Premier Turbines Creates Center Of Excellence, H+S Aviation
Receives EASA Certification Of PT6T Test Cell
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Premier
Turbines has established a Rolls-Royce Center of Excellence for its
M250 Authorized Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) in
Neosho, Missouri, while another of its subsidiary companies, H+S
Aviation, has been awarded EASA certification for its PT6T test
cell.
BBA Aviation Center Of Excellence
In establishing the Center of Excellence, the company has
completely reconfigured the facility a to 60,000 sq. ft. footprint
incorporating lean operating techniques while increasing its output
capabilities.
"We have reconfigured our M250 repair and overhaul facility to
streamline the process and flow," stated BBA Aviation ERO President
Hugh McElroy. "Premier Turbines is one of the world's leading
Rolls-Royce authorized M250 service centers and this
reconfiguration is designed to enhance its capabilities and speed
the work flow. This change is especially timely as we have seen
both our civil and military helicopter engine businesses grow over
the past two years."
Premier Turbines offers repair and overhaul on both the M250 and
its T63 military variant. The Neosho Center of Excellence provides
a full range of services including repair and overhaul of engines,
modules, accessories and components. The facility also includes a
Rolls-Royce correlated test cell and is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO
14001:2004 certified.
H+S Aviation, meanwhile, received EASA certification for its
PT6T test cell in January, 2011. H+S Aviation is authorized by
Pratt & Whitney Canada as a Distributor and Designated Overhaul
Facility (DDOF) for the PT6T Twin-Pac. The addition of EASA test
cell approval means H+S Aviation is now fully equipped to perform
repair and overhaul on site including engine testing.
PT6T Test Cell
"With the receipt of EASA certification we now have everything
we need in-house for total repair and overhaul services on the
PT6T," stated BBA Aviation ERO President Hugh McElroy. "We received
our DDOF authorization in early 2010 and have completed more than a
dozen engine modules during the year, plus the site's first full
overhaul in December. Now with the test cell fully correlated and
EASA certified we can offer complete service on site."
The PT6T engine testing system is located in H+S Aviation's Test
Cell #5 which features a 3,000 shp hydraulic dynamometer, data
acquisition system, acoustic intake and exhaust systems,
instrumentation and air, fuel, water and oil systems.
In a related development, Dallas Airmotive has demonstrated live
video streaming of a borescope inspection from the field to its
F1RST SUPPORT center in Grapevine, Texas. Observing the video feed
were Dallas Airmotive engineers and technicians who were able to
evaluate the condition of the engine and make a judgment on next
actions, in this case removal of engine for more detailed
inspection. The video feed is another first for the high-tech
center as it demonstrates the use of technology to speed the
delivery of service to turbine engine operators.
F1RST SUPPORT was unveiled last year as a state-of-the-art
global technical operations center that utilizes integrated
satellite-based technologies to deliver ultra-fast and efficient
response to AOG aircraft. First Support technology integrates a
team of more than 100 field service representatives around the
globe, engine assets, service vehicles, and tooling with
sophisticated scheduling and analytical tools to provide real-time
solutions to operators.
"We're just beginning to tap the full potential of our First
Support center," stated BBA Aviation ERO President Hugh McElroy.
"The ability of staff in our command center to simultaneously view
the image that a technician is seeing in the field gives us the
ability to make quality decisions on the spot, and thereby help
operators get back in service in the shortest possible time. That's
really the essence of service and what we strive to provide our
customers."