Growth Industries, Inc.

Growth Industries, Inc. manufactures and supplies FAA-PMA replacement parts for commercial aircraft from Grandview, Missouri. The company was founded in 1965, obtained its first PMA approval in 1975 and is an FAA Production Approval Holder. It says it has more than 60 years of aviation experience and stocks more than 3,000 PMA parts.

Parts supplied

• FAA-PMA parts from small fasteners to wing, body and ground support parts
• Parts organized by airplane, by product and by ATA chapter
• Non-PMA parts to complete customer orders

Aircraft types covered

The inventory includes PMA parts for a wide range of Boeing aircraft and selected McDonnell Douglas types. Listed models are the 717, 727, 737 all series, 747, 757, 767 and 777, plus the DC-9, DC-10, MD-11, MD-80, MD-88 and MD-90.

Services

• PMA services to develop parts to customer specifications and conform to approved design data
• 24/7 AOG hotline
• Custom part manufacturing and design and development capabilities
• Inventory services and owner-operator services
• Engineering and manufacturing departments in-house, with computer-aided coordinate measuring, sheet metal forming and fabrication

Manufacturing and qualifications

• Specialty in landing gear replacement parts, plus categories such as interiors and fasteners (bushings, bearings, sleeves, washers and nuts)
• Parts that OEMs no longer support, for new and aging aircraft
• In-house engineering with the capability to obtain FAA approval for designs and prototypes
• CNC milling and lathe work, computer-aided coordinate measuring and sheet metal forming
• Consignment: parts can be made and stored at the customer facility, with payment only for what is used
• Recipient of the FAA Aircraft Certification Service Recognition Award, and an FAA approved drug and alcohol testing and prevention program

The company says it stocks more than 3,200 FAA approved parts from nose to tail for immediate delivery and that its parts meet or exceed original equipment performance.

Customers and memberships

The company states that it primarily serves major airlines, MROs, distributors and completion centers worldwide. It lists long-time membership of the Air Transport Association (ATA), the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) and the Modification and Replacement Parts Association (MARPA).