Stabilizer Outboard
No failure report names the stabilizer outboard. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement stabilizer outboard, Athena Aircraft, 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 stabilizer outboard and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a stabilizer outboard:
For these models most: Cessna 182 Skylane (2), Cessna A185 Skywagon (1), Cessna 180 Skywagon (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athena Aircraft, LLC | Stabilizer Outboard Skin 96AMF005100-3 | Modification Part | Textron Aviation Inc. 180, 180A, 180B | 2023-06-23 | current |
| Air Metal Fabricators INC | Stabilizer Outboard Skin 96AMF005100-3 | Modification Part | Cessna 180-180K, 182-182R & 185-A185F | 1999-05-18 | 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.