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Aviation Maintenance Monthly News (R)
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August 27, 2003 Vol. 3 No. 8
[1] What's coming in the September 2003 issue of Aviation Maintenance
[2] Aviation Maintenance News
[3] Commercial Aviation Maintenance News
[4] General Aviation Maintenance News
[5] Military Maintenance News
[6] Maintenance Training News
[7] Computing Technology News
[8] Avionics Maintenance News
[9] Maintenance Industry Calendar
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[1] What's coming in the September 2003 issue of Aviation Maintenance:
Editor뭩 Notebook: Raytheon뭩 plan to destroy all Starships and why
this might be a good thing for the aviation industry.
Feedback: Quit beating up on Air Midwest mechanics.
Intelligence: The NTSB examines the Emery DC-8 accident, new piston
engines from Bombardier and Honda/TCM, plus the latest from Wing
Aviation.
Report From Washington: The new Part 145 advisory circular is
available, and FAA administrator Marion Blakey뭩 odd comments on the
GAO inspector general report.
Computing Technology: Handhelds Across the Hangar
Country Focus: Maintenance in the U.K.
Restoration: Lady Grace뭩 Stellar Spitfire
Aircraft Maintenance: Starships, Still flying
Preflight: Canada뭩 Cascade Aerospace offers 737 service in North
America, and why you should participate in next year뭩 PAMA Olympics.
Safety News: More news about the Emery crash hearings and FAA versus
NTSB issues.
Tool Crib: New Rebel Wash hot-water detergent, and wireless aircraft
weighing systems.
Postflight: Marianne Bakker, the technician뭩 friend.
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[2] Aviation Maintenance News
The Office of Naval Research awarded Positron Systems a Small Business
Innovative Research contract for research into developing a method for
detecting damage in aging aircraft parts and assessing remaining
lifetimes, using Positron뭩 photo-induced position annihilation
technology. Positron뭩 process, according to the company, 밿nvolves
penetrating materials with a photon beam generated by a linear
accelerator. This process creates positrons, which are attracted to
nano-sized defects in the material. Eventually, the positrons collide
with electrons in the material and are annihilated, releasing energy in
the form of gamma rays. The gamma ray energy spectrum creates a
distinct and readable signature of the size, quantity, and type of
defects present in the material.?http://www.positronsystems.com
Diamond Aircraft and the Foundation for Advancing Science and
Technology are funding a student-driven research program at the Florida
Institute of Technology to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered
electric aircraft. The three- to five-year program should result in a
completed prototype. The Foundation, along with NASA and private
donors, is also funding another fuel-cell-powered airplane, with work
being done by Advanced Technology Products in Worcester, Massachusetts.
http://www.fit.edu
The NORDAM Group consolidated one of its facilities, moving the NORDAM
Texas facility뭩 component repair and overhaul and other capabilities
to the company뭩 Tulsa, Oklahoma headquarters. The Tulsa facility added
or absorbed 100 jobs from the Texas division. http://www.nordam.com
Ashtead Technology Rentals and Olympus Industrial signed a Rental
Partner agreement for remote-visual inspection equipment. Ashtead
recently added the Olympus IPLEX videoscope to its lineup.
http://www.ashtead-technology.com
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association뭩 Model Domestic Repair
Station Manual is designed to help Part 145 repair stations transition
to the new Part 145 regulations, which become effective October 6. The
model manual is available in electronic form in Microsoft Word format.
Cost is $250 for ARSA members or $1,000 for non-members.
http://www.arsa.org
The Aircraft Electronics Association is also offering to help repair
stations comply with the new Part 145 regulations. AEA just released
its Part 145 Manual Transition Guidance Workbook. The workbook is free
to AEA members, or $500 to nonmembers. http://www.aea.net
Twenty five vintage aircraft will be making a 4,000-mile flight around
the U.S. called the National Air Tour September 8-24. The journey is a
recreation of the 1925 to 1931 National Air Tours and is being
undertaken by the Aviation Foundation of America. Donations are
welcome. To make a donation and/or see where the tour aircraft will be
landing, go to http://www.nationalairtour.org
Raytheon뭩 Worldwide Inventory Network is now available for customer
viewing online. The network includes the parts inventory of both
Raytheon Aircraft and Raytheon Authorized Service Centers. Previously,
only Raytheon customer support representatives could view the entire
online inventory.
