Aero Engine Centre

Aero Engine Centre, or AEC, is a jet engine maintenance company in Slough, near Heathrow, in the United Kingdom. It offers on wing and off wing engine maintenance around the world. It trades as a brand of ATC Holdings Limited and holds EASA and FAA approvals.

The company calls itself a Part 145 EASA and FAA approved jet engine repair facility. Its engineers have wide experience in the engine MRO world. They work both on site and off site. The work includes customer specific C checks, post lease servicing, defect rectification and the incorporation of service bulletins and airworthiness directives. It also does full video borescope inspections, compressor blade blending, in-situ blade repair and QEC and EBU builds. Other services are thrust rating changes, fire detection changes, fan blade relubrication, stand swaps and detailed engine photo reports.

AEC runs its own non-destructive testing. This covers eddy current, dye penetrant, ultrasonic and visual checks, plus acid etch preparation. Its engineers can work from the aircraft maintenance manual and the engine shop manual.

The company has a purpose built 60,000 square foot facility at Heathrow. It can store around 120 to 130 aero engines there. It has a bonded customs warehouse approval from HMRC, which lets it hold parts and engines in bond. It also has a CAA regulated agent approval for fast dispatch of known status goods. Storage services include periodic storage inspections and wrapping engines for long term storage.

AEC has handling equipment for all current engine types up to 18 tonnes. This includes two forklift trucks with special forks and a 20 tonne overhead crane. It also repairs and services engine stands to OEM standards using genuine OEM spares.

Engine preservation is offered on site and off site. The site facility provides 365 day preservation. A mobile reactive response team of certifying engineers supports AOG events and planned maintenance worldwide.

The capabilities list covers the CFM family, CF6, V2500, LEAP 1A and 1B, GEnx 1B and GE90 engines. AEC has worked with 42 airlines in 57 countries and has moved 1,248 engines.

Services

• Engine maintenance
• Engine preservation
• Reactive response team
• Engine stand maintenance
• Logistics support and engine storage
• Borescope inspections
• NDT inspections
• QEC and EBU builds
• Engine conversions
• Fan blade relubrication