IMPulse Volume 4, Issue 3 - Summer 2013 - IMP Group

was nd a busy the season wood at Innotech components Aviation were routed through the Events Pictures Innotech 12-16 Wood andBu$ine$$ & Social Calendar 16nd ompletion—Aircraft refinishing. 9447eceived our I-Ku Gold system comprising of dual cabin media serversdistributing thousands of movies and live Internet video streaming,t is controlled wirelessly from inside the cabin thru multiple iPads.receiving our first Brazilian approval for the I-Ku system.Summer 2013 I M P u l s e Volume 4, Issue 3Innotech AviationDelivers 29th Completionincluded hand laid stripes front to back fuselage.Special points of interest,000 man & woman hours have gone intotion and restoration project” Scott Mastine Check our Inside Story onThe Making of A/C 9030News on page 3 Check on Centraide Campaignsuccess story on page 14on major corrosion was found in several locations on the structure; the mostal stabilizer skin which was found to be corroded beyond limits and requiredA/C was shored and a laser symmetry and alignment check was performed,l stabilizer were removed as well as all the components from inside the stabe corroded skin. The skin replacement took nearly 3000 hours to completeheck showed the work to be perfect. Upon completion; the engines, APU andd and the A/C was repositioned to the Innotech paint facility for a completerior.A/C 9447 received the I-Ku Goldsystem comprising of dual cabinmedia servers capable of distributingthousands of movies and live Internetvideo streaming. This contentis controlled wirelessly from insidethe cabin thru multiple iPads. Theywill be receiving their first Brazilianapproval for the I-Ku system.Paint work included hand laidstripes front to back fuselage.cess complete, the A/C is no longer recognizable as the old 9030. It now re-GlobalThein deliveryMakingphase.ofThe final stages of the reassembly including thend paint A/C detailing 9030 are currently under way; with the final return to serviceGlobal Express S/N 9030, Constellation Aviation Services,arrived at Innotech from the Middle East in October2010. A quick look at the aircraft upon arrival and theyknew it was going to take major work to bring this A/Cback to an airworthy state. Work was started and thenwas put on hold. For over a year the A/C sat on theirramp awaiting decisions. After 16 months of negotiationsand several customer representatives later, a basic scopeof work was agreed upon.The 8C inspection started and the scope of workcontinued to grow. There were many additional snagsuncovered and most major components required repairs.Both engines were removed and sent to Rolls Royce fora major shop visit, the APU was sent to Honeywell forrepair, the landing gear was removed and sent to MessierDowty for the 120 month inspection requirements andthe Innotech maintenance team performed many servicebulletins, upgrades and repairs on the A/C. The interiorwas removed and the wood components were routedthrough the Innotech Wood and Finishing shops forrepair and refinishing.During the inspection, major corrosion was foundin several locations on the structure; the most severewas on the LH vertical stabilizer skin which was foundto be corroded beyond limits and required completereplacement. The A/C was shored and a laser symmetryand alignment check was performed, the elevators andhorizontal stabilizer were removed as well as all the componentsfrom inside the stab to gain access to replacethe corroded skin. The skin replacement took nearly8INNOTECH AVIATION3000 hours to complete and the subsequent laser checkshowed the and work delivery to be perfect. expected Upon completion; by theengines, APUApriland2013.landing gearThankwere reinstalledyou toandalltheA/C was repositioned to the Innotech paint facility for acomplete involved strip and repaint for of your the exterior. dedicationas the and old hard 9030. It work. now resembles It was a newWith the paint process complete, the A/C is no longerrecognizableCompletiona long,Global inharddeliveryroadphase.toThankcompleteroad to but complete, the but final the final resultsareyou to allinvolved for your dedication and hard work. It was along, hardsomething they can be proud of.are something we can beproud of.33