PW306D1 Engine Customers Approved for On-Condition Maintenance Program

May 22, 2017
Deeper insight into the condition of the engine through advanced analytics enable this tailored approach to engine maintenance, saving customers time and money by avoiding unnecessary downtime.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwired - May 22, 2017) - Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) customers of the PW306D1 engine-powered Cessna Citation Latitude can now benefit from special ESPpay-per-hour program rates if they are on the on-condition engine maintenance program and have the FAST (Flight, Acquisition, Storage and Transmission) diagnostics and prognostics solution installed on their aircraft. P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). 

Deeper insight into the condition of the engine through advanced analytics - coming from solutions like P&WC's FAST system - enable this tailored approach to engine maintenance, saving customers time and money by avoiding unnecessary downtime. Ultimately, P&WC can assess much of the condition of the engine without intrusive inspections or engine removals.

PW306D1 engine-powered aircraft have the option, as part of their Engine Maintenance Manual, of conducting on-condition maintenance. "On-condition maintenance provides for greater aircraft availability, reduced costs for business jet customers and better dispatch reliability," said Tim Swail, Vice President, Customer Programs, P&WC. "It's another example of how we are using the latest technologies to tailor our solutions and programs to anticipate and meet the needs of our customers for whom time is a precious commodity."

Among the company's expanding suite of Digital Engine Services, P&WC's turnkey FAST solution wirelessly captures and analyses full-flight engine data, looking at hundreds of engine parameters. P&WC's Oil Analysis Technology Program examines the minute particles within the oil that indicate the health of key oil-wetted components, such as bearings and gears, with high precision.

"With this deep engine insight, we're able to offer on-condition maintenance programs and, in particular, our PW306D1engine customers enrolled in the ESP program with FAST installed will receive reduced coverage rates," continued Swail.

P&WC has delivered more than 1,100 FAST systems to customers, which are providing deep engine insight on P&WC-powered business jets, regional airliners, helicopter and general aviation platforms. P&WC's Oil Analysis Technology Program continues to build momentum with its commercial rollout on PW306A engines at EBACE and nearly 4,000 engines enrolled in the ongoing customer trial.

P&WC will be at EBACE 2017, booth 0105A. Interested operators are invited to drop by to speak with a marketing or customer service representative.

About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Founded in 1928, P&WC is a global leader in aerospace that is shaping the future of aviation with dependable, high-technology engines. Based in Longueuil, Quebec (Canada), P&WC is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the global aerospace and building systems industries.