Aircraft Hangar Doors

When a hangar door will not open, the operation stops. Whether you run an FBO, a corporate hangar, or a maintenance facility, we stock the aircraft hangar door parts that keep bifold, hydraulic, and rolling doors moving: motors, limit switches, cam followers, steel cable, weather seals, bearings, and casters. Most in-stock items ship the same business day from Ocala, Florida.

How to identify your aircraft hangar door type

Bifold doors fold horizontally into two leaves and are raised by cable or lift strap running to a drum. Hydraulic doors are one rigid panel that swings out and up on cylinders, forming a canopy. Rolling doors run horizontally on ground-level wheels and track. Parts rarely cross over between the three, so confirm which type you have before ordering.

Which aircraft hangar door parts fail first

On doors cycled several times a day, limit switches and drive components go before structural parts. Cable and lift strap wear at the drum. Bearings lose grease. Weather seals compress and stop sealing at the leading edge. If your door is over-traveling or stopping short, check the limit switch before you assume the motor has failed.

Electrical parts for hangar doors

Most control problems trace back to four components: the limit switch, the e-stop, the control pendant, and the festoon system carrying power along the door. All four are consumables on a high-cycle door. Replacing a limit switch on a schedule costs far less than the damage a failed one causes when the motor keeps driving.

Aircraft hangar door parts: common questions