https://parts.raytheonaircraft.com/RACRetail/ssl/login.asp
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[3] Commercial Aviation Maintenance News
General Electric뭩 GE90-115B received FAA certification. The 115,000-
pound thrust GE90-115B enters airline service in 2004 in Boeing뭩 777-
300ER. http://www.geae.com
JetBlue Airways signed a six-year contract for heavy maintenance of the
airline뭩 Airbus A320s at Air Canada Technical Services in Winnipeg,
Canada. Work starts in August.
http://www.aircanada.ca/acfamily/technical/
Crane Aerospace뭩 Hydro-Aire signed a licensing agreement to provide
Dunlop Aerospace뭩 Aviation Braking Systems with software that extends
the life of carbon brakes. Hydro-Aire뭩 Taxi Select Braking System
software can be added to carbon brake control units as a retrofit. The
software applies carbon brake pads alternately during taxi operations
to reduce wear, most of which occurs during taxi.
http://www.craneaerospace.com
JetBlue Airways is building a new maintenance and training facility in
Orlando, Florida. The maintenance part of the hangar will use 70,000
square feet, with 80,000 square feet for training activities. Both
aircraft maintenance (not heavy, which is being done at Air Canada
Technical Services) and installation of Live TV systems are planned for
the Orlando facility, which will open in early 2005.
http://www.jetblue.com
The original airline partners that created AirLiance Materials have
extended their agreements with the company. United Airlines, Lufthansa
Technik, and Air Canada extended their exclusivity agreements with
AirLiance, which continues to be the exclusive distribution channel for
the three airlines?excess engine and airframe parts inventories.
http://www.airliance.com
McKechnie Aerospace뭩 Hartwell division received FAA PMA for HA1013 and
HA1044 cockpit door decompression security latches for use on C&D
Aerospace Boeing DC-9 and MD-80, Bombardier CRJ, and some Embraer RJ
models cockpit doors. http://www.mckechnieaerospace.com
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft signed a JetSpares support contract with
Air Botnia for spares support for nine Avro RJs.
http://www.baesystems.com
GE Engine Services and AirTran Airways signed a 15-year, $600-million
agreement for maintenance of the airline뭩 CFM56-7 engines on the
Boeing 737-700 and ?00 fleet that AirTran has ordered. The contract is
for GEES뭩 Maintenance Cost Per Hour agreement. http://www.geae.com
Sabena Technics signed a component support agreement with Yemenia for
four Airbus A310s and one Boeing 737-200 for five years.
http://www.sabenatechnics.com
FLS Aerospace and Deutsche signed an 18-month contract for outboard
flap carriage overhaul covering 16 Boeing 737-300s.
http://www.flsaerospace.com
Messier-Dowty is donating an Airbus A330 main landing gear to the
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum뭩 new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center at Dulles International Airport. Messier-Dowty뭩 Messier Service
America facility in Sterling, Virginia is restoring the gear, including
plasma cutting to expose the inside. Delivery of the gear to the Udvar-
Hazy Center should take place in early 2004.
http://www.messierservices.com
Hainan Airlines achieved a new on-wing record for CFM56-3 engine that
has logged more than 26,200 hours without one shop visit.
http://www.cfm56.com
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[4] General Aviation Maintenance News (including corporate aircraft
and helicopters)
Raytheon Aircraft donated Starship NC-41 to the Kansas Aviation Museum
at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. According to a Raytheon
Aircraft statement, the company will be donating a limited number of
Starships to museums, airframe and powerplant schools, and research
institutes. http://www.raytheonaircraft.com
Corporate Rotable & Supply is giving away another motorcycle, this one
a Harley Davidson 1200 at the NBAA Convention in Orlando October 8.
Visit CRS뭩 booth #5251 for a chance to win.
http://www.corporaterotable.com
Canadian Helicopters selected ACRO Aerospace to provide repair and
overhaul services for the company뭩 Turbomeca Arriel and General
Electric CT-58 engines and Sikorsky S-61 and S-76 dynamic components
and accessories. http://www.acro.ca
Stevens Aviation뭩 Dayton, Ohio facility has added Hawker 700 and 800
maintenance, avionics, paint, and interior refurbishment capability.
http://www.stevensaviation.com
Atlantic Aero received FAA PMA for its new Falcon 50/50EX headrest,
which is less expensive and more durable than the original part,
according to the company. http://www.atlantic-aero.com
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Our Arts organisation 'www.thetube.org' seeks to place a modern
commercial aircraft in Amsterdam's Museum Square as part of an Arts
exhibition planned for June 2005.We are seeking consultancy as to how
we can go about this logistically i.e. Type of aircraft, logistics of
movement etc... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Contact details
are - peterhayden@ireland.com or peterhayden@thetube.nl
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[5] Military Maintenance News
The U.S. Force awarded a $37.7-million order for C-17 maintenance
trainer devices and support to United Industrial Corporation.
