Aircraft part numbers

Anybody got access to supersession lists? I have a lot of Hardware part numbers which I cannot get LAS Aerospace or ISO Parts to find in there databases.

anything specifically?

26FY Sea Vixen
26FN Sea Heron

10-2 Sea Vixen MkII
14-2 Heron MkII
14-2UN Heron MkII Nose Undercarriage
14-2UM Heron MkII Main Undercarriage
14-2F Heron MkII Fuselage
14-2FS Heron MkII Fuselage Services
the list goes on

useful thread this….

Jaguar Pt Nos prefixed by:

121A
121B
121E
121O – Weapons pylons
121Q – Ground eqpt (IIRC)
121S

Occasionally 121M which I think related to the short lived Maritime version

the others were found all over the aircraft and I could never find anything specific to link them to specific areas although IIRC the ‘A’s and ‘B’s seemed to often be found in the Nose area

sect ref is 26RA as per Elliots post, there are the occasional 526RA as well

Anybody got access to supersession lists? I have a lot of Hardware part numbers which I cannot get LAS Aerospace or ISO Parts to find in there databases.

To add to this very useful list – US types

found here: http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/partaircraft.htm

TT

Part Number Prefix By Aircraft Type

Notes
When prefix numbers are followed by a dash (52-) the part number has a dash in it. Ex: 52-3574
When prefix numbers are followed by a plus (71+) the part number is continuous. Ex 719135
When a bold L (L) appears it represents any letter. Ex: 128+L+ would be 128J84625
Any other letters that appear are the actual letters in the prefix. Ex: VS would be VS10250
When a bold number sign (#) appears it represents any number. Ex: 7+####- would be 72563-256
Commas are used only to separate multiple prefixes. Ex: 208,209,244,248- represents four different prefixes. Examples of each: 208-63575, 208-15638, 244-68452, and 248-95132

Note: Some of these part numbers are not verified. While every effort has been made to assure accuracy, there may be errors. Nor does this represent all of the prefix numbers for each aircraft.
When trying to identify a crash site always use the most common prefixes found there, never rely on just one or two parts.

For North American aircraft the prefix number represents the North American model number.
Ex: the F-86E-5 (and F-86E-1) was NA-170 the prefix for the part numbers is 170-
At the crash site of an F-86E-5 I would expect to find 170- prefixes as well as prefixes for an F-86A
(140, 151, 161-) as the F-86E was an improvement of the F-86A, but still retained many of the same parts. I would not expect to find later model prefix numbers such as 193- (F-86F) or 203- (F-86H)
As always there are exceptions to the rule. An example would be if an F-86E was upgraded with F-86F-40 wings, which was a common practice in training Sabres.

