Pratt & Whitney JT8D and JT3D engine maintenance

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Summit Aviation

Unit 7 Patricia Way

Pysons Road Industrial Estate

Broadstairs Kent CT10 2LF

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Summit Aviation’s new 100,000 sq ft purpose built Engine Overhaul facility is due for completion in July 2008.

01 November 2007.

JT8D-200 Tooling Delivery

Summit Aviation has now taken delivery of a full suite of JT8D-200 overhaul tooling. The tools arrived from Finland this week after the national airline completed their last JT8D rebuild. The tools are now going through an exhaustive check and reburbish process whist the company continue with the building of the new 100,000 sqft facility.

The company plan to be fully approved on the JT8D-200 in the new year following staff training.

Summit Aviation has also procured Finnair’s JT8D-200 material inventory.

McDonnell Douglas - MD-80

The MD-80, a quiet, fuel-efficient twinjet, was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration in August 1980 and entered airline service in October 1980. Its Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 engines, combined with its efficient aerodynamic design, allowed the MD-80 to meet all current noise regulations while producing operating costs among the lowest in commercial aviation.

Pratt & Whitney have a continuing ongoing commitment. Together with Aviation Fleet Solutions (AFS), they received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification on the QuietEagle, the noise reduction system for JT8D-200-powered MD-80 aircraft.

The system meets all the requirements of FAR Part 36 Stage 4 and International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Annex 16 Chapter 4 noise standards, which became effective Jan. 1, 2006. Pratt & Whitney designed the QuietEagle noise reduction system and AFS obtained the FAA certification.

Hardware will be available in the second quarter of 2006. "The QuietEagle system reduces cumulative noise by up to six dB," said Kimberley Sullivan, JT8D program manager with Pratt & Whitney. "As more and more European Union countries and airports implement more stringent noise restrictions that result in landing charges for the MD-80, we have a solution."

The system includes an improved front fan containment case, a 16-lobe mixer, a muffler, and a tabbed nozzle. Installation typically can be completed on-wing in 160 man-hours.

"The QuietEagle package will extend the useful life of the JT8D-200 fleet while maintaining thrust and performance levels," Sullivan said. "It is another example of Pratt & Whitney's initiatives to extend the life of existing products through technology insertion."

04th April 2008.

Summit Aviation post audits from the CAA & FAA and proudly received its JT8D-200 series EASA 145 & FAA 145 approval.

There is now the promise of future expansion.

Engine test cells

Summit Aviation has added a major new element to the facilities it offers to its customers by the acquisition of an engine test cell at Gloucester Airport.

Originally owned by Lucas Aerospace, the Gloucester Cell was only capable of testing Pratt & Whitney JT3 engines, as used in DC8 and Boeing 707 airliners.

Apart from some military applications, these engines are now almost obsolete, and the number being sent to Gloucester for testing was rapidly dwindling .

Summit has made a major investment to bring the Cell up to the CAA required standard for testing the more modern JT8 engines. This type of engine is the “workhorse” of many airliner fleets, and will be in service for decades to come.

Summit signed its first Exclusive GTA contract with Nordic Airways for JT8D-200 series support in April ‘08.