An Introduction To Business jet maintenance

 Business jet maintenance, corporate jet maintenance, it’s all about going beyond one maintenance assignment to think about maintaining the longterm value of an operator's aircraft and helping him to receive the best return. Business jet manufacturers increasingly offer a cradle to grave service, aircraft management services, including the total maintenance.

Worldwide facilities are authorized service facilities. Technicians receive regular factory training and are qualified to perform warranty service. Bombardier business aircraft maintenance includes the Learjet, Challenger and Global families in over 30 countries.

Gulfstream Aerospace's own facilities receive more than 2,000 visits annually from Gulfstream business jet aircraft, servicing more Gulfstream aircraft than anyone else.

Pre-arrival planning plays a central role in minimizing downtime. Thirty days before an aircraft enters a Gulfstream facility, a project planner assembles the team that will work on the aircraft and orders required parts and materials. Two weeks prior to arrival, and again 72 hours in advance, the planner calls the customer to review the work scope. Upon arrival, parts and people are ready.

Dassault Falcon Service is the mainstay of the DASSAULT AVIATION Service Centre network for Europe, Africa and Middle East. It is the largest Service Centre in the world dedicated to Dassault Falcon maintenance.

Main services:

Scheduled Maintenance Specialized workshops (engines, hydraulics, avionics) Avionics modifications and upgrades, engine retrofit Cabin Interiors refurbishment.

In addition to PART 145 and FAR  145 approvals, the Service Centre has several approvals:

NATO AQAP 120 (French Ministry of Defense)

BERMUDA, CAIMAN, U.A.E., QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIAN, UKRAINAN

In Melbourne Australia, the facility there is the only regional authorised warranty repair facility for Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets and also provides Boeing Business Jet maintenance support.

Maintenance support for medium range aircraft such as Global Express, Gulfstream, Challengers, Citations and Hawkers.

Business Jet Charter

New facilities in Melbourne and Brisbane will additionally offer aircraft management and Australian jet charter services.

Eclipse 500

The only failure in this sector has been the Eclipse 500. Following its collapse, the Eclipse Owners Group and Hawker Beechcraft signed a non-binding letter of intent under which the company's service network provides maintenance and upgrades for group members - consisting of individual Eclipse 500 owners.

The parties have a "definitive binding agreement". Under the proposals Hawker Beechcraft maintenance provide services and support to the Eclipse owners through its global service centre network so that the group can perform "its regulatory obligations and keep the Eclipse 500s compliant with US Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory rules".

Learjet maintenance.

The Bombardier Aerospace Learjet 45 nine-seat super-light business jet, the 300th aircraft was delivered in June 2006. Over 2,300 Learjets have been built.

The four-passenger Learjet 40, with a maximum range of 3,339km, took its first flight in August 2002 and entered service in January 2004. The Learjet 85, was launched in October 2007. The Learjet 85 will be of all-composite structure and is scheduled to enter service in 2012.

Learjet 45 maintenance.

The Learjet 45 super-light business jet weighs only 15,874kg and has a long-range cruise speed is 778km/h."Weighing only 35,000lb (15,874kg), the Learjet 45 is equipped with advanced flight software and architecture, such as an engine instrument and crew advisory system (EICAS) and on-board maintenance diagnostics, to minimise pilot and maintenance workloads.

The fuselage is manufactured at the Bombardier Aerospace facilities in Belfast. De Havilland of Canada is responsible for the manufacture of the wings. Bombardier Aerospace Learjet in Wichita, Kansas, is responsible for final assembly, fitting, test and flight certification.

Learjet 45 jets can be specially configured and customised to be used for pilot training. A Learjet 45 provides VIP transport for the Irish Air Corps.

Flight deck

The aircraft is equipped with a Honeywell Primus 1000 four, 8in×7in tube electronic flight and information system with a Primus 1000 digital autopilot and flight director, an Engine Instrument and Crew Advisory System (EICAS) and a Honeywell Primus 660 weather radar. The navigation and communications system is the Primus II. The aircraft can be fitted with a TCAS II Honeywell traffic alert and collision avoidance system.

The ergonomically-designed cockpit accommodates the two crew. The windscreen is fitted with an electric defogging and anti-icing system. The dual independent anti-icing and de-icing systems include engine bleed air anti-icing on the engine inlets, the wings and on the tailplane leading edges. An electric de-icing system is incorporated onto the pitot probes.

Cabin

The 6.11m² passenger cabin seats up to nine passengers in double-club seating. The cabin is fitted with swivelling recliner seats and tables, and a galley with passenger facilities. The door at the port side front of the cabin has integral steps.

The 1.4m³ baggage compartment is heated. A Honeywell air conditioning and pressurisation system provides environment control.

Engines

The aircraft has two Honeywell TFE731-20 turbofan engines each providing 15.57kN (3,500lb) thrust at take-off. The engines are fitted with Dee Howard thrust reverters and digital electronic engine control (DEEC).

"The 6.11m² passenger cabin seats up to nine passengers in double-club seating."The aircraft has a Honeywell RE 100 auxiliary power unit.

Performance

The aircraft has the ability to climb to the initial cruise altitude in 23 minutes and six seconds. The long-range cruise speed is 778km/h and the maximum operating altitude is 51,000ft or 15,545m.

Landing gear

The Learjet 45 has retractable tricycle-type landing gear. The single nose wheel has steer-by-wire control and retracts forward. The twin wheel main landing gear units retract inwards and are fitted with anti-skid multiple-disc brakes.

The only failure in this sector has been the Eclipse 500. Following its collapse, the Eclipse Owners Group and Hawker Beechcraft signed a non-binding letter of intent under which the company's service network provides maintenance and upgrades for group members - consisting of individual Eclipse 500 owners.

The parties have a "definitive binding agreement". Under the proposals Hawker Beechcraft maintenance provide services and support to the Eclipse owners through its global service centre network so that the group can perform "its regulatory obligations and keep the Eclipse 500s compliant with US Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory rules".