TYPE MODEL MANUFACTURER PREFIX
USAF Trainers
AT-6 North American 55,59-
AT-6 A North American 77,78-
AT-6 B North American 84-
AT-6 C North American 88-
AT-6 D North American 88,121-
AT-6 F North American 121-
AT-6 G North American 168-
AT-11 Beechcraft 804-
AT-17 Cessna 54576
BT-9 North American 19-
BT-9 A North American 19A-
BT-9 B North American 23-
BT-9 C North American 29-
BT-13 Vultee 63,74,79-
BT-14 all North American 58-
BT-15 Vultee 63,74,79-
PT-13 Stearman 75-
PT-19 Stearman 64,68-
T-6 A Raytheon 133-
T-28 A North American 159,171,174,189-
T-28 B North American 200,219-
T-28 C North American 226,252-
T-33 A Lockheed 176,177,178+
T-34 B Beechcraft 45-
T-37 Cessna 412+
T-38 Northrop 2,3-
T-39 A North American 246,265,276-
T-39 B North American 270-
T-39 D North American 277,285-
T-39 E North American 282-
T-39 G North American 306-
USAF Laison & Observation
L-1 Stinson 70-
L-5 Stinson 76-
L-19/ O-1 Cessna 172 to 186+, 800 to 890+
O-47 A North American 25-
O-47 B North American 51-
OV-1 Grumman 134-
OV-10 Rockwell 249,300,305-
O-2 A Cessna 142+
USAF Fighters & Recon.
P-38 Lockheed 19,20,21,22,23,24+
P-39 Bell 12,14,15,23,24,25,26-
P-40 40,A,B,C on Curtis-Wright 81-
P-40 E, on Curtis-Wright 87-
P-47 D Republic 89,93,101-
P-47 N Republic 96-
P-51 North American 91-
P-51 A North American 99-
P-51 B North American 102,104-
P-51 C North American 103,111-
P-51 D North American 109,111,122,124-
P-51 H North American 126-
P-51 K North American 111-
P-59 Bell 27-
P-61 A,B Northrop 51- or 513, 516, 517
P-63 Bell 33,37,41-
P-80 Lockheed 174,175,176+
P-82 North American 120-
P-82 B North American 123-
P-82 E North American 144-
P-82 F North American 149-
P-82 G,H North American 150-
F-84 Republic 30,37,38+L+
F-86 A North American 140,151,161-
F-86 D North American 164,165,173,177,190,201-
F-86 E North American 170,172-
F-86 F North American 172,176,191,193,202,227,231,238,256-
F-86 H North American 187,203-
F-86 K North American 205,222,213,221,242-
F-94 C Lockheed 45+
F-100 A North American 180,192-
F-100 C North American 214,217,222-
F-100 D North American 223,224,235,245-
F-100 F North American 243,255,261,262-
F-101 McDonnell 20,33+
F-102 A Convair 8-
F-104 A Lockheed 72,76,77,78,79+
F-105 D Republic 57,79-
F-106 A Convair 8-
F-107 A North American 212-
F-111 General Dynamics 12+L+
F-117 A Lockheed 20-
F-4 all McDonnell 32,53-
F-5 Northrop 2,3,4,6,7,14-
F-15 all McDonnell Douglas 67,68+L+
F-16 all General Dynamics 16+L+
F-22 Lockheed 50+L
SR-71 Lockheed 4A,549-
USAF Attack
A-1 Douglas 525+
A-7 Ling-Temco-Vought 215,216,218-
A-10 Fairchild 160+L+
A-26 Douglas 412,415,419,512,515,519+
A-27 North American 69-
A-35 Vultee 72-, 88-
A-36 A North American 97-
A-37 Cessna 41+
USAF Bombers
B-17 all Boeing # – one to three digit number followed by a dash.
B-24 D thru J Consolidated 32+L+
B-25 North American 62-
B-25 A North American 62A-
B-25 B North American 62B-
B-25 C North American 82,90,93,94,96-
B-25 D North American 87,100-
B-25 G North American 96- NOTE: 96 is also used for C
B-25 H North American 98-
B-25 J North American 108-
A/B-26 Douglas 412,415,419,512,515,519+
B-26 all Martin 34,36,38-
B-29 all Boeing # – one to three digit number followed by a dash.
B-32 all Consolidated 33-
B-36 Convair 36L
B-45 North American 130-
B-45 A North American 147-
B-45 C North American 153-
B-52 Boeing 4,5,25,34,35,36-
B-57 Martin 272-
B-70 North American 259,278-
B-1 A,B Rockwell L3,L5,L6,L12,L30,L32,L63+
USAF Transports
C-45 all Beachcraft 74,84,94,734,784,794-
C-46 all Curtis-Wright 20-
C-47 all Douglas 511,512,513,514+
C-54 Douglas 517,523,524+
C-78 Cessna 54576
C-119 Fairchild 110-
C-130 Lockheed 3+L+ to 38+L+
C-135 Boeing 5,6,8,9,25,35,39,60,64,65,69,90+
C-141 B Lockheed 5+L+
C-5 A Lockheed 4+L+
E-3 A Boeing 65,69,204+
C17 Lockheed NBA+
Helicopters
AH-1 all Bell 209,212-
UH-1 all Bell 204,205-
H-2 all Kaman K6+
H-3 all Sikorsky S61+
H-34 all Sikorsky S16+
CH-46 all Boeing A02+L+
H-47 all Boeing 114+L+
H-53 all Sikorsky 65+
H-54 all Sikorsky S64+
H-58 all Bell 206-
H-60 A Sikorsky 7+####-
AH-64 A Hughs-McDonnell-Douglas 7-
USN Trainers
SNB all Beachcraft 74,84,94,734,784,794-
SNJ 1 North American 52-
SNJ 2 North American 65,79-
SNJ 3 North American 77-
SNJ 4 North American 88-
SNJ 5 North American 88,121-
T2J 1 North American 241,249,253,266-
T3J North American 246,277,285-
T-28 B North American 200,219-
T-28 C North American 226,252-
T-34 B Beechcraft 45-
USN Fighters
F2H McDonald 15-, 23-
F3H McDonald 25-
F4F all Grumman 71+
FM all General Motors 71+
F6F 3,5 Grumman 24,25,26,27+
F7F all Grumman 37,38,39,40+
F8F all Grumman 10 to 16+,23,33,53,55,57+,66 to 80+
F9F all Grumman 136+,137+,139+
F4U all Chance-Vought VS+
FG all Goodyear VS+
FJ 1 North American 134,141-
FJ 2 North American 179,181-
FJ 3 North American 194,215-
FJ 4 North American 208,209,244,248-
F-4 all McDonnell-Douglas 32,53-
F8U all Chance-Vought CV+
F-14 all Grumman A51+L+
F-18 all Northrop Grumman 74+L+
USN Attack
A-1 Douglas 525+
AJ 1 North American 146,156,160-
AJ 2 North American 169,184-
AJ 2P North American 175,183-
A3J 1,2 North American 247,263,269-
A3J 3 North American 269,279,283,296-
A-4 Douglas 155,355,400,557,566,567,582+
A-5 see A3J North American
A-6 all Grumman 128+L+
A-7 Ling-Temco-Vought 215,216,218-
AV-8 B McDonald 75+L+
USN Bombers
PBM Martin 162-
PBY all Consolidated 28-
PB4Y all Consolidated 100-
P2V Lockheed 14,28,30,31,33,41,42,43,44,51,52,
53,66,82+,87 to 98+
P-3 Lockheed 800 to 940+
C-2 A Grumman 123+L+
S-2 all Grumman 89+L+
SB2C 5 Curtis-Wright 84-
SBD Douglas 106,109,119,205,206,219,405,406,412,
419,505,506,515,519+
TBM 3 Grumman 20,21,22,32,34,35,36,51+
Drones
BQM-34 A Ryan 124+L+

