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FAA awards approval certificates to JETMS for Embraer 505 seat maintenance

FAA awards approval certificates to JETMS for Embraer 505 seat maintenance.
This approval also couples with JETMS-approved repairs for seat pan crack repairs and seat base panel attachment bracket replacements.

JETMS Completions now holds capabilities for all three supplement type certificates (STC) from FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the UK Civil Aviation Agency (CAA).

JETMS Completions has been awarded the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for the Embraer 505 Phenom 300 maintenance and modification. JETMS is an aircraft interior, exterior, and Completions Company, a subsidiary of JETMS, and a member of Avia Solutions Group.

The overall seat maintenance and modifications for the Embraer 505 Phenom 300 will now cover the replacement of headrest, seat base, and seat back foams and leather or fabric covers, armrest assembly to include plastic molding, foam and leather or fabric covers. The newly approved certification for seat modifications for Phenom 300 will also include headrest, backrest, seat base foam and cover replacements, arm cap renewals and refurbishments, seat base panel refurbishments, and painted surfaces refurbishments.

“After 18 months of hard work and application submissions to EASA, CAA and FAA, we have finally achieved and received the FAA STC validation for the Phenom 300 type light business jet seat modifications,” said Kevin Hann CEng FRAeS, Head of Design at JETMS Completions. “This is a very big step for us and we are extremely happy to be able to proceed with interior completions for the Phenom 300 jets,”  he added.

All the metal parts will be refinished as required, lower shrouds and back panel of the aircraft will be covered in leather or to customer requirements, seat belts replaced or re-webbed, with change in the plated finish, if required, and EASA-approved processes for metal structure repairs. Additionally, modifications for the lavatory seat and head strike pad are available, to match the new seat decors.

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After the latest approval by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Bombardier 500 Phenom 300 fleet’s seat maintenance, JETMS Completions now holds capabilities for all three supplement type certificates (STC) from FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and the UK Civil Aviation Agency (CAA).