Tail Strike
No failure report names the tail strike. 6 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement tail strike, Cox and Company INC holding the most (5).
Approved replacement parts 6 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a tail strike and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a tail strike:
For these models most: Boeing 787 Dreamliner (4), Boeing 777 (2).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox and Company INC | Tail Strike Assembly 6131-06 | 283W211-6 | Boeing 787-10 | 2021-12-17 | current |
| Cox and Company INC | Tail Strike Assembly 6131-05 | 6131-05 | The Boeing Company 787-9 | 2015-07-08 | current |
| Cox and Company INC | Tail Strike Assembly 6131-04 | S663Z700 | The Boeing Company 787-8 | 2012-12-13 | current |
| Simmonds Precision Products INC Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems - Vt | Tail Strike Sensor 6131-04 | 6131-04 | Boeing 787-8 | 2011-10-03 | current |
| Cox and Company INC | Tail Strike Assembly 6131-02 | S283W211-2 | The Boeing Company 777-300 | 1998-12-15 | current |
| Cox and Company INC | Tail Strike Assembly 6131-01 | Boeing S283W211-1 | Boeing 777-200 | 1997-03-26 | 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.