Parts · Airframe structure

Skid Shoe

7 failure reports named the skid shoe in the last ten years, 30 since 1995, most often on the Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135; the condition most often found was "corroded". 26 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement skid shoe, American Eurocopter LLC holding the most (15).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
2001	5
2002	1
2003	7
2005	3
2006	1
2007	1
2008	1
2014	1
2018	1
2022	1
2024	1
2025	1
2026	3

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure5Landing gear2

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	5
Landing gear	2

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H1351Airbus BD-5001Boeing 7371Boeing 7471Boeing 7671Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ1Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 1171

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135	1
Airbus BD-500	1
Boeing 737	1
Boeing 747	1
Boeing 767	1
Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ	1
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

corroded2bent1contaminated1damaged1misaligned1pilot error1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
corroded	2
bent	1
contaminated	1
damaged	1
misaligned	1
pilot error	1

Approved replacement parts 26 parts manufacturer approvals

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

American Eurocopter LLC 15Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC) 6Brauer Aerospace Products INC 4Los Angeles Laboratories INC 1

For these models most: Airbus Helicopters EC120 (15), Bell 412 (5), Bell 212 (2), Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger (2), Bell 205 (2), Md Helicopters Inc 369 (1), Hughes 369 500 series helicopters (1), Hughes 269 300 series helicopters (1), Hiller UH-12 (1), Enstrom F-28 (1), Enstrom 280 Shark (1), Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Los Angeles Laboratories INC	Skid shoe All parts listed on AMLSR01430LA	Modification part	Bell 206A, 206B, 47G	2005-02-16	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-13	CTI-EC120-2000-13	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-17AEC	CTI-EC120-2000-17	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-15	CTI-EC120-2000-15	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-12	CTI-EC120-2000-12	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-14	CTI-EC120-2000-14	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-16	CTI-EC120-2000-16	Eurocopter France EC120B	2003-08-14	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-12	CTI-EC120-2000-12	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-13	CTI-EC120-2000-13	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-14	CTI-EC120-2000-14	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-15	CTI-EC120-2000-15	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-17AEC	CTI-EC120-2000-17	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-16	CTI-EC120-2000-16	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-06-05	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-15AEC	CTI-EC120-2000-15AEC	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-05-27	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-16AEC	CTI-EC120-2000-16AEC	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-05-27	current
American Eurocopter LLC	Skid Shoe Assembly CTI-EC120-2000-17AEC	CTI-EC120-2000-17AEC	Eurocopter France EC120B	2002-05-27	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Skid Shoe Assembly Kit BSS-206-00	Modification Parts	Bell 206A, 206B	2000-08-27	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Aft Skid Shoe Assembly L/H 604-015-104	Bell 205-050-174-034	Bell 205A, 205A-1, 212	1998-10-16	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Aft Skid Shoe Assembly L/H 604-015-103	Bell 205-050-174-033	Bell 205A, 205A-1, 212	1998-10-16	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Skid Shoe Assembly 604-016-101	Bell 412-050-016-101	Bell 412, 412EP	1998-06-21	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Skid Shoe Assembly 604-016-102	Bell 412-050-016-102	Bell 412, 412EP	1998-06-21	current
Bell Helicopter Textron INC (Formerly Aeronautical Accessories INC)	Skid Shoe Assembly, Aft 604-016-103	Bell 412-050-016-105	Bell 412, 412EP	1998-06-21	current
Brauer Aerospace Products INC	Skid Shoe R/H 206-112-401-46A Rev. dtd...	Modified Part	Bell Model TH-57B	1987-03-22	current
Brauer Aerospace Products INC	Skid Shoe L/H 206-112-401-45A Rev. dtd...	Modified Part	Bell Model TH-57B	1987-03-22	current
Brauer Aerospace Products INC	Skid Shoe R/H 206-112-401-102 Rev. dtd...	Modified Part	Bell Model TH-57C	1987-03-22	current
Brauer Aerospace Products INC	Skid Shoe L/H 206-112-401-101 Rev. dtd...	Modified Part	Bell Model TH-57C	1987-03-22	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.