Maintenance First
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Executive
Fliteways, with the assistance
of technicians from the
manufacturer, Pratt &
Whitney, accomplished the
first Integrally Bladed
Rotors (IBR) inspection
outside of a P&W Service
Center. The work was completed
at EFI's maintenance facility
at Long Island MacArthur
Airport in Ronkonkoma, New
York.
The IBR was performed on
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engine
of a Learjet 60 aircraft in a
matter of hours. Normally, this
inspection involves flying the
aircraft to a Pratt & Whitney
service center and removing the
aircraft from service for approximately
three days.
Performing the inspection on-site
reduced operating costs and down
time on the aircraft. A team of
three Pratt & Whitney technicians
traveled to the aircraft and brought
with them all needed tools to
perform the inspection. The inspection
was complied with as if the aircraft
had traveled to a P&W service
center. The inspection showed
no major discrepancies and the
aircraft was returned to flying
status at the end of the day.
About Executive Fliteways:
Founded in 1981, Executive Fliteways
is based in Islip, New York, and
provides international and domestic
air charter flights as well as
jet management, aircraft sales,
hangar services and maintenance
on corporate aircraft. Executive
Fliteways provides on-demand private
air charter transportation worldwide
with a wide selection of private
jets.
About Pratt & Whitney:
Pratt & Whitney's company
headquarters is located in East
Hartford, Connecticut. Home to
our commercial and military engines
and power systems businesses,
Connecticut also represents the
focal point for engineering, marketing,
aftermarket services and customer
support. Our business, regional
and helicopter business, Pratt
& Whitney Canada Corporation
(P&WC), is based in Longueuil,
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