hunter data plate

Hi .I am trying find the serial no for Hunter ,the only data plate I have is
located in the cockpit on the right hand side ,about 9 inches in front of the instument pannel .The plate is behind a small bracket with two toggel swiches on.It reads .PB10077 .ISSUE 5.CON 03288.ASST No 177343.
Also,stamped on the top of the instrument pannel reads D1976911SSB.
A—208.can any one help. Many thanks H.

Aussie part numbers

Thanks for the update Mark , i was given the list of part numbers by the guys restoring the Beaufort in Brisbane , will file your updated infomation.

thanks Dave

Battle part numbers

Thanks Dave

Where was your Battle built? Sometimes part numbers can vary depending on manufacturer…

My Battle project combines parts from fairey and austin built examples.

cheers dave

Elliot/Dave

This information regarding CAC part numbers is not correct

01 to 02 CAC Wirraway
03 CAC Wackett
12 to 13 CAC Boomerang
126 DAP Beaufort

The Wirraway has a number of models built from CA-1 through to CA-16 and carries part numbers originating from the NA-16 as well, resulting in part numbers of:

19- (NA-16)
01- CA-1 Wirraway mark 1
03- CA-3 ” “
05- CA-5 ” “
07- CA-7 Wirraway mark 11
08- CA-8 ” “
09- CA-9 ” “
16- CA-16 Wirraway mark 111

All subsequent Wirraways carry a mixture of parts inherited from the earlier models where parts have been upgraded or added, ie a CA-16 may still carry many CA-1 parts etc if they have not subsequently been upgraded in design.

The 02- part numbers do not relate Wirraways at all as the CA-2 is the Wackett Trainer prototypes.

The 03- paer numbers do not relate to Wacketts at all as the CA-3 is a Wirraway model, and the production Wacketts are the CA-6.

02- Wackett Trainer Prototype
06- Wackett Trainer production trainer (which carry the odd 02- part)

12- and 13- are Boomerang parts relating to the CA-12 and CA-13 Boomerang, as well as the CA-19 Boomerang, the latter two types had many CA-12 parts as the 13- and 19- part numbers only related to those parts that changed between the models.

12- CA-12 Boomerang production fighter
13- CA-13 Boomerang production fighter
14- CA-14 and CA-14A Boomerang turbocharged Prototype
19- CA-19 Boomerang production fighter

Note that the 19- Boomerang parts are drawn as CAC drawings and are not with 19- parts in the early Wirraways based on NA drawings from NA-16, the parts do not identify themselves as CAC or NA, however the historical drawing sets previously held by CAC/HdeHV clearly contained North American drawings for the Wirraways 19- parts ,and these are identical to the equivalent parts in many of the later NA products including the T-6 and SNJ deriviatives, despite carrying later 88- etc numbers in the NA number blocks.

obviously other CAC parts numbers are:

04- CA-4 Woomera prototype
11- CA-11 Wommera production Bomber
15- CA-15 “Kangaroo”? prototype
22- CA-22 Winjeel Prototype
25- CA-25 Winjeel Production Trainer
26- CA-26 Avon Sabre Prototype
27- CA-27 Avon Sabre production fighter
28- CA-28 Ceres Cropduster

