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TECHNICAL SERVICES

UNMATCHED INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL FORECASTING

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Willis Asset Management has a diverse team of powerplant consultants from a variety of backgrounds including OEMs, MROs & Airlines that contribute to the vast array of experience available from Willis Asset Management to support clients’ needs.

Willis Asset Management have a professional and competent technical skillset that supports and complements clients existing resources and can assist on reactive short term events or as part of long term fleet planning goals.

Our systems are supported by comprehensive technical publications and OEM General Terms Agreements to enable access to unrivalled independent technical expertise.

Technical support services are designed to help mitigate and eliminate unnecessary maintenance expenditure and to give clients access to a dedicated pool of technical resources.

Market leading expertise and innovation

PHYSICAL INSPECTION & EXTERNAL COMPONENT CHECK

This service safeguards that the external engine condition and component inventory and configuration is of the appropriate standard during various phases of an engine’s life cycle, including prior to purchase or lease, during maintenance or operation, and at end of lease or prior to disposal. The extent of Willis Asset Management inspections ensure that all external areas of each engine are checked for general condition as well as potential defects, whilst also catering for the compilation of external component (e.g. QEC and LRUs) checklists to confirm hardware status. The inspections performed by Willis Asset Management ensures that our clients are aware of known issues that can negatively impact engine asset value so that appropriate action can be taken to mitigate any risk.
BORESCOPE OVERVIEW

Willis Asset Management has the capability to validate engine serviceability and assess compliance with contractual conditions through oversight of third party borescope inspections.

This service offering is to advise the client during events such as engine transition situations, not only mitigating maintenance cost exposure, but also advising on the impact of future time on wing. Willis Asset Management’s overview of borescope inspections ensures quality and impartiality during important events in the life cycle of the engine.
GROUND RUN OVERVIEW

Willis Asset Management has the capability to validate engine performance and parameters in accordance with aircraft maintenance manuals through overview of engine ground runs.

This service offering is to advise the client during events such as transitioning of engines, not only assessing engine performance capability and identification of current or potential issues but also advising on the impact of future time on wing and upcoming maintenance requirements that may apply to contractual conditions.
TEST CELL OVERVIEW

Willis Asset Management has significant experience in analysing engine performance during and after engine test cell runs in order to validate engine performance and basic operating parameters.

Willis Asset Management will attend the test facility to overview the engine test, provide troubleshooting support as required and provide a test review report detailing future longevity and time on wing expectations. Willis Asset Management will also ensure any MRO contractual obligations are adhered to and provide recommendations to remedy any shortfall in this regard.
TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

Willis Asset Management has the capability to provide full airframe and engine transition support in relation to technical, commercial and contractual records review and physical inspections.

Willis Asset Management can support clients in the management of open items and support with commercial settlement negotiations during the buying, selling or transitioning period. Willis Asset Management also supports customers with non-engine specific related activities including aircraft repositioning and verification of airframe records.
MAINTENANCE EVENT MANAGEMENT

Willis Asset Management have undertaken a significant number of maintenance event management and overview activities during the last 20 years resulting in the development of a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area.

Management of maintenance events by Willis Asset Management consultants ensures control of costs and compliance with regulatory requirements as well as managing the material and build standard to ensure future maintenance costs are also under control.

This continually delivers significant cost savings to engine operators and owners as well as ensuring any lease contract conditions are complied with. Willis Asset Management has developed strong relationships with all of the major MROs allowing it to position itself as a market leader in delivery of independent maintenance event management services.
HEALTH CHECK REVIEW

Willis Asset Management is a market leader in providing engine heath check review services, a product which presents the owner or operator with a current status and future expectation of the technical, commercial and financial performance of the engine fleet.

This service offering provides visibility of future shop visit timing including required workscope, anticipated major part replacement (including life limited parts) and a full financial forecast. In undertaking this review, Willis Asset Management consultants consider all aspects of the engine's technical and commercial history as well as the current technical condition of the engine derived from various operational, trend and physical inspection parameters.
Future performance of the fleet is considered against forecasted industry and market conditions with all risks considered and managed, supplemented by Willis Asset Management intellectual property.
CUSTOMISED FLEET MANAGEMENT

Whether you are an Operator or Lessor, Willis Asset Management is poised and ready to support your engine fleet management activities.

Whether in place of limited powerplant engineering resource or in support of existing powerplant departments, Willis Asset Management will bring its experience and specialist consultancy resource as part of the solution to ensure customers have the support whenever they need it.

Willis Asset Management manages over 500 engines in its customer portfolio including V2500, RB211-535, PW2000, PW4000, CF6-80, CFM56-3, CFM56-5, CFM56-7, RRTrent-500, RRTrent-700, and GE90.

Willis Asset Management’s management of these engines provides current familiarity with all aspects of maintenance cost, reliability, on wing performance, maintenance repair and overhaul options, OEM reliability measures/fleet campaigns.

Willis Asset Management currently supports a variety of airline/lessor partners, managing all 'off-wing' activities to satisfy regulatory requirements.
ENGINE PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYSIS

Engine performance and understanding its data is crucial to ensuring a reliable engine operation and assisting to forecast predictable maintenance events.

Willis Asset Management will evaluate the processed engine condition monitoring data to not only support the maintenance obligations of condition based maintenance but interpret the technical data into meaningful facts for airline planners and commercial managers to take short term and strategic fleet decisions.