DC Aviation Group completes major check on Challenger 850
Stuttgart-headquartered DC Aviation Group (DCA), the German joint venture partner of DC Aviation Al-Futtaim, has successfully completed a full 96-month major check on a Challenger 850 aircraft.
The comprehensive maintenance work, which was carried out at DCA’s Maintenance Service Centre at Stuttgart Airport, included a full cabin refurbishment. Exterior work included a landing gear and wheel overhaul as well as new exterior painting.
Future mandates, which include ADS-B Out modification and complex AD’s including TOSE/LWTAIS, were also successfully completed. According to the Surveillance Performance and Interoperability regulation (SPI IR), all aircraft with a maximum take-off mass in excess of 5,700 kg or a maximum cruising true airspeed greater than 250 knots will have to comply with ADS-B Out by January 1, 2020.