This CAC model number information is all largely available in books such as the Stewart Wilson series on the CAC aircraft in RAAF service and there is a strong correlation between aircraft model and part number prefix, it is a pity that poorly researched information can be posted here and become googled reference data for others. 😡

CAC largely duplicated the North American numbering system with the initial number 01-, 16- indicating the model of aircraft (or more correctly production run block) while the next numbers formed a group of parts all related to the same elements of structure:

ie

xx-10xxx in General Assembly drawings
xx-13xxx is wing Centre Section
xx-14xxx is wing outer panel
xx-21xxx is horizontal stabiliser
xx-22xxx is elevator
xx-23xxx is fin (vertical stabiliser)
xx-24xxx is rudder
xx-33xxx landing gear
xx-40xxx power plant
xx-51xxx Instrumentation

This is consistant across Wirraway, Boomerang and Wackett drawing indexes that I hold and referenced for this post

It is also consistant within the North American T6G drawing index that I also hold, which is full of earlier T6 production run parts such as:

36-
49-
52-
55-
66-
77-
88-
121-
168-
182-

as well as very early parts inherited from the NA-16 design including
19-
23-
25-

which are all North American drawing parts which should not be confused with the similar CAC numbered parts above for Boomerangs or Winjeels but in the 19- series may be the identical part and drawing to that carried in the Wirraway.

I hope this is of some value, although I am not sure many CAC parts will be tripped over in the UK or USA? 😉

In regard to North American products the type/drawing/part numbers and aircraft type production numbers for the T6 family are:

16- NA-16 series
19- BT-9
28- NJ-1
36- BC-1
49- Harvard I
54- BC-2
55- BC-1A
58- BT-14
59- AT-6
64- NA-64
65- SNJ-2
66- Harvard II
68- NA-50A (P64)
74- Harvard II
76- Harvard II
85- SNJ-3
88 – T6C, T6D, SNJ-4 SNJ-5
119- T6D
121- T6D, T6F
168 – T6G
182- T6G
186- T6J

As with the CAC Wirraway the “T6” derivitives all subsequent models maycarry a mixture of parts inherited from the earlier models if they have not subsequently been upgraded in design.

regards

Mark Pilkington

Thanks Dave

Where was your Battle built? Sometimes part numbers can vary depending on manufacturer…

Hi Elliot , as far as i can see all Battle part numbers begin with PD , PA or PC letter prefix , all the cockpit/enginemount tubing parts carry PD letter prefix other cockpit parts carry the PC , PA prefix for example , PD3359/5/BR693 is a tube end fitting used to attach cockpit frame to the fuselage , PC3012 X182 is a casting part of a bell crank for the controls.

Hope that helps

cheers dave

Part Numbers (Battle)

Hi Elliot , as far as i can see all Battle part numbers begin with PD , PA or PC letter prefix , all the cockpit/enginemount tubing parts carry PD letter prefix other cockpit parts carry the PC , PA prefix for example , PD3359/5/BR693 is a tube end fitting used to attach cockpit frame to the fuselage , PC3012 X182 is a casting part of a bell crank for the controls.

Hope that helps

cheers dave

Dave – thanks. What I would really love to see is info on Fairey Battle numbers. You must be quite the authority on this! Anything to add from this point of view?

Cheers

Hi guys here a few more .

32 B24 Lib.
16 Lookheed Hudson
28 Catalina
75 Curtiss Hawk 75 ( P 36 )
87 Curtiss P 40 kittyhawk
106 P 51 Mustang

Some part numbers are common to more than one version of a/c for instance late model P40s still had some parts with 75 prefix from the P 36

Some for the aussies

01 to 02 CAC Wirraway
03 CAC Wackett
12 to 13 CAC Boomerang
126 DAP Beaufort

cheers dave

Hi Creaking door – I am not the person to answer your query but I would have thought someone out there would be able to.

Does anybody know what the ‘S’ prefix on Bristol part numbers signifies?

For example SFB59109 which is a Ransom & Marles bearing from the reduction gear of a Hercules engine.

I know what the ‘F’ and ‘B’ stand for and thought that ‘S’ may stand for ‘shadow’ production by others than Bristol but then why mark a bought-out component in this way unless Bristol made their own (unlikely)?

Also do Bristol airframe components carry the ‘FB’ prefix or is it just their engines?

Be gentle…..it’s my first post.

WA$.

Part Numbers

Hi guys here a few more .

