Aircraft Engineering That Goes Beyond the Repair
When an aircraft needs engineering support, the immediate problem might be a repair.
But the work surrounding that repair can get complicated fast.
Someone has to evaluate the finding. Engineering data may need to be developed and approved. Structural analysis could be required. A modification might need to be designed. Manuals, task cards, maintenance programs and aircraft records may all need to change along with it.
And sometimes, all of that has to happen while an aircraft is sitting on the ground.
That’s where STS Engineering Solutions comes in.
Engineering Support When Time Matters
Aircraft defects don’t care what time it is.
STS Engineering Solutions provides 24/7 aircraft service and repair engineering support for operators and MROs around the world. That support can happen on-site during AOG and maintenance events or remotely for line and heavy maintenance operations.
The team handles major and minor repairs and alterations involving structures, interiors, powerplant, avionics and aircraft systems. It also provides fatigue and damage tolerance analysis backed by engineers with real OEM, airline and MRO experience.
The goal isn’t complicated.
Understand the problem. Develop the right engineering solution. Give the maintenance team what it needs to safely get the aircraft moving again.
When the Job Gets Bigger Than a Repair
Of course, not every engineering requirement starts with something broken.
Maybe an airline is changing a cabin configuration. Adding inflight connectivity. Installing antennas. Reworking floor structure. Updating emergency equipment. Rebranding an aircraft. Integrating new avionics. Or returning an aircraft to its previous configuration.
Those projects bring a completely different set of engineering and certification requirements.
STS supports aircraft modification programs from design and integration through certification and implementation. That includes cabin interiors, structural modifications, exterior changes and avionics projects.
The team also provides FAA DAR services and engineering approvals supporting major and minor repairs and alterations, fatigue and damage tolerance evaluations, Supplemental Type Certificates, DER compliance testing and other certification requirements.
And this is where being part of the larger STS Aviation Group network becomes important.
When a project needs more than engineering, STS can connect that work with material support, fabrication, MRO facilities and skilled working parties across the organization.
Fewer handoffs. More of the project handled under one roof.
Certification Is Part of the Job
Designing the solution is only part of the equation.
It also has to meet the appropriate regulatory requirements.
STS supports FAA, CAA and EASA requirements and operates under UK CAA Part 21 Subpart J Design Organisation Approval UK.21J.1005.
Through that approval, the team can support qualifying structural, cabin and systems repairs and modifications on CS-25 aircraft. STS also maintains Compliance Verification Engineer expertise across structural and cabin disciplines.
For operators and maintenance organizations, that can make a real difference when an aircraft needs an approved engineering solution and time matters.
Then There’s Everything That Happens Behind the Scenes
Not every important piece of aircraft engineering is visible on the hangar floor.
STS Engineering Solutions also provides Aircraft Programs & Technical Operations support similar to the work handled inside an airline Maintenance & Engineering organization, Technical Operations department or Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization.
That’s a big bucket.
It includes reliability analysis, customized maintenance programs, maintenance program optimization, bridging support for acquisitions and lease returns, technical authoring, MEL/CDL/NEF development, task cards, AD and SB engineering orders, technical publications and manual development.
The team also supports aircraft records, FAA conformity packages, lease return preparation, component tracking, compliance audits, configuration management, data migrations, maintenance planning and technical training.
None of that work gets much attention from the traveling public.
It shouldn’t.
When it’s done well, they’ll never know it happened.
But airlines, lessors and MROs know exactly how important it is.
Engineering Support That Fits the Requirement
No operator needs exactly the same engineering resources every day.
An AOG creates one problem. A heavy maintenance visit creates another. A fleet modification, aircraft acquisition, lease return or maintenance program review can create something completely different.
That’s the real strength of STS Engineering Solutions.
The team can step in for a specific engineering requirement or support something much larger.
Service and repair engineering. Modification and certification. Approved design support. Aircraft programs and technical operations.
Different needs. Different disciplines. One engineering organization built to help keep aircraft moving.
Learn more about the aircraft engineering capabilities offered by STS Aviation Group and connect with the STS Engineering Solutions team to discuss your next requirement.