http://www.unitedindustrial.com
The Lockheed Martin Aircraft Logistics Center selected Xelus뭩
Enterprise Service Management solution for the company뭩 Kelly Aviation
Center MRO program. Lockheed will use Xelus뭩 services to optimize
service parts planning and forecasting. http://www.xelus.com
The U.S. Air Force awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase
II contract to Qualtech Systems for developing an aircraft databus
prognostics solution. http://www.teamqsi.com
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The Northrop Rice Foundation is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to
promoting education, professionalism and safety within the aviation
career field. One of their primary goals is to enhance the status of
the Aviation Maintenance Technician.
The Northrop Rice Foundation has made progress on this goal by
providing support to the FAA-Approved FAR 147 schools. This support has
been by providing certain technical data, and by offering some non-
airworthy airplane parts to be used for training.
The Foundation requests your support by providing to it financial
and/or hardware support. If you can assist in this important activity,
please contact them by e-mail at nrfoundation@nrusa.com or
jimmyl@hctc.com. All donations are tax-deductible.
The Northrop Rice Foundation would also like to extend an invitation to
join their efforts by becoming a member of the Foundation. You may do
this by enrolling on their web site at www.northropridefoundation.org.
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[6] Maintenance Training News
Comair received the FAA Diamond Award for the ninth consecutive year.
http://www.comair.com
San Diego, California-based Jet Source received the FAA Diamond Award
for 2002. http://www.jetsource.com
FedEx has donated a complete and functional Boeing 727 to Pima
Community College뭩 aviation program. The airplane was delivered August
14. http://www.pima.edu
The FAA뭩 Aviation Safety Program is seeking photos showing maintenance
errors for the program뭩 밯hat뭩 Wrong With This Picture??contest. If
you have a suitable photo, send it to Phil Randall at
phil.randall@faa.gov or call 336-662-1008.
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[7] Computing Technology News
OSIsoft is providing its Real-time Performance Management platform to
밨are Bear,?a contender in the Reno National Championship Air Races
September 11 to 14. OSIsoft뭩 PI System is installed on Rare Bear to
record engine and airframe operating parameters, which are downlinked
to the 밨are Bear?team on the ground. http://www.osisoft.com
Xybernaut and Jouve Aviation Solutions are partnering to offer
airplane-side access to maintenance documentation on Xybernaut뭩 mobile
computing system using Jouve뭩 AIRGTI Mobile portable computing
application. http://www.jouve.com, http://www.xybernaut.com
Continental DataGraphics was selected by Boeing Capital Corporation to
digitize the maintenance documents for BCC-owned commercial airplanes.
http://www.cdgnow.com
Boeing is now offering to integrate its MyBoeingFleet.com business-to-
business web portal with an airline뭩 internal intranet. The first
airline to sign up for the new service is Southwest Airlines. Now
Southwest employees can view local information on the airline뭩
intranet and move seamlessly to Southwest information on
MyBoeingFleet.com. http://www.boeing.com
ARINC Direct is offering a one-stop RVSM solution for Cessna Citation
500s. Pricing will be in the 뱇ow $70,000s,?according to ARINC, and
the package will be available for the model 500/501, 550/551, S550, and
560. http://www.arinc.com
Honeywell and West Star Aviation have received FAA certification of
their Learjet 35/36 RVSM solution. West Star delivered its first RVSM-
certified Learjet on August 18. http://www.honeywell.com,
http://www.weststaraviation.com
Jet Support Services signed a five-year agreement with Collins Aviation
Services for Rockwell Collins avionics support on aircraft covered
under JSSI뭩 maintenance cost per hour program.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com, http://www.askjssi.com
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[9] Maintenance Industry Calendar
September 8-10, 2003: Aviall Parts & Maintenance Symposium. Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Phone: 972-586-1580 or lmarker@aviall.com
September 16-19, 2003: Aircraft Maintenance Management. Clearwater
Beach, Florida. Phone: 727-785-0583, http://www.tsc-corp.com
September 25-26, 2003: Grey Owl Human Factors for Aviation Technicians
Workshop. Toronto, Ontario. Phone: 204-848-7353, http://www.greyowl.com