Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units will be featuring its ground-breaking PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine at the Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) at the 2017 MRO Americas Conference, being held April 24-27, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. The competition will see more than 60 teams from seven countries, including a five-member Pratt & Whiney team, competing among themselves across a variety of maintenance tasks.
“As part of the competition, participants will be required to perform two engine maintenance tasks on our GTF engine,” said John Koza, a Pratt & Whitney flight safety investigator, who also is an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic. “We’re looking forward to showing how straightforward the GTF engine is to maintain.”
Besides the dramatic fuel and emissions benefits, the GTF engine has a maintenance-friendly design, including fewer stages and parts, and borescope ports in every stage allowing for more efficient line maintenance.
“This competition also recognizes and celebrates the skills and integrity of current and future aircraft maintenance technicians, as well as their contribution to operational reliability while achieving the highest standard of safety,” Koza said.
The competition is a platform for certified aircraft maintenance technicians from major airlines, maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations and original equipment manufacturers, military personnel and students in FAA Part 147 schools to test their skills against their peers.
Pratt & Whitney will also award a grant of $50,000 to the Aerospace Maintenance Council, a nonprofit organisation that promotes and supports the aerospace maintenance community and runs the AMC as its flagstone event. In addition, the winning student team will receive training scholarships to the Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Centre, in East Hartford, Connecticut.
