EAA Tools

EAA Tools Inc. is a disabled veteran owned small business in Mesa, Arizona that makes rotorcraft repair tools, with a focus on the H-60 and S-70 helicopter platforms. The About page says the company was established in 2011 and that President and Founder Ed Elsner, a combat Army Aviation veteran, has more than 25 years supporting DoD and commercial rotorcraft customers.

Products

• Main Sump Transmission Chip Detector Removal Tool (P/N CDR-60-AA), the first product
• Main Rotor Hub Spindle Puller (P/N SP-60-AA)
• Tail Rotor Inspection Tool
• More than 60 individual tools
• Comprehensive, Expeditionary, Heavy Maintenance and Special Purpose Tool Kits

Use and customers

The tools support phase maintenance inspections and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. The site says it supports active duty, National Guard and Reserve H-60 users, plus direct commercial and foreign military sales for the H-60 and S-70. The company says expansion to other aircraft will be considered case by case, and a 2026 product catalog is available on the site.

Quality

The site publishes a Quality Policy and states that the tools were vetted by end users and approved by the US Army Systems Readiness Directorate. It does not list formal certifications such as ISO.

Company facts

• Established in 2011
• Disabled veteran owned small business
• Moved into a larger industrial space in 2019
• Sells kits to customers worldwide
• Email: info@eaatools.com

Who it serves

Typical users are Army, National Guard and Reserve maintenance units, commercial operators of S-70 and UH-60 family helicopters and foreign military customers. Kits are grouped by use so that a unit can choose a comprehensive set for general work or a smaller expeditionary kit for deployed maintenance.