Previous Experience

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Aircraft Maintenance Previous Experience

Since establishing a maintenance organisation in 1981 Airflite has has extensive experience in the area of aircraft maintenance. This includes some the following:

Airflite performs these services on a regular basis:
• All schedule maintenance inspections
• Major structural inspection and repairs
• Anti-Deterioration Servicings
• Corrosion control and repairs
• Surface finishing and repainting
• Service Bulletins and modifications
• Avionics systems installation and update (refer to the Avionics Section of the website)
• Complete interior refurbishment
• Defect Rectification 
• Cessna Supplemental Inspection Document (SID) Program repairs to 300 and 400 series Cessna aircraft. 


Airflite has also performed engine maintenance, repairs and servicings on the following engine types:
• Honeywell - TPE331 & TFE731 Series
• Continental - All range of models
• Lycoming - All range of models
• Pratt & Whitney - PT6A, JT15D, PW500 & PW530A Series
• Williams & Rolls - FJ44 Series

The Company has also repaired and serviced the following Engine components:
• Pratt & Whitney PT6 Hot Section Inspection
• Garrett TPE-331 and Pratt & Whitney PT6 Fuel Nozzles and Accessory Components
• Pratt & Whitney PT6 Engine Bleed Valves
• Cessna Inlet Fuel Float Valves
• Continental Fuel Control Systems 

Airflite has also had unique experience in Aircraft Modifications. Repair schemes have included extensive post accident restoration repairs, fatigue cracks, corrosion and general wear and tear repairs. The Company is also experienced in whole wing spar replacement programs. This has lead in part to a complete department of Airflite dedicated to aircraft structural repair. Please refer to the Structural Repair section of the website for futher information. 

Airflite has a proven capability in the incorporation of manufacturers structural and system modifications to both civilian and
military aircraft. Examples of major modification programs undertaken by Airflite: 
• Conversion of Cessna Caravan to an amphibian role aircraft, 
• Reconfiguration of RAAF PC-9/A PT6 Engine Control Systems, 
• Cessna 400 series wing spar replacements, 
• Cockpit Voice Recorder Installation on Macchi aircraft, 
• Rebuild Engine Firewalls, 
• Rebuild Flight Controls e.g aileron, elevators and flaps, 
• Rebuild Floats and 
• Preform Engineering Orders 

The Company has experience with the following Aircraft types:

Cessna		Raytheon (Beech)		Piper
172’s Skyhawk		F33A & A36 Bonanza		PA31 Series Navajo
182’s Skylane		B55 & B58 Barons		PA32 Series Cherokee Six
182RG’s Cutlass		B200 King Airs		PA34 Series Seneca
206’s Stationair		Beech 1900		PA44 Series Seminole
208’s Caravan		Hawker 850
210’s Centurion
310’s
402’s Businessliner
404’s Titan
421’s Golden Eagle
425’s Conquest 1
441’s Conquest
525’s Citation CJ1
525A’s Citation CJ2
550’s Citation II and Bravo
560’s Citation Ultra
560XLS’s Citation XLS

This experience results in tested and proven aircraft maintenance principles that can be applied across various aircraft types and components. Provided that the approvals are in place, the facilities are appropriate, the tooling and technicians are suitable then Airflite can use this as the foundation to meet any maintenance requirement.