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Sponge

No failure report names the sponge. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement sponge, Adpma LLC 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 sponge and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a sponge:

For these models most: Boeing 777 (1), Boeing 767 (1), Boeing 757 (1), Boeing 747 (1), Boeing 737 (1), Airbus A321 (1), Airbus A320 (1), Airbus A319 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
AdpmaSponge, Rubber ADP38039-229-115800-229-1Airbus SAS A320 Model -251N, A320 Model -271N,...2024-12-10current
Adpma LLCSponge, Rubber ADP38039-229-115800-229-1The Boeing Company 737-700 Series, 737-800 Series,...2023-07-11current

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.