Tue, Mar 18, 2008
First Service Vehicle In Place In San Antonio
Cessna tells ANN the Wichita, KS-based planemaker recently began
serving Citation customers with a new Mobile Service Unit, designed
to save owners and operators time and money on their aircraft
maintenance.
Operated by the Cessna Citation Service Centers, the Mobile
Service Unit performs nearly all small and medium scheduled and
unscheduled maintenance, including engine replacements. The first
Mobile Service Unit truck is in service, based at the San Antonio
Cessna Citation Service Center.
"Based on enthusiastic customer response to the first Mobile
Service Unit, Cessna has three more in production and a number of
additional units planned for the future," said Stan Younger,
Cessna's vice president of Service Facilities. "We will base the
next three units on the east and west coasts, where many Citations
are located."
The first Citation service truck has operated in Texas and
Louisiana since June 2007, and already executed more than 100
service orders from routine avionics to Citation X engine
exchanges. All of the Mobile Service Units will be staffed by
qualified airframe and powerplant mechanics (A&P) who
specialize in Citation aircraft.
The concept is designed to provide swift, reliable service at
times when flying the Citation to one of the local Service Centers
may be problematic. The trucks have laptop computers for access to
Cessna's illustrated parts manuals, maintenance manuals and the
Citation Expert Troubleshooting System, and printout capability for
FAA documentation.
The Cessna Mobile Service Unit is equipped with a 28-foot boom
capable of hoisting Citation X Rolls-Royce AE3007s engines. Each
unit has a ground power unit, an air compressor, jacks for all
Citation models, a rear-mounted lift and a hydraulic mule.
Limitations of the Mobile Service Units include full sheet metal
repair and full paint and interior capability.
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