PT.Garuda
Indonesia (Persero) has recently launched a facility or means to test
aircraft engines (engine test cell CFM56-7B), tepatnyahari Wednesday,
February 20, 2013 at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport, was
attended by the Minister Tangerang.yang Industry MS Hidayat and GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt. Engine
test cell was later to develop the ability of Garuda Maintenance
Facility (GMF Aero Asia) in maintaining aircraft engines to conform to
international standards of safety and maintenance.
President
Director of Garuda Indonesia Satar said the facility serves to test
aircraft engines to meet the requirements before being mounted on the
wing. This facility is developed in collaboration with General Electric and the CFM International. CFM
International is a manufacturing company jet and turboprop engines,
components and integrated systems for commercial aircraft, military,
business and general aviation.
Emirsyah, facility development involving technicians GMF will provide opportunities for the transfer of technology and science. Developing
the capacity of the testing machine in an effort to become a center for
maintenance and servicing of aircraft engines in the ASEAN region. "With
this facility, Garuda Indonesia will be able to maintain and repair
these machines from the Boeing 737-800 fleet whose numbers continue to
rise," he said.
President
and CEO of GMF Aero Asia, Richard Budihadianto, said there are
currently 314 CFM56-7B engines that operate in Indonesia and 566
machines in the Asia Pacific. Total use of this machine will continue to increase 13 percent per year until 2020.
Engine
test cell is in the form of a large room where the engines would be
hanged and measured through various sensors that mimic real flight
conditions.
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