Tailbrace Wire
No failure report names the tailbrace wire. 5 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement tailbrace wire, Univair Aircraft CORP holding the most (5).
Approved replacement parts 5 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a tailbrace wire and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a tailbrace wire:
For these models most: Piper PA-19 (2), Piper PA-18 Super Cub (2), Piper PA-17 Vagabond (2), Piper PA-16 Clipper (2), Piper PA-15 (2), Piper PA-14 (2), Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (2), Piper J5 Cub Cruiser (2), Piper PA-25 Pawnee (1), Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt (1), Piper PA-20 Pacer (1), Piper PA-11 Cub Special (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univair Aircraft CORP | Tailbrace Wire U41031-002 | 41031-02 | Piper PA-12 PA-12S | 2007-11-25 | current |
| Univair Aircraft CORP | Tailbrace Wire U41031-003 | 41031-03 | Piper PA-12 PA-12S | 2007-11-25 | current |
| Univair Aircraft CORP | Tailbrace Wire U41031-003 | 41031-03 | Piper J5A-80, J5-B (Army L-4G), J5C | 2002-04-03 | current |
| Univair Aircraft CORP | Tailbrace Wire U41031-002 | 41031-02 | Piper J3C-40, J3C-50, J3C-50S | 2002-04-03 | current |
| Univair Aircraft CORP | Tailbrace Wire U1-2340 | 1-2340 | Aeronca 7AC, S7AC, 7BCM | 2001-01-04 | 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.