STRUCTURES

Structure designed for 30,000FH,25000 take-off/landings,or 25 calendar years servicing life.

RELIABILITY

Achieving a high degree of reliability has been one of the major goals in the design and this has resulted in selecting systems, sub-systems and other equipment which are well proven, certificated and have established a good track record of reliability. For example, the PW-127family of engines has estab1ished over the years a reputation for extremely reliable engines. The integrated digital avionics system has inherently a high level of reliability (MTBF is 8,000-12,000 flight hours)with practically no maintenance-intensive component which might wear out or break down. Redundancy has been built into all critical areas so that the overall system reliability is high.

MAINTAINABILITY and AVAILABILITY

Attention has been given right from the beginning for easy maintenance and thus to increase aircraft dispatch rate.
Equipment needing inspection/maintenance have been provided with the easy access, the PW-127 engine is of modular construction and thus easy to maintain. Furthermore, the cowling is designed in such a way that the front and rear ends are large and panels to have full access to servicing points on engine and aircraft accessories. The avionics equipment, hydraulic system and the air conditioning system bays, all have large doors for easy assess.