ExecuJet MRO Services’ facility at Johannesburg in South Africa has completed extensive modifications to a Dassault Falcon 900EX during a 2C heavy maintenance check. Reporting on the work this week, the company said the project included additional tasks such as removing and reinstalling the outer surface of the wing and modifying its dry bay.

The modification added a sealed boundary area in the wing’s structural fuel tank, acting as a safety buffer and providing an extra layer of protection to the aircraft. The labor-intensive process involved the removal and refitting of around 2,000 screws.

During the 2C check, ExecuJet MRO Services, which is wholly owned by Dassault Aviation, conducted an extensive refurbishment of the cabin and overhauling the Falcon 900EX’s landing gear. In another recent project, the company conducted a 1C inspection on a South Africa-based Falcon 50B model.

According to Vince Goncalves, regional vice president for Africa with ExecuJet MRO Services, the Johannesburg facility is popular with Falcon owners because it is a factory owner service center with staff fully trained by Dassault. “We support all in-production Falcon models at our facility,” he explained. “With the growing number of Falcons in the region, we look forward to more line and base maintenance work coming to the facility.”