Goodrich Corporation has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for a lightweight durable fan cowl design for V2500-A5 engine nacelles. Goodrich’s Aerostructures business unit, through its Alabama Service Center in Foley, Ala., will provide a one-piece, or monolithic, fan cowl as part of its Prime Solutions(sm) aftermarket support program.
The monolithic fan cowl, developed in collaboration with Bombardier Aerospace of Belfast in Northern Ireland, offers a number of advantages over the existing fan cowl design. It uses a resin transfer infusion process developed by Bombardier that replaces the fan cowl’s traditional honeycomb interior with a monolithic structure. The resulting one-piece components are more durable and longer lasting than their predecessors, thus reducing repair costs. In addition, the new Integrated Drive Generator (IDG) oil servicing access door will reduce on-wing maintenance time for operators by eliminating the need to open the fan cowls when the IDG is serviced.
