Air Zimbabwe Technical

Air Zimbabwe Technical (AZT) specializes in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.

The company can do major maintenance work on aircraft such as 707s, 767s, 737s, BAe 146 and MA60s. Its technical and engineering base which holds approvals from civil aviation authorities of several countries in the region and beyond. The engineers have been commented by the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing, for their sterling work in aircraft modifications and mandatory checks/services including being the first airline to successfully carry out a Strut Improvement programme on the 767s.

Training

Air Zimbabwe runs a Technical and Commercial Training schools at its headquarters which offer courses in ticketing, cargo handling, aircraft engineering and pilot training. The schools have also trained personnel for domestic and regional operators. Points to note are: AZT runs Southern Africa’s second best Technical Training school (after South Africa). It has trained Air Namibia, Air Botswana, Air Tanzania, Uganda Airlines, Egypt Air, Air Malawi, Air Mauritius and Mozambique engineers in production planning and maintenance. It has also trained pilots from Uganda and Botswana. It operates Southern Africa’s second biggest engineering base after SAA.

Aircraft Maintenance

Line maintenance

• Pre-flight, transit and turn-around checks
• Technical handling
• Technical defect rectification

Minor maintenance

• A and B Checks
• Minor repairs
• Technical defect rectification
• Aircraft cleaning
• Engine and APU changes

Heavy maintenance

• C and D Checks
• Major and minor structural repairs
• Corrosion prevention and control program
• Aging airplane inspection and modification program
• Major component changes
• Modifications/Service Bulletins, including B767 Strut Improvement Program (SIP)
• Aircraft paint stripping and painting
• Interior refurbishment
• Fuel tank repairs

Component and Engine Maintenance

Mechanical Workshops

• PW4000 engine split-ship, minor repairs and QEC
• PW JT8D engine heavy maintenance
• PW JT3D engine heavy maintenance
• Honeywell ALF502R-5 engine HSI
• Honeywell GTCP36-100 APU HSI, GTCP85-129 APU HSI, overhaul and test run and GTCP331-200ER APU gearbox repairs
• Wheels and brakes
• Fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic and oil system components
• Safety and emergency equipment
• Cylinder hydrostatic testing
• Thrust reversers
• Flight controls
• Interior equipment and furnishings
• Structures/composites

Avionics Workshops

• Radio communications and navigation equipment
• Flight data and voice recording equipment
• Electrical and instrument equipment
• Oxygen systems equipment

Support processes

• Electroplating
• Heat treatment
• Machining and grinding
• Static and dynamic balancing
• Welding

Laboratories

• Non-destructive testing laboratory equipped to perform radiography, ultrasonic inspection, eddy current inspection, magnetic particle and fluorescent penetrant inspection, borescope inspection, hardness, tensile and impact testing
• Chemical laboratory carrying out analytical control of electroplating and cleaning solutions
• Calibration laboratory performing calibrations on measuring equipment

Technical Services

• Production Planning And Control
• Maintenance Program Development,
• Materials Management,
• Service Engineering
• Modification Evaluation
• Development And Control
• Technical And Production Records
• Technical Publications And Forms
• Aircraft Weighing .
• Reliability program development and control
• Engine condition trend monitoring

Technical Training

• Basic Engineering Courses
• Apprenticeship Training,
• Aircraft Type Courses
• Pilots’ Technical Courses,
• Recurrent Programs

NB. Courses can also be conducted at an operator’s facility.

Quality Assurance

• ISO 9000-based quality management system is in place

Approvals

• Approvals from the civil aviation authorities of Malawi and Zimbabwe.
• Other approvals on a need basis.

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