If water is allowed to penetrate the seal between carbon fiber and aluminum, it creates a battery-like environment and can becomes highly corrosive.
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All OEMs allow for time limits, or tolerances, on inspections to be extended for maintenance scheduling purposes. This is helpful when planning for maintenance events around a busy flight calendar.
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Many factors, such as storage conditions or the opening and resealing of the original container, can affect shelf life of de-icers.
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Do not send us your radar flat plate. They are difficult to ship and not necessary for the inspection.
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It is costly to polish the leading edge on a regular basis. But it is considerably more costly to let them go for an extended period time.
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Ionization technology has been used in several industries for years. Watch this video learn how the system can work for your aircraft.
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This Straight Talk book deals with Datalink functions, specifically highlighting FANS 1/A+ (Future Air Navigation Systems), which is one of the Airspace modernization initiatives.
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Listen as team members in the airframe, engine, avionics, FBO, quality assurance, NDT, and interior departments discuss their backgrounds, what a typical day looks like, their job duties, and advice for individuals interested in a career at Duncan Aviation.
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Grease alone is the number one defense against corrosion. Corrosion cannot be prevented, but the effects of it can be lessened and controlled if you are aggressive with your grease gun. The greasier the better.
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Batteries deserve more credit in the successful operation of your aircraft. They are the first component to engage an aircraft’s electrical system and the last line of defense before everything shuts down in an emergency.
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Time sometimes slips by faster than we realize. And while it does, components that are sitting on shelves as serviceable are aging.
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Simply put, fuel starvation occurs when the available fuel is unable to reach the engines. Water, debris and microbes in aircraft fuel tanks clog fuel supply lines and filters and ultimately starve the engines of the necessary fuel.
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To continue conducting business, operators need to stay connected to their contacts on the ground while at any altitude, anywhere in the world, and without the high cost of traditional airborne internet solutions.
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To our neighbors and friends to the north, thank you for being faithful subscribers. We could use your help.
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Duncan Aviation technicians have been finding brightened surfaces on both leading edges and engine inlets with dulled finishes and varying degrees of corrosion. Catching it early is the key.
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