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Vhf Comm

20 failure reports named the vhf comm in the last ten years, 57 since 1996, most often on the Airbus A320; the condition most often found was "malfunctioned". 30 FAA approvals let 3 companies make a replacement vhf comm, Gables Engineering INC holding the most (28). The reports call it "vhf comm", "vhf comm 1", "vhf comm 2".

Reports by year

0123419962001200920142019202412026
Reports by year, as a table
reports
19962
19972
19981
19993
20002
20013
20022
20064
20072
20083
20091
20101
20111
20121
20134
20142
20153
20162
20171
20181
20192
20203
20214
20221
20231
20241
20253
20261

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Instruments and avionics20
Reports by system, as a table
reports
Instruments and avionics20

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Airbus A3204Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1752Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H1351Beechcraft 400 Beechjet1Beechcraft B300 King Air 3501Bell 4071Boeing 7371Boeing 7471Boeing 787 Dreamliner1Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 3501Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1
Models most reported, as a table
reports
Airbus A3204
Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1752
Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H1351
Beechcraft 400 Beechjet1
Beechcraft B300 King Air 3501
Bell 4071
Boeing 7371
Boeing 7471
Boeing 787 Dreamliner1
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 and 3501
Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ series)1
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

malfunctioned5failed4inoperative3intermittent3faulted2defective1smoke1unserviceable1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
malfunctioned5
failed4
inoperative3
intermittent3
faulted2
defective1
smoke1
unserviceable1

Engines most often reporting it

General Electric CT7-9B 1Rolls-Royce AE 3007A1/3 1Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIUS 2B2 1

Approved replacement parts 30 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a vhf comm and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a vhf comm:

Gables Engineering INC 28Sabreliner Corporation 1Duncan Aviation INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 747 (7), Boeing 737 (7), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9 (5), Gulfstream G-IV Gulfstream IV (3), Boeing 727 (3), Raytheon Aircraft Company HAWKER 800 (1), Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 (1), Dassault FALCON 50 (1), Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign and Latitude (1), Airbus A300 (1).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Duncan Aviation INCVHF COMM Antenna Adapter Plate 110103002-1.0.2Modification PartCessna 6802012-12-20current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G2751Airbus Industrie G2751Airbus A300B2-1A, A300B2-1C, A300B2-2032001-10-30current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G4954LMAS G4954Lockheed L-1011-385-32001-10-30current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G3006Boeing G3006Boeing 747-200B Series, 747-200C Series1998-12-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel 700-D36407A-013Gulfstream 1159SCAV462-11Gulfstream G-IV1998-12-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel 700-D36407A-014Gulfstream 1159SCAV462-12Gulfstream G-IV1998-12-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G4817Boeing G4817Boeing 727-2001998-12-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel 700-D36407A-015Gulfstream 1159SCAV462-13Gulfstream G-IV1998-12-02current
Sabreliner CorporationVHF Comm. Radio, AN / ARC-186 Elect. Harness Assembly Main Kit 01-23200-H01-0101-23200-H01-01Raytheon Hawker 800XP1998-11-03current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G2870ABoeing G2870ABoeing 737-2001997-03-03current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G5196-02Boeing G5196-02Boeing 747-3001997-03-03current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G5469Boeing G5469Boeing 747-200, 737-2001997-03-03current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G5196Boeing G5196Boeing 747-100, 747-2001997-03-03current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G4954Boeing G4954Boeing 747-2001996-12-19current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM/NAV Control Panel G2379BBoeing G2379BBoeing 727-100 727-2001996-11-13current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM/NAV Control Panel G2379CBoeing G2379CBoeing 737-2001996-11-13current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM/NAV Control Panel G2379ABoeing G2379ABoeing 727-100 727-2001996-11-13current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G3007Boeing G3007Boeing 747-1001996-04-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G2933AZBoeing G2933AZBoeing 747-2001996-04-02current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G2264ADouglas G2264AMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-321996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM/NAV/DME Control Panel G1567Douglas G1567McDonnell Douglas DC-9-321996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G2265ADouglas G2265AMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-321996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G3733Douglas G3733McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81, DC-9-821996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G3270Douglas G3270McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, DC-10-301996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G5868Dassault G5868Dassault Aviation Falcon 501996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM/NAV/DME Control Panel G5136Douglas G5136McDonnell Douglas DC-9-511996-03-05current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel G4026ABoeing G4026ABoeing 737-2001996-02-08current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel, Model G6076-05 G6076-05Boeing G6076-05Boeing 737-300, -400, -5001992-11-19current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel, Model G6076A G6076ABoeing G6076ABoeing 737-3001992-11-19current
Gables Engineering INCVHF COMM Control Panel, Model G6076 G6076Boeing G6076Boeing 737-300, -400, -5001992-11-19current

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.