StandardAero introduces PT6A-68 Series engine test cell at Summerside facility:
30 May 2019:StandardAero has completed the correlation process for its newly upgraded Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68 test cell at its Summerside, PEI facility in Canada. Now, the company is able to complete pass-off testing for PT6A-68 series engines overhauled at the Summerside facility, for customers in Canada, the United States and elsewhere.
The 1,250 to 1,600 shp class PT6A-68 series has been equipped on a number of high-performance training aircraft.
Since 2013, StandardAero has provided full-service support for the PT6A-68 from its Winnipeg, MB location. Work on the engine was transferred to the Summerside facility as part of the company's Center of Excellence (COE) activity which was announced in May 2018. The facility, located in Slemon Park to Summerside Airport has just expanded its shop floor area by 30 per cent to 130,000 sq. ft., while expanding its workforce with the hiring of 80 more employees.
"The introduction of the PT6A-68 test cell further augments the capabilities of StandardAero's Summerside turboprop engine MRO Center of Excellence," said Jeff Poirier, General Manager & Vice President of the Summerside facility. "Our dedicated PT6A service team here has been overhauling PT6A-68 series engines for military operators since last year, and the correlation of the test cell will result in immediate turn-around time benefits for our customer base."
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