7 failure reports named the swashplate in the last ten years, 102 since 1995, most often on the Bell 205; the condition most often found was "cracked". 3 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement swashplate, Aerometals holding the most (3). The reports call it "swashplate", "swashplate assy".
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
reports
1995
7
1996
11
1997
6
1998
8
1999
8
2000
6
2001
9
2002
6
2003
13
2004
2
2005
3
2006
1
2007
1
2009
2
2010
2
2011
3
2012
3
2013
3
2014
1
2018
1
2019
3
2021
2
2023
1
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a swashplate and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a swashplate:
Swashplate Assy - Tail Rotor Pitch Control AM369H1801
369H1801
MD Helicopters, Inc. MDHI) (369A, 369HM, 369HS
2008-11-24
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.
