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Recent weeks have seen AMAC Aerospace’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities in Turkey busy with multiple projects involving Dassault Falcon business jets. The group’s Istanbul-based team works in tandem with an airliner-focused facility in Bodrum, as well as with its headquarters team in Basel, Switzerland.
Last week, AMAC returned a Falcon 900EX EASy aircraft to service with a long-term customer after a 150- to 250-hour engine inspection. The process involved replacing generator brushes, and while the jet was on the ground, the landing gear was serviced, with repairs made to wheels and brakes.
The Istanbul center has also just completed heavy base maintenance on a Falcon 7X owned by a European customer. During a 12-month, 800-flight-hour inspection, several technical issues were flagged with rectification work including replacing engine seals and packing after oil leaks were found.
The aircraft’s hydraulic pump pressure and backup pump were replaced. The work also included replacement of fuel filters in the engines and APU due to fuel tank contamination, as well as a throttle control unit found to be faulty during an airbrake test.
In October, the AMAC Turkey team worked on a trio of Falcon 2000EX EASy aircraft owned by the same long-term customer. One of these twinjets had its temperature sensor and brake components replaced after failing tests. The second Falcon 2000 needed work on its VHF system, while the third aircraft needed a replacement advanced graphics module.
During the same month, AMAC replaced another advanced graphic module on the crew alert system of a Falcon 900EX aircraft. This work involved a go-team being dispatched to the Turkish capital, Ankara, to complete the task on an AOG basis.
Meanwhile, an operator based in South Asia recently brought its Gulfstream GIV to AMAC’s facility in Basel for 1C, 6C, and 2,000 flight cycle checks. During the inspections, engineers found heavy corrosion on both of the jet’s stabilizers and began extensive rectification work.
The Basel facility also recently performed a 36-month inspection on a Bombardier Challenger 650 and replaced its nose wheel tires. The same team has completed a 180-month inspection on a Global XRS jet and took the opportunity to install a Starlink communications system.