Signs Agreement For Installation Of Engine Trend Data
Transmission Equipment
StandardAero announced Monday at the NBAA Convention and
meeting in Atlanta that it will add service and support for Pratt
& Whitney Canada PW300-series engines in early 2011. The
company will support PW305, 307 and 308 engines at its four service
centers as well as its broad Mobile Service Team network. These new
engine service capabilities are being added to better serve
customers with one-stop OEM authorized airframe and engine
services.
"If an operator of a Falcon 2000EX, Falcon 7X or Learjet 60
requires either a scheduled maintenance check or has trouble with
his engine, we will assist on the phone, dispatch a team or
schedule him into our facilities," said Scott Taylor, senior vice
president, Business Aviation, StandardAero. "Operators can also get
the benefit of combining an engine maintenance event with an
airframe check or another of the myriad services we offer.
Adding the PW300 series to our capabilities helps our customers and
moves us closer to our goal to offer broad, comprehensive services
for some of the most prestigious business jets in operation
today."
Additionally, StandardAero has entered into an agreement with
Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, formerly Altair, for
installing engine trend data transmission equipment. Coupled
with PW300 engines, the equipment reduces inspection intervals and
puts the engine on a virtual on-condition maintenance plan,
removing the requirement for a fixed-time hot section
inspection.
PW300
In a related development, the company has been named as a dealer
for Pratt & Whitney Engine Services. This designation
authorizes the company to install data transfer units at all its
facilities, and perform the required certification work.
Operators of PW300-powered aircraft can benefit from the
installing a Data Transfer Unit (DTU) that collects engine data and
transfers it automatically and wirelessly to Pratt & Whitney's
WebECTMTM data processing. This service provides the operator
with engine trend prognosis and shop event planning. It also
comes with a reduced Eagle Service Plan (ESP) hourly cost and the
possibility, in the case of the PW308, to replace the hot-section
inspection (HSI) with a borescope inspection, greatly reducing the
maintenance burden, cost and downtime associated with the HSI.
"We're excited about the enhanced comprehensive services that we
can now provide Falcon 7X, Falcon 2000EX and Lear 60 operators,"
said Scott Taylor, senior vice president, Business Aviation,
StandardAero. "Today's announcement is another example of our
expanding breadth of capabilities and service offerings."