Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Aerospace To Perform In-house Hydrostatic Testing
Stevens Aerospace has been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation to perform hydrostatic cylinder testing at its Nashville, Tennessee facility.
Oxygen cylinder being placed in a hydrostatic testing water-jacket
Stevens Aerospace has received U.S. Department of Transportation approval to perform hydrostatic testing in-house. (Photo: Hydro-Test Products)

Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems recently received U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to perform periodic and required testing on hydrostatic cylinders at its Nashville, Tennessee location. In addition, approvals to perform testing on nitrogen and fire-suppression cylinders are expected soon.

The company states that by having DOT approval to perform these critical tests in-house, it can provide recertification much faster than sending the cylinders to a third-party testing facility, lowering downtime for aircraft operator customers.