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Another milestone in our growth Journey. We are now approved to Overhaul MT Propeller Composite Blades with V2A erosion protection sheath.
After extensive training of the Dathon Ace LTD prop team at The MT-Propeller facility in Germany which exposed them to lots of experience overhauling propeller blades, a sample blade was sent to our Dathon Ace LTD workshop in Wilson Airport and we carried out a full overhaul on the blade including rectification of hidden defects with the recommended products as per Manual E-1290 and SL-32.
The blade was returned back to Germany and after evaluation, we were granted an approval to overhaul the blades. This is a great step and good news for the clients around us. We shall be able to reduce the down time on the blades overhaul to 3-4 weeks with prior planning so that we have the parts in place.
We are therefore now approved:
- To overhaul and repair the various MT propeller models. (We have done many in the last one year especially the MTV-27 and MTV-6 propellers)
- Overhaul and repair MT Propeller Composite Blades with V2A erosion protection sheath.
This information can also be found on the MT-Propellers Service station website under service centers at https://www.mt-propeller.com/en/entw/services_af.htm
Our next milestone is to get training on the overhaul of blades fitted with nickel leading edges which are on the bigger props.
We are excited to join the other 62 worldwide service centers and to be the first in our region and third in Africa joining the centers in South Africa and Namibia.
MT-Propellers has created more than 30 certified propeller models, until now that can be combined with more than 220 aerodynamic blade designs to make a custom fit for every application. This has already led to more than 220 STCs worldwide to retrofit existing airplanes with MT-Propellers.
Now MT-Propellers has become a major player in the propeller industry supplying many piston and turbine engines with the 2,3,4,5 bladed propellers. They have gone on to develop a 7,9 and in 2022 tested an 11 bladed propeller fitted on a PA31T1 equipped with the P&W PT6A-135A turbines.
The demand for overhaul and repairs on these props has been huge leading to long down times of upwards of 10 weeks for clients. Dathon Ace LTD will now offer a solution to this problem by reducing down time with the service conveniently accessible to clients in the region and beyond. We hope to reduce this downtime to a nominal 1 week for overhauls with blades already overhauled and 3 weeks for both blades and hub overhaul (with advance prior planning).
Reach us at david@dathonace.com or info@dathonace.com for further follow up discussions on the STCs available on the different aircraft including Cessna Caravans, Donnier 228s Kingairs, Pilatus, Diamonds amongst others and how we can support your upcoming overhauls and repairs.
David Thuo
C.E.O Dathon Ace Ltd
Approvals
Service Centre
Blade Overhaul