Tip Wheel
No failure report names the tip wheel. 4 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement tip wheel, K&L Soaring LLC holding the most (4).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a tip wheel and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a tip wheel:
For these models most: Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) (4).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K&L Soaring LLC | Tip Wheel Assembly 33208 | 33208 | Schweizer SGS 2-32, SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A | 2022-10-06 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Tip Wheel Assembly 32234 | 32234 | Schweizer SGS 2-32, SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A | 2022-10-06 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Tip Wheel Assembly 32234 | 32234 | Schweizer SGS 2-32, SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A | 2011-10-26 | current |
| K&L Soaring LLC | Tip Wheel Assembly 33208 | 33208 | Schweizer SGS 2-32, SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A | 2011-10-26 | 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.