Author: Patrick Recer
On 3/22/2023 West Star Aviation AOG/MRT was dispatched to Americus Georgia after an Embraer Praetor 500 hit a deer during landing. The AOG Team was notified that there was extensive damage to the belly panels of the aircraft with wiring hanging out. MRT arrived to assess avionics issues and structural damage. All required system checks […]
West Star Aviation is proud to announce the company has been voted #1 Preferred Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in the 2023 Professional Pilot Magazine’s Annual Preference Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment (PRASE) survey for ninth time. The publication began including the category “Most Preferred MRO” in 2014 and West Star has been voted #1 […]
Passengers of a Citation 550B opened the main entry door and high wind caught it and forced it open the rest of the way. The unexpected gust hit the door with such force that it broke the door hinges and damaged the skin. West Star Aviation’s AOG/MRT Team coordinated with a DER while en route […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce that it has joined the Aviation Technical Education Council and is actively supporting the mission of their sister organization, Choose Aviation. The mission of both organizations strengthens West Star Aviation’s longstanding focus on connecting with our local communities, K-12 educational institutions and part 147 aviation maintenance schools to […]
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce that it has joined the Aviation Technical Education Council and is actively supporting the mission of their sister organization, Choose Aviation. The mission of both organizations strengthens West Star Aviation’s longstanding focus on connecting with our local communities, K-12 educational institutions and part 147 aviation maintenance schools to […]
The Lower Tail Cone, Tail Tank ASSY, Lower Fairing and Primary Support Structure of a Challenger 600 were extensively damaged due to improper fueling. The tail and Saddle Tanks were filled without fuel in the wings causing the aircraft to sit down on its tail with its nose in the air. The crew used weights […]
Extreme Weather caused a Citation Latitude to jump its chocks and roll off the ramp. During the line crew’s recovery attempt, the LH Main Gear became lodged against the ramp and subsequently stuck in the mud, rendering the aircraft immobile. Upon arrival, the West Star Aviation AOG Mobile Repair Team coordinated with the Airport Authority […]
A Learjet 45 had its winglet damaged while being moved by the line crew in Fairbanks, AL. The right-hand winglet was towed into the hangar door. The customer removed the damaged winglet and attempted to install a used unit. The used winglet’s attachment hole pattern did not match and was deemed not usable. The customer […]
West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Norman Hunt to Avionics Technical Representative at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Norm has over 35 years of experience, previously serving in the U.S. Navy as well as working at American Electronic Laboratories, Midcoast and Gulfstream. Norm has been with West Star since 2016 in […]
West Star Aviation’s ALN facility is proud to have recently played an integral role in a 30-day flight test campaign for the Embraer Flight Test Team. The team, tasked with flight testing and analysis of SENS4ICE, a new approach of hybridization of different ice detection techniques, needed a facility to conduct flight testing, data capture […]
