The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDS SE) has signed up to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (PW&C) FAST prognostics engine monitoring program for its Beechcraft King Air fleet.
The FAST (full flight data acquisition, storage and transmission) program is designed to gather and analyse full-flight data after each mission and provide situational awareness about engine health, usage and trends.
The data would support “predictive and preventative maintenance” on the King Air’s PT6A engines and help reduce costs, increase the availability of the fleet, Pratt & Whitney Canada said in a statement on Monday (US time).
“With the FAST solution we can now understand more about how our aircraft operate, be more efficient and provide a better experience for patients in the Australian outback,” said RFDS SE Section general manager of aviation and strategic development David Charlton said in a statement.
“We greatly value the opportunity to collaborate with P&WC because solutions like the FAST system help keep us at the forefront of safety and innovation in the Asia Pacific aeromedical sector.”
The FAST (full flight data acquisition, storage and transmission) program is designed to gather and analyse full-flight data after each mission and provide situational awareness about engine health, usage and trends.
The data would support “predictive and preventative maintenance” on the King Air’s PT6A engines and help reduce costs, increase the availability of the fleet, Pratt & Whitney Canada said in a statement on Monday (US time).
“With the FAST solution we can now understand more about how our aircraft operate, be more efficient and provide a better experience for patients in the Australian outback,” said RFDS SE Section general manager of aviation and strategic development David Charlton said in a statement.
“We greatly value the opportunity to collaborate with P&WC because solutions like the FAST system help keep us at the forefront of safety and innovation in the Asia Pacific aeromedical sector.”