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On-Wing and On-Site Services
Keep engines flying
We know what to do anywhere, anytime
As an airline-MRO, we understand the challenges associated with AOGs, and we do everything we can to avoid the need to send an engine to the workshop.
About Us
Our on-wing and on-site solutions are all about avoiding unnecessary costs, minimizing TAT, and preserving the continuity of your operations while improving the environmental footprint of the maintenance.
We have a specialized multi-disciplinary team, comprising about 30 staffs: team leaders, mechanics, engineering, technical office, logistics and support functions.
Our team is able to handle LEAP-1A/1B CFM56-5B, GE90-94/115, Trent XWB-84, and PW1500G. We can release you on EASA, FAA, CAAC and others release certificates based on your needs.
On-wing service capability list
Customer Cases
Uzbekistan Airways (UZB)
📍 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
📅 May 2024
❓ A LEAP-1A engine leased to Uzbekistan Airways (UZB) reached lease contract due date. The lessor (Willis) demands that UZB proves engine condition before giving it back to them.
✔ Perform required tasks on contractual basis between UZB and Willis: Long term preservation, full BSI with report, several checks and inspections.
Philippines Airlines (PAL)
📍 Manila, Philippines
📅 April 2024
❓ The IGV and VSV actuating ring as well as guide pads of a GE90-115 engine found out of service.
✔ To get the engine back into service, the IGV/VSV system, bushings and guide pads were replaced.
Cambodia Airways (KME)
📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
📅 July 2024
❓ KME AOG situation due to a borescope inspection that revealed not acceptable damage on some high-pressure nozzle guide vanes (NGV HP) (CFM56-5B).
✔ Defective HP NGV were removed and replaced.
🗨 “KME is satisfied with AFI's service on engine on-wing repair. AFI's response is quick and efficient. The on-wing support on-site team is professional and experienced.”
Philippines Airlines (PAL)
📍 Manilla, Philippines
📅 February 2023
❓ Due to a FOD, several HPC blades presented defects out of tolerance that need to be replaced before next engine operation.
✔ Top/Bottom Case operation was performed on a CFM56-5B to replace out of damaged parts: HPC blades, variable sector vanes (VSV), shrouds and seals.
🗨 “Philippine Airlines greatly appreciates AFI KLM E&M’s rapid on-site support. We’re extremely grateful for the valuable partnership between our two groups.”
Volotea (VOE)
📍 Verona, Italia
📅 April 2023
❓ Some defects out of tolerance found on HPT blades, probably due to a FOD, so the CFM56-5B engine must be repaired.
✔ Damaged HPT blades were replaced to return engine to operations.
Druk Air (DRK)
📍 Paro, Bhutan, (AOG Covid)
📅 April 2021
❓ Problem: Druk Air's plane ends up in AOG due to a FOD during the covid crisis. This failure had a major impact, as Druk Air had no spare engines available.
✔ The solution for the FOD damage was to make a top case and replace the carters, as well as the numerous damaged HPC blades. (CFM56-5B)
🗨 “Thank you very much for sending a highly skilled and an efficient team for this intervention. This important and unique intervention was completed successfully. We are impressed and satisfied.”
Air Asia (APG)
📍 Manilla, Philippines
📅 March 2024
❓ A defect found during a borescope inspection of the HPC blades. The defect is out of tolerance, so it must be repaired. (CFM56-5B)
✔ A boroblending task was proposed to avoid HPC module exposure and the risk of major repairs on the engine.
Air Asia (APG)
📍 Manilla, Philippines
📅 June 2024
❓ Magnetic presence of particles, revealed AGB (Accessory Gear Box) deterioration. (CFM56-5B)
✔ Replacement of the AGB.
Singapore Airlines (SIA)
📍 Singapore
📅 July 2023
❓ A broken stud was stuck on the AGB (Accessory Gear Box). (GE90 Series)
✔ Fitting task performed to replace damaged stud on the AGB
Air Senegal (SZN)
📍 Dakar, Senegal
📅 May 2024
❓ High engine vibrations and magnetic particles revealed damages on the TGB (Transfer Gear Box) and RDS (housing radial shaft drive) that lead SZN plane to an AOG condition. (CFM56-5B)
✔ Proposal of serviceable TGB and RDS, and on-site replacement to allow SZN to keep up operations in short delay.
Air Austral (REU)
📍 Paris, France
❓ Fan abradable erosion out of limits that may cause low fan performance as well as a FOD (foreign object damage) problem. (GE90 Series)
✔ Fan Case seal repair On-Wing to keep engine flying and reduce grounding time.
Garuda (GIA)
📍 Jakarta, Indonesia
📅 July 2023
❓ LPT6 blades interlock inspection reduced remaining cycles up to 0. (GE90 Series)
✔ On-site LPT6 quick change campaign
Philippines Airlines (PAL)
📍 Manilla, Philippines
📅 3-year campaign from 2023 to 2025
❓ Engines need to be inducted on shop only to replace Fan module that stops operations for several weeks. (CFM56-5B)
✔ Perform swap module on-wing to reduce TAT (Time Around Time) and avoid engine removal.
Philippines Airlines (PAL)
📅 September 2023
❓No slot available at Manilla for Ge90-115 engine change.
✔Ferry flight organized between Manilla and Paris (ORY) to proceed with an engine change at Air France facilities operation performed in cooperation with Air France team
