Teflon Series
No failure report names the teflon series. 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement teflon series, Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) holding the most (2).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a teflon series and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a teflon series:
For these models most: Boeing 747 (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Tubular Systems - Laconia INC | TEFLON ASSEMBLY 130 SERIES ASR 106074-14 | 60B90117-14 | Boeing 747SP SERIES, 747SR SERIES, 747-100B SERIES | 2006-05-10 | current |
| Smith Tubular Systems - Laconia INC | TEFLON ASSEMBLY 130 SERIES ASR 106073-13 | 60B90117-13 | Boeing 747SP SERIES, 747SR SERIES, 747-100B SERIES | 2006-05-10 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | TEFLON assembly 130-SERIES ASR 106073-13 | 60B90117-13 | Boeing 747SP SERIES, 747SR SERIES, 747-100B SERIES | 2004-07-07 | current |
| Titeflex Corporation (Name Change To Smiths Tubular Systems-Laconia INC. 5/06) | TEFLON assembly 130-SERIES ASR 106074-14 | 60B90117-14 | Boeing 747SP SERIES, 747SR SERIES, 747-100B SERIES | 2004-07-07 | 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.