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MRO and Production News
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Preparations for LEAP operation underway
at Lufthansa Technik
Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany
is currently preparing to offer on-wing and
MRO services for the CFM International
LEAP-1A (Airbus A320neo) and -1B (Boeing
737 MAX) engine. Thus, Lufthansa
Technik is one of the first MRO providers
to support customers worldwide who are
already in the early stages of their operation
of LEAP-powered aircraft. In addition
to building up repair capacity for the LEAP
engine by providing staff training courses
and investing in the essential tooling, Lufthansa
Technik will also focus on extending
its on-wing/on-site Airline Support Team
(AST) services. Lufthansa Technik will provide
LEAP services for the entire lifecycle.
Depending on the MRO requirements and
the engine life cycle phase, this covers the
complete range of MRO services: from engine
overhaul and parts repair to on-wing
support and innovative engineering; from
work scoping to active cost of ownership.
Comprehensive capability is being built up
step-by-step from now on.
LHT receives approval for transponder
modification for Airbus
A320 Family
Lufthansa Technik AG has received a Supplemental
Type Certificate (STC) for modifications
on the Airbus A320 Family aircraft to
fit them with second-generation “Automatic
Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast” (ADS-
B) transponders. Completion of this modern
airspace surveillance technology modification
by 2020 has been prescribed by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
The aviation authorities require that, in future,
all aircraft can be traced worldwide
using GPS-based aircraft data. Lufthansa
Technik can now equip the first customer aircraft
with the new transponders, which fulfill
the DO-260 B RTCA (Radio Technical Commission
for Aeronautics) standard. Compared
to conventional surface-based radar
monitoring, the new technology will significantly
improve the localization of aircraft
and therefore airspace safety. In the course
of modification, it may also be necessary to
replace the GPS signal source.
SOFIA flying observatory to undergo
C-check in Hamburg
Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg has taken
delivery of the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory
for Infrared Astronomy) flying observatory
for a scheduled C-check. The aircraft
is a heavily modified Boeing 747SP and is a
joint project between the U.S. National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA),
and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Coordination of the operation of SOFIA on
the German side takes place at the University
of Stuttgart.
The C-check is second to a full overhaul in
level of scheduled work required to an aircraft.
In this particular instance, the maintenance
work will be carried out in accordance
with NASA regulations. To fulfil its role,
SOFIA was extensively modified, including
the installation of special electronic systems
as well as a four by six-meter door in the fuselage
for the telescope. The aircraft is subject
to high loads during operation, thus the
work on SOFIA’s pressure bulkhead will be
especially challenging and various fixtures
will have to be moved to provide access.
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