Top Bracket
No failure report names the top bracket. 4 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement top bracket, Thales Avionics INC holding the most (1).
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a top bracket and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a top bracket:
For these models most: Robinson R22 (1), Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude (1), Airbus A321 (1).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thales Avionics INC | Front Top Bracket M24515-003 | Modification Part | Airbus A321-200 Series | 2018-04-07 | current |
| Duncan Aviation INC | Top Bracket Assembly 100702025-3.3.0 | Modification Part | Cessna 680 | 2011-05-03 | current |
| Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | Top Bracket Assembly 7002351 | 7002351 | Rolls Royce Trent1000-A, Trent1000-C, Trent1000-D | 2010-05-18 | current |
| Lee Precision INC | Top Bracket 2074 | Modification Part | Robinson Helicopter R-22, R-22 Alpha, R-22 Beta | 1999-07-11 | 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.