First Aviation Services Inc.® Engineering

PPS’s in-house engineering department has developed a large portfolio of proprietary FAA-certified parts and repairs that further reduce the turnaround time (TAT) and cost of both 14SF and 568F overhauls, while increasing time-on-wing and service life. PPS’s engineered solutions saved PPS customers an additional 15% over the past year. PPS is also the exclusive source for FAA PMA deice boots manufactured by B/E Aerospace for the 568F.

Full-time Engineering Staff

  • 30 Years of Experience

  • SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD

  • Technical Writing

  • Repair Manuals, Overhaul Manuals, Process Specifications & Reports

  • Repair Station, Manufacturing & QA experience

FAA Designees

  • Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR)

  • Designated Engineering Representative (DER)

  • Mechanical Systems

  • RS-DER authority for creation of Overhaul Manuals

  • Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative (DMIR)

Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA)

  • Over 200 PMAs

  • Over 20 FAA-approved Repair Processes

  • Supplemental Type Certificates

  • Landing Gear SLEP Approved

  • Additional STCs in development

  • FAA-Approved Component Overhaul Manuals

  • Excellent Rapport with our local FAA offices

  • ACO

  • FSDO

  • MIDO

Design & Development

  • SolidWorks stations

  • Prototyping

  • Tooling

  • Develop and manufacture our own tooling

  • Drastically reduces capital requirements

  • Repair Manual Development

  • AeTR has the ability (FAA certification) to write repair manuals and Instructions for Continued
    Airworthiness (ICA)

  • Destructive & Non Destructive Testing

  • First article testing, etc.

FAA Production Approval Holder (PAH)

  • DMIR on-site

  • Technologies

  • Subcontractor Partners

  • Machine Shops

  • Metal Improvement Organizations (Heat Treating, etc.)

  • Castings

  • Electronics (capacitors)

  • In-house

  • Induction Brazing

  • Machining / Grinding

  • NDT / NDI