Spider
0 failure reports named the spider in the last ten years, 68 since 1995. 3 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement spider, Wencor LLC holding the most (1). The reports call it "spider", "spider assy", "spider set".
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a spider and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a spider:
For these models most: Boeing 767 (1), Boeing 757 (1), Boeing 747 (1), Boeing 737 (1), Boeing 727 (1), Boeing 707 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wencor LLC | Spider 570876WE | 570876 | Boeing 747-400 series, 747-400D series &... | 2010-02-02 | current |
| Pacific Propeller INC | Spider 54547 | 54547 | Hamilton Sundstrand 22D40 | 2005-06-27 | current |
| D & G Airline Serivces INC | Spider, Clutch Driven 3605542-1DG | 3605542-1 | Boeing 707-100, -100B, -200 | 2000-01-24 | 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.