The GP7200, developed by Engine Alliance, is a high-performance engine specifically designed for the Airbus A380, one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Engine Alliance is a joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, two renowned aerospace companies.The GP7200 incorporates state-of-the-art technologies and engineering advancements to deliver outstanding power, efficiency, and reliability. It features a unique configuration, combining the proven core of the GE90 engine with the advanced fan and low-pressure turbine of the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine. This collaboration results in a powerful and efficient engine tailored specifically for the A380’s requirements.
Lowering Engine Cycle Costs
- Maintenance and overhead minimized through partnership.
- Enhanced revenue generation through combined special services.
- Truly independent and confidential service objectives to reduce cost, turnaround time, and customer satisfaction.
- Highly trained, professional, and quality-minded technical staff and technicians.
- Immediate field service response AOG situations.
- Customer-oriented technicians and staff experienced with both airframe and engines.
Checklist of GP7200 Overhaul Services
- Removal, replacement, and reinstallation of compressor and turbine blades
- Blade and shroud grinding
- HPC/HPT/LPT rotor balancing
- Top case repairs
- Moment weighing of hand, STC 1+2 HPC, STG 1+2 HPT, All LPT Blades
- Decoking of oil lines
- Shroud grinding
- Vibration/trim balance surveys
- Welding of LPT deflectors, LPT mid frame cracks, LPT hot section cracks, LPT stud and nut retention welding
- Full module repairs
- QEC swaps
- Fuel nozzle exchanges, worldwide AOG/on-site quick-turn field service support
- On-wing Maximum Power Assurance (MPA) certification
- Borescope inspection and digital measurement
- Borescope blade blending
- Airworthiness Directive (AD) and Service Bulletin (SB) compliance
- Engine removal and installation
- NDI / NDT services
- Engine management, including leasing and trading of spare engines
- Engine QEC reconfiguration, removal and installation
- AD/SB inspections
- All work comes with dual FAA/EASA release forms