Engine Condition Monitoring
FL Technics Engineering provides continuous engine monitoring during normal flight operations. If there is any sign of an irregularity, immediate action can be taken before any serious damage occurs.
FL Technics Engineering supplies Customer with:
- A prompt alert if the trends show significant movement
- A monthly report of the trend plots for the aircraft
The benefits of continuous engine monitoring are:
- Early detection of problems that could lead to unscheduled aircraft downtime, expensive repairs and ground running
- Identification of problems with main engine instrumentation followed by minimization of rectification times
- Prevention of aircraft being stranded on hot days and restricted of take-off power because of limiting ITT (inter-turbine temperature)
- Limitation of hot section deterioration when engine operated inadvertently at excessive ITT
- Limitation of possible fuel wastage and engine deterioration due to bleed air losses from defective bleed valves or ducting
- Indication of engine degradation with age by providing a continual reading of ITT
- During steady state cruise, the engine main parameters (fuel flow, shaft speeds and turbine gas temperature) are recorded, either manually or electronically, along with the parameters which define the aircraft state (altitude, air temperature and Mach number)
- The engine parameters are corrected to standard conditions. The values are then compared with a computer-generated model. A plot of deviations, suitably smoothed, is produced to assess the condition of the engine
