The Global Express

[+Fates 63]

We just finished a Major Inspection on this Global Express. The aircraft was completely gutted, a structural inspection done for corrosion, along with thousands of hours of maintenance, modification, alteration, gear overhaul, paint, refurb, you name it. The Project took 4 months from start to finish and we were glad to see it leave today, squawk free and on time.

 

Arrival

 

 

Gutting

 

 

Double Engine Change (to give you some scale, this engine is about the size of an F150 Pickup)

 

 

Paint Stripping

 

 

Wheels Up Delivery

 

[+Erik 1,805]

Bombardier builds a decent aircraft with a decent range and ceiling, couldn't have been that big of headache. In this economy we need a lot more of that to spread around.

 

Nice job getting it back airworthy. Was it a repo?

[+Fates 63]

Not a repo. Customers aircraft.

 

We have another one coming in just a few weeks, and another 2 months after that. Back to back big jobs.

[DWCAce 19]

Those things take up some serious ramp/hangar space.

[+Erik 1,805]

Did you get any snaps of it re-outfitted before it departed?

[+ST0RM 145]

Nice long term project. 4 months is a lot of down time for a biz jet. Why the huge makeover? I see the paint stayed the same.

 

-Jeff

[+Fates 63]

Paint when from Blue to Black and bottom coat was dropped down quite a bit. The rest just needed to be painted as it was 10 years old. The huge makeover was do. These aircraft experience a HUGE inspection every ten years and paint and interior usually follow, along with some serious avionics upgrades to prepare the aircraft for WAAS/LPV, Fan1A, CPDLC, etc

[+Erik 1,805]

Given it was 10 years old do you have any idea what the TTAF was? So you guys do D Checks up there? Very nice.