Wire Tail
No failure report names the wire tail. 10 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement wire tail, Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska holding the most (6).
Approved replacement parts 10 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a wire tail and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a wire tail:
For these models most: Piper PA-18 Super Cub (10), Piper PA-14 (10), Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser (10), Piper PA-11 Cub Special (10), Piper J5 Cub Cruiser (10), Piper J-3 Cub (10).
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Lower Tail Brace DC10556-2 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2005-03-03 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Lower Tail Brace DC10556 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2005-03-03 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Upper Tail Brace DC10555-2 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2005-03-03 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Upper Tail Brace DC10555 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2005-03-03 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft | Wire Assembly Upper Tail Brace DC10555 | Modification Part | Piper J-3, J5C, PA-11 | 2002-09-26 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft | Wire Assembly Lower Tail Brace DC10556 | Modification Part | Piper J-3, J5C, PA-11 | 2002-09-26 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft | Wire Assembly Upper Tail Brace DC10555-2 | Modification Part | Piper J-3, J5C, PA-11 | 2002-09-26 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft | Wire Assembly Lower Tail Brace DC10556-2 | Modification Part | Piper J-3, J5C, PA-11 | 2002-09-26 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Upper Tail Brace DC10555, DC10555-2 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2001-01-17 | current |
| Dakota Cub Aircraft of Alaska | Wire Assembly Lower Tail Brace DC10556, DC10556-2 | modification part | Piper J-3, J-5C, PA-11 | 2001-01-17 | 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.