SIAEC maintains A380 Boeing and China Cargo Airlines ity provided through the MyBoeingFleet
Last September, SIA Engineering Company target efficiency web portal. Real-Time Fault Management
(SIAEC) completed the first ever A380 ‘C’ At MRO Asia, Hong Kong, Boeing and collects real-time airplane data to provide
check and the company has the third A380 Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines enhanced fault forwarding, troubleshoot-
currently undergoing maintenance in its announced an agreement to incorporate ing, and historical fix success rates, reduc-
hangars. SIAEC is the first MRO company two key Boeing solutions into the car- ing schedule interruptions and increasing
in the world to maintain the A380 by sup- rier’s operations over the coming months. maintenance efficiency.
porting Singapore Airlines, the first opera- China Cargo’s new 777 Freighters will The AHM Custom Alerting and Analysis
tor of the superjumbo. To date, Singapore use Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag module (formerly known as Service
Airlines has 10 A380s in its fleet. Since the (EFB) to bring advanced computer infor- Monitoring) provides a powerful analysis
aircraft’s induction, SIAEC has successfully mation delivery and management to the and alerting tool to identify potential sys-
conducted several Entry-Into-Service (EIS) airplanes’ flight decks. Multiple Airplane tem issues and also monitors such items
procedures for the A380 to airports in Health Management (AHM) modules as tire pressure, oxygen pressure, hydraulic
Narita, Sydney, Hong Kong, Paris, London will be deployed on the airline’s new 777 fluid and auxiliary power unit and engine oil
and Melbourne through its global cluster of Freighters and current 747-400 Freighter levels. The Performance Monitoring mod-
line maintenance stations. fleet. The airline operates two 747-400ER ule monitors fuel consumption and CO2
SIAEC’s preparations for the A380 (Extended Range) Freighters and will intro- emissions to optimize airplane operations
started in 2004. Meticulous planning duce six 777 Freighters, with the first deliv- and support maintenance decision making.
and coordination were conducted with ery expected in the first quarter of 2010. The monitoring of the two models will
Singapore Airlines, the Civil Aviation “We believe that Electronic Flight Bag bring value to the airline’s engineering
Authority of Singapore and other ven- and Airplane Health Management will management by improving maintenance
dors to ensure readiness for the EIS of bring increased efficiency and a greater performance and flight operations through
Singapore Airlines’ first A380 in October awareness of each airplane’s situation and reduced delays, cancellations, air turn backs
2007. The company has invested S$16.2 condition to both flight deck and ground- and diversions.
millon in tooling and ground equipment based personnel,” says China Cargo
to handle the aircraft. A new A380 han- President Zhu Yimin. “This will benefit our PATS is AMOC on CL600-2B19
gar, specifically built to accommodate the customers by improving on-time service PATS Aircraft Systems, a division of
superjumbo, should be operational now. while reducing costly delays.” DeCrane Aerospace, has announced that
The company has 28 years of main- China Cargo is the first airline in China to the FAA has granted a Global Alternate
tenance experience with the Airbus operate the Boeing EFB and AHM combi- Method of Compliance (AMOC) to
fleet, starting with the A300-B4 in 1981. nation, bringing the carrier to the forefront in Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-22-01 for
Besides the A300-B4 and A380, SIAEC maintenance and performance technology. Bombardier Aircraft Model CL 600-2B19
has extensive experience servicing and “China Cargo is incorporating installed with PATS Auxiliary Fuel System
maintaining other Airbus and Boeing fleet enhancements that will increase STC ST00365NY-D, Configuration 2. The
aircraft types such as the A319/A320, the value of its 777 and 747-400 FAA has approved PATS’s Service Bulletin
A330, A340, B747 and B777. Its one- freighters,” says Dan da Silva, vice ST00365NY-D-28-SB-018 as the Global
stop maintenance facility in Singapore, president of Sales and Marketing for AMOC for the SFAR88 AD.
one of the largest in the world, offers Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing The PATS-designed and FAA-approved
integrated MRO solutions to a large cli- Commercial Airplanes. “But the key SFAR88 AMOC is based upon the recently
ent base of more than 80 international is the benefits that EFB and AHM will approved Supplemental Type Certificate
airlines and aerospace equipment manu- bring to China Cargo’s operations.” for the CRJ-200 auxiliary fuel system. This
facturers. Boeing Class 3 EFB, using software devel- AMOC allows the operator to upgrade
As a one-stop solutions provider, oped by Boeing and its Jeppesen subsidiary, the PATS Configuration 2 system to a
SIAEC offers a complete suite of MRO incorporates the Onboard Performance Tool Configuration 5 using the PATS AMOC
services, including - line maintenance, (OPT) and Electronic Document Browser Service Bulletin. The approved AMOC
airframe maintenance, component (EDB) and provides information from air- is fully compliant with all Federal Aviation
overhaul, engine overhaul, freighter plane systems, flight crews, and cabin crews Regulations, including SFAR 88. PATS is
conversions, cabin modifications and to the airline’s base operation. The OPT now producing the SFAR88 AMOC SB
fleet management programs. On gives pilots the ideal speeds and engine Kits for delivery to customers beginning
engines, SIAEC’s joint venture company, settings for an aircraft, in any weather, on now for installation at the customer’s next
Singapore Aero Engine Services Limited any runway, with any payload, improving effi- scheduled maintenance event.
(SAESL) has been a Rolls-Royce Trent ciency, range and payload. The EDB module
Centre of Excellence in the Asia Pacific allows instant access to the latest informa- Acknowledgement
since 2001. SAESL is the only facility in tion, replacing multiple bulky paper docu- Some information for this article was taken
the world able to repair and overhaul all ments and minimizing the need for manual from ‘The Global MRO Market Economic
flying variants of the Rolls-Royce Trent updating and revision. Assessment’ prepared for the Aeronautical
engine, including the Trent 900 engine Airplane Health Management is a Repair Station Association (ARSA) by
on the Airbus A380. multi-module decision support capabil- AerosStrategy (www.AeroStrategy.com).
42 Aviation Maintenance | avmain-mag.com | December 2009/January 2010
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