StandardAero has achieved a number of milestones associated with the introduction of a service centre for the CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan engine at its DFW Centre of Excellence at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. StandardAero’s CFM56-7B service centre will significantly expand the engine support options available at DFW to operators of the Boeing 737NG-family of aircraft.
The DFW facility has now added the CFM56-7B to the operations specifications for its FAA Part 145 Repair Station, thereby enabling StandardAero’s skilled team of professionals to provide powerplant support services to Boeing 737NG operators. StandardAero is already authorised by CFM International to provide a full range of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the CFM56-7B from its facility in Winnipeg, MB, Canada, and its experienced DFW-based technicians are cross-training with their established Winnipeg counterparts.
StandardAero has also installed the first of four dedicated gantries to support the CFM56-7B service centre within the 220,000 ft² engine DFW facility, facilitating the provision of a range of service offerings which will be made available over the coming months, including borescope inspections, boroblend repairs, engine module changes, QEC/LRU removal/installation and other ‘quick turn’ shop visits. The company will also be adding additional service capabilities in the near future, including fan, top case, bottom case, hot section and LPT repairs.
Later this year, StandardAero will be introducing dedicated CFM56-7B test capabilities at the DFW facility’s six-cell engine test centre, with CFM56-5B capability to follow. This milestone, which is expected to be achieved in early summer, will enable StandardAero to provide operators with performance and pass-off testing services, without the need to send their engines to a dedicated overhaul facility.
