Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Begins PW500 Overhauls in Nebraska
First engine will be tested in a test cell, then added to company’s rental pool
Duncan Aviation engine technician Teddy Tesfaye
Duncan Aviation engine technician Teddy Tesfaye participates in factory authorization training on the PW500 series engine. 

As it prepares to open an engine overhaul facility next year in Lincoln, Nebraska, Duncan Aviation technicians have completed factory authorization training on the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW500 and started the first overhaul. PW500 and PW300 engines will be maintained and overhauled in the new facility, which will be a P&WC-designated overhaul facility.

Technicians from Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln and Battle Creek, Michigan locations, along with its rapid response team members, participated in the four-week, hands-on training with two P&WC instructors. During the class, the technicians disassembled and reassembled a PW545A and learned turbine wheel and assembly balancing, how to use appropriate tools, and how to clean, inspect, and repair parts.

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