Engine services

Rijnmond Air Services (RAS), is your certified partner for premium engine maintenance. As an official Pratt & Whitney Designated Maintenance Facility (DMF), we support both the classic PT6A and the latest generation of PT6E engines and the full PW500 series Turbofan engines. As DMF we also perform the PRI’s (Post Rental Inspection) for the Pratt & Whitney rental pool engines.

For the PT6A and PT6E-67XP and PT6E-66XT series engines RAS also offers the following services at its home base but many of these services can also be offered on site at customers’ location:

• On-wing and off-wing HSI (Hot Section Inspection),
• Fuel nozzle servicing (periodic flow checks, leak checks, cleaning),
• Trouble shooting,
• Component replacements,
• Drive seal replacements,
• Engine rigging,
• Propeller seal replacements,
• AGB gearbox breather carbon seal replacements,
• ITT T5 harness replacements,
• Full boroscope inspections & reporting incl. PPI,
• Compressor blade blend repairs,
• Corrosion repairs (corrosion removal and paint touch-up),
• Stud and helicoil replacements.

For the PW500 series engines (PW530A/PW535A,B,E/545A,B,C) RAS also offers the following services:

• Full boroscope inspections & reporting incl. PPI,
• Trouble shooting,
• Component replacements,
• Drive seal replacements,
• LUI (Low Utilization Inspection),
• Extreme environment Inspections,
• BOV bore corrosion repairs,
• T1 and T6 ITT harness replacements,
• Accessory gearbox cover gasket replacements,
• Intermediate case helicoil replacements (bypass duct side only).

Our MRT can be deployed in hours to travel anywhere in the world.

Base-Maintenance procedures

The RAS organisation has been in business for over 40 years during which it has optimised its Base-Maintenance procedures and communications. We offer you the best customer experience and control during all maintenance inputs. Our procedures are not only focussed on delivering you the best maintenance quality but also the best communications so that you as owner/operator of the aircraft stay in full control of the whole process for costs and downtime with receipt of our regular/weekly updates.

These Base Maintenance procedures ensure transparancy and enables you to participate actively during the maintenance input to discuss costs and leadtimes before they happen and to work with a maintenance partner who has the experience and DNA of an operator.

The RAS maintenance team works a two-shift system during weekdays between 07:00 – 23:00 hrs and is also available for support during weekends.

Our main facilities can provide you or your maintenance representatives with private office space and access to our maintenance facilities so that you can oversee our activities during your aircraft maintenance input. With hotel facilities adjacent to ours, you are always close and yet to enjoy some rest and relaxation. Also direct connections to Rotterdam city centre, The Hague and Amsterdam are just around the corner.

Troubleshooting skills and craftmenship

Our engineers’ troubleshooting skills and craftmenship are well known in the business and highly recommended by some of the largest business aircraft operators in the world. Our rapid response times for technical support as well as the expertise and flexibility has proven RAS to be a valuable partner and back-up in case of a technical urgency. Our quick response team is available to you anytime, anywhere.

Our avionics department performs a wide range of avionics work

Our avionics department performs a wide range of avionics work from minor repairs on headsets to calibration of instruments, modifications of NAV, COM and GPS systems to panel and airshow outfitting and installation of the newest generation avionics. Next to the repair and modification capability we also perform the annual and bi-annual inspections on avionics and instruments including RVSM and transponder systems. The avionics department is setup to maintain a very wide range of aircraft and equipment. From executive jets like the Cessna Citation series or Falcon 2000LXS to all General Aviation twin and single engine aircraft, to even the smallest Micro light aircraft, gliders, helicopters and hot air balloons.

Major structural repairs and modifications

We provide major structural repairs and modifications at our home base at Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Our skilled structural engineers have gained extensive experience with major repairs on non-pressurized and pressurized structures, including main spar repairs on Fairchild SA226/227 aircraft and major structural repairs on Cessna Citation series aircraft.