Slide Flex
No failure report names the slide flex. 3 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement slide flex, Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a slide flex and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a slide flex:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Slide-Flex Joint AIR22147 | General Electric 1473M51P01 | General Electric CF6-80C2 when1679M7 Series LPT... | 2003-02-17 | current |
| Airtomic - A Dover Company (Formerly Cook Airtomic) | Slide-Flex Joint AIR22147 | General Electric 1473M51P01 | General Electric CF680C2 when1679M7 Series LPT... | 2001-11-28 | current |
| Cook Airtomic | Slide-Flex Joint AIR22147 | 1473M51P01 | General Electric CF6-80C2 | 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.