Oakenhurst Aircraft Services

Oakenhurst Aircraft Services Ltd is an MRO facility near London Southend Airport, in Rayleigh, Essex. It has grown since 1996, adding facilities and workshops, and supports a global network of aviation partners with test, repair and overhaul, sales and third-party component management. The company says its capability list covers components for Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, British Aerospace, Augusta, Westland, Saab, ATR, Dassault, Lockheed, Fokker and Embraer aircraft.

Repair divisions

• Auto Flight and Avionics: works inside a cleanroom with its own calibrated air filtration, covering precision avionic instrumentation, oxygen masks and stowage equipment (ATA 22, 31, 34, 35)
• Flight Power and Electro-Mechanics: windows, power supplies, smoke detectors, exterior lighting, rotary actuators and generators (ATA 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 56), with a 60 kW variable generator drive unit for heavy AC/DC test supplies
• Interiors, Communications and Navigation: emergency equipment such as defibrillators and megaphones, lighting ballasts, passenger address and in-flight entertainment equipment, control panels, indicators, radio and radar equipment (ATA 23, 25, 31, 33, 34)
• Specialist teams for DV window framing, galley equipment such as water boilers, coffee makers, water heaters and ovens, and cargo nets

Sales and repair management

• Inventory of aircraft spares, with stock held for exchange when repairs find unexpected issues
• Tailored repair packages and component history monitoring
• Third-party repair management through a network of EASA and FAA approved repair facilities audited to Oakenhurst's own standards
• Repairs outside its own scope can be reviewed for in-house capability

Research and development

For about 20 years the company has designed and manufactured specialist test equipment and tooling to OEM specifications, and it runs a dedicated R&D division.

Partnerships

• Repair agreement with Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing, signed in July 2018, to support legacy and newly manufactured line replacement units
• Authorised repair station agreement with Holmberg for AOG and repair services and warranty support in the UK and Europe
• Distributor of the SealVac vacuum fuel drain bowser

Approvals

• UK CAA Part 145, FAA and EASA Part 145 approvals
• ISO 9001:2015
• 24/7/365 AOG service
• Published statements on quality, sustainability, anti-bribery, equality and modern slavery