Sspb
No failure report names the sspb. 6 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement sspb, Aar Component Services - Hot Springs, LLC holding the most (3).
Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a sspb and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a sspb:
For these models most: Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175 (2), Boeing 737 (2), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (1), Airbus A321 (1), Airbus A320 (1), Airbus A319 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinkom Solutions INC | SSPB, AIRBORNE KA- BAND 1007250-101-6 | Modification Parts | The Boeing Company 737-800 Series737-8 | 2026-04-15 | current |
| Thinkom Solutions INC | SSPB,AIRBORNE KA- BAND 1007250-101-7 | Modification Parts | The Boeing Company 737-800 Series737-8 | 2026-04-15 | current |
| Aar Component Services - Hot Springs, LLC | SSPB, Airborne, Ka-Band, Civil 1009450-100-1 | 1009450-100-1 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ... | 2025-09-24 | current |
| Aar Component Services - Hot Springs, LLC | SSPB, Airborne, Ka-Band, Civil 1009450-100-1 | 1009450-100-1 | Embraer S.A. ERJ 170-100 STD, ERJ 170-100 LR, ERJ... | 2025-09-15 | current |
| Aar Component Services - Hot Springs, LLC | SSPB, Airborne, Ka-Band, Civil 1009450-100-1 | 1009450-100-1 | MHI RJ Aviation ULC CL-600-2C10, CL-600-2D24 | 2025-04-15 | current |
| Thales Avionics INC | SSPB, AIRBORNE, KA-BAND 187301-101 | Modification Part | Airbus A319-132, A319-133, A320-232 | 2020-11-04 | 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.