DIAF performs first major maintenance on a Boeing 737NG

The DIAF I receivedó the Boeing 737NG to carry outá for the first time in its facilities major maintenance, hito histórich for aviationóecuadorian n. DIAF's photo

With water arch at Latacunga Cotopaxi International Airport, was received the first Boeing 737NG what to beá subjected to major maintenance in the facilities of the DIAF.

The AddressóNo. of Aeron Industryáutics of Force Aérea (DIAF) has achieved a historic milestoneórich when starting with éThe first major maintenance on a Boeing 737NG was successfully carried out in its workshop Latacunga. This achievement marks an important step in the consolidationón of the DIAF as an aircraft maintenance centeráReference utico in the regionón.

DIAF performs first major maintenance on a 737NG

This is not the first experience with NG family aircraft. Boeing, since the DIAF had a good start with the three aircraft -700of what operationó Equair in our país, that without a doubt openedó the doors for this new milestone of our país.

Major maintenance, spaghettién known as «C-Check«, It's an inspectionón exhaustive inspection that is carried out on airplanes every 18 months or 20.000 flight hours, The thing that happens first. During this process, Thousands of aircraft components are inspected and replacedón, including engines, the landing gear, hydraulic systemsáulicos and theéelectric, and the birdónica.

The maintenance process, what to weará out for a periodíodo de 30 a 40 días, consists of a reviewócomplete n of the aircraft, including inspectionón and repairón of structural components, mec systemsánavigational instruments and instrumentsón, in this case tooén be carried outá a paint change of the aircraft.

It should be noted that the DIAF team, composed of téhighly qualified and experienced technicians, carries out the C-Check of the Boeing 737NG with the certify usón de la Federal Aviation Administration – FAA of the USA. The work is carried out in strict compliance with the standardsáinternational safety standards, quality and manufacturer's manuals, using tools and equipment úlast generationón.

The aircraft

With marriageírear N105TS arrivaló from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport last 24 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country, the Boeing 737-800NG. It's avión con núserial grouper 36548 have 13.7 añyou since your first flight in Air China, aerolíline in which it operatedó until the 2018. Subsequently, notó to Primera Air Scandinavia and in the 2019 arrivedó to the Canadian Flair Airlines, in which I operatedó until Aprilñor past.

Now with its new ownerño Aircraft Engine Lease Finance expects a paint change and the respective maintenance in Latacunga to later be delivered to its new andún unknown operator.

A milestone for aviationóecuadorian n

This achievement consolidates the DIAF as a key player in the regionón, capable of providing high quality maintenance services to commercial aircraft of úlast generationón and this first maintenance on an NG opens the doors to a market that only in Latinoamérica involucra más de 400 aircraft potential customers of the Direcci servicesóNo. of Aeron Industryáutica from FAE.