Month: August 2023
A Challenger 601 suffered a bird strike and was grounded at KHOU. Bombardier wanted to bring in a team and perform the permanent repairs on-site. The Customer preferred to pursue a repair at our PCD MRO. Two West Star Aviation MRT Structure Technicians traveled to the Customer’s base hangar and began an evaluation. After establishing and […]
As West Star Aviation prides itself on the experience and skill of our technicians and specialists, we feel it is valuable to our customers and other operators to share observations, solutions and information directly from the shop floor. After all, communication and the sharing of information is the key to not only our success as […]
As West Star Aviation prides itself on the experience and skill of our technicians and specialists, we feel it is valuable to our customer and other operators to share observations, solutions and information directly from the shop floor. After all, communication and the sharing of information is the key to not only our success as […]
Bombardier’s Challenger 300 aircraft were delivered with Cabin Management & Inflight Entertainment systems (CMS/IFE) that were the best available during that time. As in all sectors of our economy, advancements in technology have made the originally outfitted CMS/IFE systems in most aircraft of this generation antiquated. Early Challenger 300 aircraft were delivered with Audio International […]
Getting ready to paint your Global or Challenger? Under normal circumstances most corporate aircraft get repainted every 7 to 10 years. Some more frequently with new ownership, fleet updates, etc. We/I often get asked what paint brands does WSA use and what are my options? In no specific order, it ranges from Sherwin Williams (Jet […]
The FAA released AD 2019-08-08 for CL601/CL604 (and subsequent variants) effective on June 27, 2019, prompted by reports of on-ground hydraulic accumulator screw/end cap failure that resulted in loss of the associated hydraulic system and high-energy impact damage down range of adjacent systems and structure. The terminating action of this AD is accomplished by c/w […]
Get Your Flaps Checked! Special Check/Modification – Corrosion Protection and Drainage Improvement SB-700-57-050 Rev 3 – Inboard Flaps SB-700-57-053 Rev1 – Middle Flaps SB-700-57-054 Rev 1 – Outer Flaps Equivalent SBs for the other models apply. The Global Express Specialists at West Star Aviation want to remind you that there have been revisions to three […]