Vector Aerospace has been selected to perform a 7,500-hour major inspection (G check) and 12-year inspection on one of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s three AS332L1 Super Puma helicopters. This inspection will also include post-maintenance return-to-service activities and a 10-year calendar fuel hose replacement. The Canadian company is an AS332C, L and L1 MRO provider certified by Airbus Helicopters to perform all inspections up to and including G check, avionics and structural MRO including full wiring repairs and extensive primary and secondary composite repairs. Vector Aerospace also offers custom STCs for the Super Puma, as well as a pay-by-the-hour lease program suitable for operators who have immediate operational requirements that can be fulfilled by leasing an AS332L.

Langley, British Columbia-based Vector Aerospace supports turboshaft, turboprop and turbofan engines from General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca. The MRO also provides support for Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Boeing and Sikorsky. Its capabilities include major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, full-service avionics capability including aircraft rewiring, as well as mission equipment installation and glass cockpit upgrades.