Geneva. 03 June 2018. Pilatus engineers recently developed and certified a new PC-12 Master Maintenance Plan to give greater flexibility with regard to the timing of required inspections and maintenance. The plan applies to all PC-12 Series, and will reduce required maintenance labour by 20-40%.
Ignaz Gretener, Vice President of Pilatus’ General Aviation Business Unit stated: “We know that low direct operating costs are one of the most important reasons for purchasing a PC-12. Finding ways to continually lower DOCs in order to maintain that benefit has always been a high priority for us.”
Based on a detailed analysis of in-service fleet experience of over 6.8 million hours, scheduled maintenance intervals have been extended from 100/150 hours to 300 hours. Pilatus PC-12 operators flying 300 hours per year will see a reduction in scheduled maintenance labour time of approximately 20%, while high utilisation operators flying more than 800 hours annually will save up to 40%.
