Hunting preps J41 for service down under

Citation

(1998), "Hunting preps J41 for service down under", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770dab.065

Hunting preps J41 for service down under

Hunting preps J41 for service down under

Hunting's Aircraft Engineering Centre has been contracted by British Aerospace Asset Management ­ Turboprops (AMT) to carry out an extensive return-to-work package for a Jetstream 41 aircraft.

This follows on from work carried out on nine Jetstream aircraft which have passed through Hunting's East Midlands facility during 1997, en route to new lessees. From the very beginning of the Jetstream 31/41 programmes, Hunting has played a signfficant role in preparing the aircraft for airline service and it is anticipated that demand for return-from-lease services will continue.

The Jetstream 41 currently receiving attention is the subject of some special modifications. For example, in addition to the provision of a maintenance check and an interior customised package, Hunting has fitted gravel runway protection to the flaps and landing gear under a BAe Service Bulletin and, as part of an avionics modification, a TCAS 1 (traffic alert and collision-avoidance system) has been installed.

Hunting's one stop capability, together with its proven skill in the management of technical records, eases the task of preparing these aircraft for operation by a new lessee. The aircraft's technical records have been prepared for operation in Australia, an exercise which involved researching the records and the maintenance carried out under the CAA register before correlating these with the requirements of the Australian register.

This enables the new operator to commence operations without having to first establish if maintenance tasks need to be carried out before putting the aircraft into service.