Boeing - Helicopters
StandardAero has established a reputation for world-class maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Boeing Chinook heavy lift helicopter.
Our Fleetlands, Gosport facility has supported the Royal Air Force's Chinook fleet since 1982, including – since 2006 – via a partnership with Boeing on the 34-Year Through Life Customer Support (TLCS) program.
Service Capabilities
- Pre-survey to determine workscope
- Contractor working parties
- Aircraft deep clean
- Pre-strip functional inspection
- Panel and component strip and survey
- Airframe electrical survey
- Airframe rectifications and modifications
- Panel and component repairs
- Major structural and composite repairs
- Minor engine repairs and engine dressing
- Flight test facility with our own dedicated aircrew
- Work performed in pulse lines
*out of pulse bays also available
Off-Aircraft Facility
- State-of-the-art composite repair facility, including 2.5m x 4m (8ft x 13ft) autoclave
- Carbon composite panels
- Manufacture of aircraft Skins
- Manufacture of mod kits and piece parts
- Kevlar seat repairs
- Safety equipment / harness repair
- Fabric repair / modification workshop
- Aluminum heat treatment (salt bath and ovens)
- Battery charging
- Rotor blade weighing
- Full calibration facilities (to national standard)
- Dedicated off-aircraft facilities for repair of dynamic components including rotor heads, gearboxes, transmissions, swash plates, etc.
- Undercarriage, pylon, hydraulics and pneumatic systems repair capability
- Manufacture and repair of pipes, flexi-hydraulics and fuel lines
- Wheel bay
- NDT to level 3
- ERP (enterprise resource planning) system
- Off-site customer working parties available on all platforms
- Collection and delivery service (as required)
- LEAN pulse lines; ensuring efficient turn-times and high quality output
- Aeronautical apprenticeship training center
- On-site environmentally controlled helicopter storage available
- Off-line aircraft bays available (*includes capability to repair Merlin, Puma, Gazelle and other helicopter models)
- Fire and Crash recovery systems and crews
Machining Facility
- Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
- Center lathes, milling machines, surface grinders and pillar drills
Approvals
- AS9100 Revision B / OHSAS 18001:1999
- ISO 1400:2004 / NADCAP
Supplier / OEM Approvals
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