Thrust Button
6 failure reports named the thrust button in the last ten years, 7 since 1997; the condition most often found was "melted". 4 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement thrust button, Superior Air Parts INC holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Which system the reports file it under last ten years
How it failed the condition found, last ten years
Conditions found, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| melted | 4 |
| faulted | 1 |
| faulty | 1 |
Engines most often reporting it
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a thrust button and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a thrust button:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Aerospace Technologies INC | Thrust Button, Rocker Shaft AEL12892 | LW-12892 | Lycoming Installation eligibility same as AEL11795 | 2020-01-06 | current |
| Continental Motors INC | Thrust Button, Rocker Shaft AEL12892 | LW-12892 | Lycoming Installation eligibility same as AEL11795 | 2017-01-08 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Thrust Button, Rocker Shaft AEL12892 | - | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1B, C1C | 1999-09-22 | current |
| Superior Air Parts INC | Thrust Button SL-12892 | Avco Lycoming P/N LW12892 | Avco Lycoming,... 0-235, 0-290, 0-320 | 1984-09-04 | 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.