ExecuJet Haite’s maintenance centre has announced that it has completed 96-month checks on three Embraer Legacy 650 aircraft.
Based at Tianjin’s Binhai International Airport in China, the work on all three Embraer aircraft was performed simultaneously and within a four-month timeframe. According to the company, one of the aircraft completed its heavy maintenance check in nine weeks.
The 96-month inspection on the Legacy airframe entails over 3,000 labour-hours and includes full removal of the cabin interior, down to the fuselage frames for structural inspection. Both the forward and ventral fuel tanks are also removed, as is the wing leading edges, flaps, landing gear and flight controls.
Paul Desgrosseilliers, General Manager of ExecuJet Haite commented: “Completing these highly complex projects in less than four months, further demonstrates our proficiency in managing and simultaneously performing multiple heavy base maintenance inspections while still ensuring that we keep within our customers’ demanding flight schedules and budgets.
“We will continue to strengthen our processes and procedures to improve our overall quality and minimise aircraft downtime.”