32 B24 Lib.
16 Lookheed Hudson
28 Catalina
75 Curtiss Hawk 75 ( P 36 )
87 Curtiss P 40 kittyhawk
106 P 51 Mustang

Some part numbers are common to more than one version of a/c for instance late model P40s still had some parts with 75 prefix from the P 36

Some for the aussies

01 to 02 CAC Wirraway
03 CAC Wackett
12 to 13 CAC Boomerang
126 DAP Beaufort

cheers dave

Bristol Part Numbers

Does anybody know what the ‘S’ prefix on Bristol part numbers signifies?

For example SFB59109 which is a Ransom & Marles bearing from the reduction gear of a Hercules engine.

I know what the ‘F’ and ‘B’ stand for and thought that ‘S’ may stand for ‘shadow’ production by others than Bristol but then why mark a bought-out component in this way unless Bristol made their own (unlikely)?

Also do Bristol airframe components carry the ‘FB’ prefix or is it just their engines?

Be gentle…..it’s my first post.

WA$.

Thanks Slipstream

Also, 26WW Whirlwind Helicopter.

thats it! i was not an inspector,i was a storeman but we still had inspectors stamps.every bit of paperwork i ever processed was stamped with fps21

if you could find out which factories produced which lancaster parts you may be able to try and work out which department it came from.for instance it may have been some thing like Broughton East Shop

i also did 9 1/2 yrs as an raf storeman and used to have a whole load of lightning part numbers stored in my head. however after 20 yrs they are beginning to fade away although i can still remember a few.

Thanks AgCat

I’ll add your info on as an appendix etc.

It’s not anally retentive – it’s useful. Next time I come across a bunch of old DH odds and ends I might be able to make head and tail of them. If everyone could submit a page on ‘their’ specialist a/c – it would build into an excellent reference.

I’ll also put it up on the whitley site at some point just so there is a permanent web presence.

Cheers

Hi there, Whitley, I must aplogise for spreading duff gen ref de Havilland part numbers. I suppose it should be me that is now in hiding from the DH mafia. The early single numerical sequence of de Havilland drawings covered all types from the DH 60 to the DH 89 EXCEPT the DH 87.

For the DH 87 each part was designated by a three-digit prefix comprising a single digit followed by the Type number. The first digit was used to denote the location with the aircraft the part could be found. This system gave a much wider range of possible part numbers as the complexity of aircraft increased. The designation system for the DH 87 Hornet Moth followed this sequence:

187*** Fuselage
287*** Planes
387*** Electrics
487*** Empennage
587*** Undercarriage
687*** Engine installation
787*** Flying controls
887*** Instruments
987*** Miscellaneous

At a late stage of Dragon Rapide/Dominie development the drawing sequence 989*** was introduced for parts used mainly in the various radio fits applied to the aircraft.

For the DH 90 to 93 inclusive, the same numerical designation system as for the DH 87 was used; ie;

190*** + 191*** + 192*** + 193*** – fuselage parts for the respective type. In some cases a ‘zero’ designator was used (ie 091***) for general arrangement drawings etc.

With the DH 94 the same system of designating part numbers by the aircraft type and its location on the aircraft was used but instead of using a single digit prefix to the type number, a letter suffix was used. For example:

94A*** General
94C*** Controls
94E*** Engine installation
94******* Fuselage
94N*** Instruents/electrics
94P*** Petrol and oil
94T*** Tailplane
94U*** Undercarriage
94W*** Wings

This system then continued on subsequent aircraft types, with the letters after the type number being used more widely to discriminate between aircraft system; eg, on the Chipmunk:

C1-C******* Controls, flaps
C1-FS*** Fuselage, structure

As well as the type-specific drawing series, de Havilland used other generic designations:

DHA and DHS – used to denote de Havilland standard parts or processes applicable to more than one aircraft type.
J – used for standard material sections used across all types.
R – used for Repair drawings. For the early types using the original all-numeric drawing series the repair drawings were mixed up in a single R-series. Later models included R as a prefix to a number allocated in the normal drawing sequence; eg, from the Chipmunk RC1-FS*** would be a repair drawing for damage to the fuselage structure. As a slight complication, some repair drawings were prefixed RD – repair drawing – rather than R, as if the system was not complex enough already.

This is all very anally retentive, but I describe it in detail to illustrate how drawing designation systems changed even within a single company. Then there are the drawing systems of the SBAC and even the aerospace series of the British Standards Institute to consider, as well as the Inspector’s Stamp numbers that each of the companies operated.

This could be quite and interesting subject and it would be very useful to have some form of on-line database that carried this information. However, I suspect that this Forum is probably not quite the right place. Any suggestions, anyone?

Thanks for the reply.
So the Letters refer to the place where the aircraft was built and the numbers to the person doing the building.
Thanks
Andy