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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
Our expertise in action
GE90-115 Top/Bottom Case replacement for Air Canada
HP NVG replacement for Cambodia Airways
CFM56-5B Top Case Operation