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Switching Unit

4 failure reports named the switching unit in the last ten years, 14 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "failed". 8 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement switching unit, Woodson Avionics INC holding the most (4).

Reports by year

0012219952005201622022
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19951
19981
19991
20031
20041
20051
20091
20121
20131
20141
20162
20222

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Flight controls2
Landing gear1
Airframe structure1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Models most reported, as a table
reports
Boeing 7372
Airbus A3001
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-111

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

failed2faulty1intermittent1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
failed2
faulty1
intermittent1

Engines most often reporting it

Approved replacement parts 8 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a switching unit and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a switching unit:

For these models most: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (4), Boeing 747 (3), Sikorsky S-76 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Panasonic Avionics CorporationSWITCHING UNIT TW-NS2-3TW-NS2-3Boeing 747-3002015-04-19current
Bae Systems Controls INCSwitching Unit Assy 65B47694-15(65B47694-15)The Boeing Company 747-300 Series2012-05-15current
Bae Systems Controls INCSWITCHING UNIT ASSY 65B47694-1565B47694-15Boeing 747-300 SERIES2005-11-27current
Keystone Helicopter CorporationSwitching Unit Assembly, CVR/FDR 02076-20H010Modification PartSikorsky S76C2003-01-27current
Woodson Avionics INCSwitching Unit 001111-101McDonnell Douglas 001111-101McDonnell Douglas DC-9-801997-08-04current
Woodson Avionics INCSwitching Unit 001149-101McDonnell Douglas 001149-101McDonnell Douglas DC-9-801997-08-04current
Woodson Avionics INCSwitching Unit 001123-101McDonnell Douglas 001123-101McDonnell Douglas DC-9-801997-08-04current
Woodson Avionics INCSwitching Unit 001122-101McDonnell Douglas 001122-101McDonnell Douglas DC-9-801997-08-04current

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.