Slide Guide
No failure report names the slide guide. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement slide guide, Telair International INC (No Longer Have Pma Production Approval) holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a slide guide and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a slide guide:
For these models most: Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195 (1), Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175 (1), Boeing 747 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seal Dynamics INC | Slide Guide, Map Holder 170-16163-903SD | Embraer P/N 170-16163-903 | Embraer ERJ 170-100STD, ERJ 170-100LR, ERJ 170-100SU | 2012-05-16 | current |
| Telair International INC (No Longer Have Pma Production Approval) | Slide Guide 258100-1 | 457U2617-1 | Boeing 747-400F Series | 2004-02-29 | 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.