Gulf Aerospace, Inc.

Gulf Aerospace, Inc. is an aircraft accessory repair company at 389 Douglas Road East in Oldsmar, Florida, near Tampa. It has operated since 1984 and is certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a repair station and works as a U.S. Department of Defense contractor. The company says it has specialized in C-130, L-100 Model 382 and P-3 accessories since that time, although its capabilities are not limited to them.

Services

Gulf Aerospace repairs and overhauls aircraft accessories in four service categories, using FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificated technicians:

• Pneumatics: Accessory Class 1 repair of pressure and vacuum related components
• Hydraulics: testing of components with requirements up to 80 GPM, 15,000 RPM and 25,000 PSI
• Fuel: service of a wide variety of fuel system components on several universal fuel test stands
• Electrical and electromechanical: Accessory Class 2 repair, with proprietary universal and specific test stands to OEM or military requirements

Class 1 accessories are mechanical items such as wheel brakes, mechanically driven pumps, wheel assemblies, shock absorber struts and hydraulic servo units. Class 2 accessories are electrical items such as starters, generators, voltage regulators and electric motors. The company serves most divisions of the U.S. government, foreign governments, military and commercial engine repair facilities, MROs and operators.

Test facilities

• Pneumatics test facility that can simulate altitudes up to 100,000 feet, pressures up to 5,000 PSI and air flow over 1500 SCFM, with temperature accuracy of 1 percent up to 1000 degrees F
• Hydraulic test facility with the 80 GPM, 15,000 RPM and 25,000 PSI capability above
• Several universal fuel test stands

Quality and approvals

• FAA Unlimited Accessory Class 1 and 2 rating
• U.S. Department of Defense contractor
• Internal quality program built around a Quality Management Systems Manual, a Repair Station Quality Manual and an Employee Handbook, with audits, corrective action plans and biannual management review meetings

Marketing list

The site has a marketing list of repairable part numbers. Articles that are not on the list but fall into the four categories can generally be confirmed for capability, with support information given within a day or two, according to the company.