Company Profile
AVISYS where rubber meets tarmac An aircraft’s undercarriage, tyres and brakes regularly handle the enormous loads from all types of landings, whether at – or beyond – crosswind limits, or from ham-fisted pilots dropping the aircraft onto the runway.
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NDERCARRIAGE components take such a hammering that they can only be effectively maintained by a specialist with knowledge and sophisticated equipment. AviSys Aviation Systems, SACAA AMO 1089 based at Hangar 17 Wonderboom Airport, is a long-established maintenance organisation with SA-CAA accreditation to perform component maintenance and overhaul under its Category B rating. AviSys Aviation Systems’ vision is; “To set new standards in aviation by developing strategies to hone and develop our skills and capabilities to new levels of excellence. This sets the standard for others to benchmark from.” AviSys’ driving mission is its quality approach to delivering maintenance of the highest standards and it is convinced that customer satisfaction is what differentiates it from current industry standards. The company is able to provide superlative advice and service to cater for client’s needs on the following types: B727
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and B737 Series, Douglas DC-8 and DC-9 Series, PC12 Series, Douglas MD80 Series, Beechcraft and the following OEM Makes; ABSC, Honeywell / Bendix, Goodrich and Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems. AviSys has three divisions: The Brake Shop: This is equipped to work on: 727, 737, DC8, DC9, DC10, MD80, PC12 & Hawker HS125, KingAir and Beech 1900 brake assemblies. On arrival all brakes are visually inspected and assessed. They are then stripped down to individual components, where a more in-depth inspection process is performed, using the latest Non Destructive Testing techniques (dye penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current and ultrasonic). Worn or faulty parts are either repaired or replaced, in accordance with the component maintenance manual. The brakes are then reassembled, tested and given a final inspection, before being returned to the customer.
AviSys has a fully equipped landing gear repair and overhaul facility.
The Wheel Shop: This has the capability to maintain almost any wheel assembly; specifically, B737, C130, LearJet, Citation, Dornier Jet, Fokker F100, PC12, KingAir, Dash 8 and more. On arrival all wheel assemblies are stripped, cleaned and assessed. All the wheels are NDT inspected and parts are either repaired or replaced, in accordance with the component maintenance manual. Wheels are then reassembled, a leak check is performed followed by the final inspection before returning to the customer. The Landing Gear Repair and Overhaul Facility: This facility houses a fully equipped machine shop with capabilities that currently include: B727 & B737 Boeing, Douglas DC9, DC8, Hawker HS125 Series and Beechcraft aircraft. In addition, AviSys is able to perform helicopter servo actuator repair and overhaul, flexible hose build-up and engine fire bottles HPT and service. AviSys founder and CEO Dewald Krynauw stresses their interest to extend AviSys’ capabilities to provide whatever the customer may need. AviSys Aviation Systems’ many years of cumulative aviation experience in its field is supported by means of dedicated staff members who are committed to deliver service excellence and quality workmanship at market related prices. Contact AviSys on: +27 83 442 5884 Email: dewald@avisys.co.za or igena@ avisys.co.za or for more detail visit their website at: www.avisys.co.za - or phone 012 567 0046