Straight Headless
No failure report names the straight headless. 2 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement straight headless, Precision Airmotive 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 straight headless and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a straight headless:
For these models most: Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q400 (1), Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Airmotive LLC | Straight Headless Pin CFRS16903-55 | Crane Lear-Romec Part Number RS16903-55 | Lycoming Engines IO-320-C1A, -F1A, LIO-320-C1A | 2020-03-14 | current |
| Aviatron INC | Straight Headless Pin AVUS782101-20 | 782101-20 | Bombardier, Inc. DHC-8-100, DHC-8-200, DHC-8-300 | 2012-07-25 | 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.