Duncan Aviation recently remodeled its Honeywell HTF7000 engine shop, effectively quadrupling the dedicated engine maintenance services space at its Lincoln, Nebraska, facility. The company also expanded the facility’s management team by naming Shawn Schmitz as its HTF7000 program manager. 

“We have always been able to successfully perform all aspects of the HTF7000 engine maintenance process since receiving the minor authorization,” said Duncan's manager of engine overhaul services Scott Stoki. “We are now making the best use of our time and space by supporting the entire process in one location and not having to move certain critical parts through other areas of the company.”  

The move brought all engine services and back shop capabilities into one place, including a dedicated on-site nondestructive testing lab, a flow and balance room, a large engine cleanroom with an overhead crane, a large-capacity media blaster, a state-of-the-art paint booth, and a mixing room. 

Stoki said of Schmitz's appointment, “Shawn has years of hands-on experience tearing the HTF7000 engine down as far as possible in the field and then putting it back together again. This experience gives him the tribal knowledge to pass his expertise on to his team and to serve customers better.”