWSW, Long ARP53053 | 53053 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with RWSW gondola Installed | 2013-07-07 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW ELSS Long [Front/Back] ARP53086 | 53086 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with ELSS gondola installed | 2013-07-07 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW, RWSW, Short ARP53109 | 53109 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with RWSW gondola installed | 2013-07-07 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW, ELS Long [Front/Back] ARP53094 | 53094 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with ELS gondola installed | 2013-07-07 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW, ELS/ELSS, Short ARP53092 | 53092 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. All series with ELS/ ELSS gondola installed | 2013-07-07 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW RB, Center ARP52516 | 52516 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, RB | 2013-02-19 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW RB8 Long ARP52525 | 52525 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, RB8 | 2013-02-19 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW, Rev AA & Earlier CW & CW-V ARP52414 | 52414 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, CW, CW-V | 2013-02-19 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW RB6 Long ARP52528 | 52528 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, RB6 | 2013-02-19 | current |
| Balloonacy LTD LLC | Skid Guard, UHMW RB Short ARP52527 | 52527 | Aerostar Intl, Inc. Aerostar, RB series | 2013-02-19 | 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.