Aircraft Leasing – Engine Return conditions in the Lease Agreement
Several our followers have requested some information on typical return conditions for Engines at end of lease (EOL).
The attached document will refer to typical Hours and Cycles that need to be remaining ahead of the next Shop Visit (SV); note you must be logged in to download the document.
This means the engine on the Safe Life Items or Life Limited Parts must have a pre-defined limit left to operate at lease hand back.
Aircraft Lease Transitions – Auxiliary Power Units (APU) & Shop Visits.
An APU is an integral part of the aircraft regarding operability and also it functions primarily as a source for electric and in most cases pneumatic power.
The APU will require maintenance to ensure its operability and such inspections as borescope is used where the internal condition is checked. Trend monitoring might also be used to monitor the condition – factors such as oil consumption or exhaust gas temperature.
CAMO / Aircraft Leasing – Reactivation of Aircraft from Storage – Physical Inspection
Following on from our last post on the Long-Term Storage of aircraft, we are looking for your feedback on compiling a checklist of problematic areas that you would look for on a Physical Inspection of the aircraft and its engines during the reactivation process.
Once we have the definitive checklist, we will put it all together and share with our followers.
Aircraft Leasing / CAMO Aircraft Storage Programme
Aircraft storage has always been widely used for many reasons, but never as much as recently with Covid and the issues that we faced as a result.
This meant that many aircraft were placed into storage under a variety of different conditions from Flight Ready Parking (FRP) through to long term storage.
In a similar manner multiple components were also placed in storage such as Engines for example.
Aircraft Leasing – Aircraft Recovery Checklist
Recovering an aircraft in a non-normal scenario such as an early lease termination or repossession can be a challenge for many reasons.
The requirements to operate the aircraft typically fall under a permit to fly and this requires that you can provide certain information.