Test Panel
18 failure reports named the test panel in the last ten years, 34 since 1997, most often on the Boeing 767; the condition most often found was "contaminated". 11 FAA approvals let 5 companies make a replacement test panel, General Dynamics Electronic Systems holding the most (5).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
Reports by system, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Emergency equipment | 10 |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 4 |
| Electrical power | 4 |
Models most often reporting it last ten years
Models most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Boeing 767 | 8 |
| Boeing 757 | 3 |
| Airbus A320 | 2 |
| Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145 | 2 |
| Airbus A300 | 1 |
| Airbus A319 | 1 |
| Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 | 1 |
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| contaminated | 3 |
| faulty | 3 |
| malfunctioned | 3 |
| faulted | 2 |
| no test | 2 |
| defective | 1 |
| failed | 1 |
| inoperative | 1 |
| smoke | 1 |
| unserviceable | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 11 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a test panel and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a test panel:
For these models most: Bombardier CL-600 Challenger and CRJ (3), Bombardier CL-215 (2), Boeing 757 (2), Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 (1), Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Collins INC | Test Panel 1162280-121 | 1162280-121 | Boeing 757-200 Series | 2016-06-01 | current |
| Meggitt Safety Systems INC | Test Panel 33370010A | 672712-103 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1, -1-14, -1-15 | 2015-01-05 | current |
| Meggitt Safety Systems INC | Test Panel 33370010A-1 | 672712-105 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1, -1-14, -1-15 | 2015-01-05 | current |
| Sagem Avionics LLC | Test Panel 441-43213-002 | 441-43213-002 | Embraer S.A. EMB-500 | 2014-12-04 | current |
| Sagem Avionics LLC | Test Panel 441-42631-003 | 441-42631-003 | Embraer S.A. EMB-505 | 2014-12-04 | current |
| General Dynamics Electronic Systems | Test Panel, Aural Warning 530-6 | Modification Part | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2A12 (CL601-1A), CL-600-2B16... | 2001-03-27 | current |
| General Dynamics Electronic Systems | Test Panel, Aural Warning 530-7 | Modification Part | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B16 (CL601-3A), CL600-2B16 (CL601-3R) | 2001-03-27 | current |
| General Dynamics Electronic Systems | Test Panel, Aural Warning 530-9 | Modification Part | Bombardier, Inc. CL215-1A10, CL215-6B11 | 2001-03-27 | current |
| General Dynamics Electronic Systems | Test Panel, Aural Warning 530-5 | Modification Part | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B16 (CL601-3A), CL600-2B16 (CL601-3R) | 2001-03-27 | current |
| General Dynamics Electronic Systems | Test Panel, Aural Warning 530-10 | Modification Part | Bombardier, Inc. CL215-1A10, CL215-6B11 | 2001-03-27 | current |
| Rockwell Collins INC | Test Panel 1162280-121 | Boeing 1162280-121 | Boeing 757-200 Series | 1998-05-26 | 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.