DC Aviation Completes 96 Month Check on Challenger 850

DC Aviation’s Maintenance Service Centre located at Stuttgart Airport successfully completed a full 96-month major check on a Challenger 850. The comprehensive maintenance work included a full cabin refurbishment, using choice wood, finest leather and plush carpets. The exterior work included a landing gear and wheel overhaul as well as new exterior painting. In addition, future mandates – i.e. ADS-B Out modification and complex AD’s, i.e. TOSE/LWTAIS – were successfully completed. According to the Implementing Regulation “SPI IR”, all aircraft with a maximum take-off mass in excess of 5,700 kg or a maximum cruising true air speed greater than 250 kts will have to comply with ADS-B Out by January 1, 2020.

DC Aviation can offer line and base maintenance services which are completed in a dedicated 5,000 square meter hangar at Stuttgart Airport (EDDS) and at our 5,700 square meter approved maintenance facilities at Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW) in Dubai for customers operating the Airbus 320 family, Bombardier Global, Bombardier Challenger 605/604/300/350, Bombardier Learjet 60/45/40, Dassault Falcon 7X/900, Gulfstream G550/450, Cessna Citation XLS+ and other aircraft types. DC Aviation maintains a parts inventory with a value of more than 6.5 million Euros, special tools for specific aircraft, testing equipment, and a maintenance logistics center. Unconventional repairs can also be completed on an efficient and flexible basis. The maintenance team is able to develop a customized maintenance program for a considerable number of different business jets based on the customer´s flight requirements. The complete CAMO authorization meets all the EASA requirements for the maintenance and certification of airworthiness. These and other measures form a solid base for the sustainable preservation of the value and maximum availability of every maintained aircraft.

For further information about the above-mentioned products or other upgrade or maintenance projects, please contact our Manager Maintenance Customer Relations, Mr. Frank Domogalla, on +49 711 93306-395 or by email at frank.domogalla@dc-aviation.com.