S7 Technics, Russian provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, has launched Russia and the CIS’s second repair shop for the CFM56 aero engines that power Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft.
The new amenity is located at S7 Technics’ southern base at Mineralnye Vody Airport (IATA: MRV) and combines several facilities: an aircraft bearings inspection section, a dedicated zone for powerplant unit repairs, and a separate station for part cleaning of engines.
The shop is equipped with a customised increased durability overhead crane with lifting devices (telphers) for the disassembly and assembly of engines and their components. The 850-m² facility employs seven technicians and can simultaneously service up to four CFM56 engines.
The first such shop, which S7 Technics launched at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport in 2016, is able to handle two engines at a time. So with this new addition, the service provider has tripled its CFM56 repair capabilities in Russia and the CIS.
Mineralnye Vody has already won its first contract, from freight carrier ATRAN. The CFM56 engine was delivered to Mineralnye Vody by road.
