Mon, Jun 29, 2009
StandardAero has received an STC
(SA02715CH-D) to remove Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC)
PT6A-41 or -42 series engines on the Beechcraft King Air
200/200C/B200/B200C and replace them with PT6A-52 engines and
four-bladed Hartzell propellers. This is the same engine and
propeller combination that is Type Certified on new Beechcraft King
Air B200GT aircraft (pictured below). With this STC approval,
StandardAero is only the third company in the world to hold an STC
for this modification. StandardAero is also the only PT6A
designated overhaul facility that can offer customers maintenance,
repair, and overhaul (MRO) as well as PT6 engine upgrade
options.
“PT6A-41 and -42 engines have been in service for more
than 35 years, many of which are approaching their third and fourth
overhaul,” said StandardAero General Manager Turboprop
Business Unit, Manny Atwal. He added: “Low Cycle Fatigue
replacement, Service Bulletin requirements and customer build
specifications are driving up the overhaul and maintenance costs.
With the StandardAero engine-upgrade program, customers can get a
new PT6A-52 engine for a slightly higher cost than overhauling
their aging PT6A-41 or -42 engines, while increasing performance
and aircraft value.”
Upgrading to the StandardAero PT6A-52 engine program provides
Beechcraft King Air 200-series operators with the latest in
P&WC engine technology, increased aircraft value and increased
performance, allowing for over 300 knots true airspeed in cruise.
StandardAero also offers extended warranty coverage to 10 years or
base time-before-overhaul.
Four aircraft modifications are already scheduled in the
upcoming weeks, with several more expected over the remainder of
2009. StandardAero’s Designated Alternation Station (DAS) in
Springfield, Ill. was instrumental in receiving this approval.
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