AMAC Aerospace Turkey: Engine Maintenance Tasks Performed on Several Dassault Falcon Aircraft

At AMAC Aerospace’s hangars in Istanbul, Turkey, several Dassault Falcon aircraft undergo maintenance every day. Many of these include engine maintenance.

A long term customer recently brought its Dassault Falcon 7X for 800- and 1600-flight-hour inspections of engines No. 1 and No. 2. During the inspections, a rattling noise was observed on some engine igniter plugs, as well on the APU, and both parts were replaced with new ones. Several out-of-phase tasks accompanied the inspections, including the RAT, crew seats, flight control systems and brakes. The No. 1 and No. 3 electric power systems (EPS) were upgraded to the latest part numbers and the database was updated to reflect the latest cycles. The team also rectified a cut on a tire, a crack on the carbon brake and damage to the protective coating of the landing gear axles. Lastly, a system replenishment was performed.

They also performed minor inspections of both engines on a privately owned Dassault Falcon 2000S, along with some out-of-phase tasks. In addition, they replaced some of the igniter plugs with new units due to deformation and inspected and assessed damage to the fuselage. They found that a body fairing was damaged and replaced it.

Another Dassault Falcon 7X arrived for an engine oil sample, which was sent to an authorized laboratory for inspection, and a Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy arrived for an engine oil filter removal and inspection. A Dassault Falcon 2000 arrived for 200-, 400-, and 800-hour engine maintenance alongside an auxiliary power unit (APU) inspection.

Lastly, a Dassault Falcon 2000 belonging to a long term customer came in for an engine replacement due to the return of the loan engine. This input included: swapping the line replaceable units (LRUs) from the loan to the original engine; customizing the position of the new engine; performing a power assurance run to record and check engine parameters; performing long-term storage on the removed engine; and testing the flight control systems during engine run operations. During the engine change, the alternator shaft coupling was found to be cracked, so the part was replaced with a serviceable one. In addition, the flight control computer (FCC) was replaced and the GPS computers were remapped with modified units.