Eurocopter selects Spectro to provide oil analysis
Eurocopter selects Spectro to provide oil analysis
Multinational oil analysis company, Spectro, has been selected by Eurocopter to provide oil analysis for its helicopter fleet.
Guilhem Malric, Analysis Group Leader of Eurocopter's laboratory in Marseille, France, said the company's decision to work with Spectro and sister-company Jet-Care International's laboratories in the USA, UK, and Switzerland was based on positive feedback from Eurocopter customers who currently use Spectro for oil analysis.
“We are recommending our customers use Spectro because of its proven track record in providing analysis which can improve the long- term efficiency and maintenance of gearboxes and engines,” Malric said.
More than 9,500 Eurocopter helicopters are currently in service with over 2,500 customers in 139 countries. Eurocopter offers the largest civil and military helicopter range in the world and has a 52 percent market share in the civil and parapublic sectors.
Overall, Eurocopter Group's products account for 30 percent of the total world helicopter fleet. “We appreciate Eurocopter's continued confidence in the quality service Spectro and Jet-Care have been providing over their 30 year history and are delighted to be associated with Eurocopter,” said David Glass, CEO of Spectro and Jet-Care.
Last year Jet-Care was selected by Eurocopter Mexico to provide oil and debris analysis for all its engines and gearboxes. Helicopters Italia, a maintenance center that is integrated in the Eurocopter maintenance network,recently awarded a contract to Spectro Switzerland to provide oil and filter debris analysis for Turbomeca's powered fleet in Italy.
Spectro's and Jet-Care's laboratories routinely analyze samples from all major original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and operators. OEMs such as Honeywell, Turbomeca, Williams International and Pratt & Whitney have given their approval to the facilities. Long-time helicopter clients include CHC Scotia, Bristow, McAlpine Helicopters, Bond Air Services, Bond Offshore, FB Heliservices and The Queen's Flight.
“One of the biggest irritations operators face is a grounded aircraft,”Glass said. “It's costly, not only in direct repair costs, but also in lost time, lost productivity, lost business and unhappy customers. With three decades of experience with aviation engines and systems, we offer operators and manufacturers peace of mind.” Spectro and Jet-Care have an incomparable base of experience, providing the technology, data quality, timely response and cost effectiveness necessary for today's competitive engine business environment.
Today, Spectro and Jet-Care monitor the health of more than 40,000 engines,in over 80 countries, seven days per week, 24h a day, 365 days a year.
“We can detect dozens of potential issues before they become big,expensive problems,” said Glass. “That's why so many owners and flight departments rely on our comprehensive engine oil, filter and gas path analysis. They are assured of a speedy turnaround and immediate response,whenever and wherever required.
“We provide our customers not with just numbers and graphs, but with analysis borne of an extensive knowledge of all types of aircraft systems and engines. Our experience with both wet chemistry and debris analysis helps our customers maintain their engines efficiently.”
All three of the laboratories operate to the ISO 17025 quality standard and are UKAS (UK Accreditation Services) certified. This allows OEM to use Spectro's and Jet-Care's services without audit.
Details available from: Spectro, Tel:þ44 (0) 1256 704000, Faxþ44(0) 1256 393507.
