The CF6-50 was designed by General Electric to power the DC10-30 series aircraft. It was 1969 and the dawn of the widebody era. The airline industry was expanding quickly. A derivative of the CF6-6, with 46,000-54,000 pounds of thrust, the reliability and fuel efficiency of this engine type drove market demand and more versions were developed to support the A300 and B747. Today this engine still powers the US Government’s E4-B program, as well as the United States Airforce KC-10s. We proudly support these operators and this legacy engine type.
Lowering Engine Cycle Costs
- Maintenance and overhead minimized through partnership.
- Enhanced revenue generation through combined special services.
- Truly independent and confidential service objectives to reduce cost, turnaround time, and customer satisfaction.
- Highly trained, professional, and quality-minded technical staff and technicians.
- Immediate field service response AOG situations.
- Customer-oriented technicians and staff experienced with both airframe and engines.
Checklist of CF6-50 Overhaul Services
- Removal, replacement, and reinstallation of compressor and turbine blades
- Blade and shroud grinding
- HPC/HPT/LPT rotor balancing
- Top case repairs
- Moment weighing of hand, STC 1+2 HPC, STG 1+2 HPT, All LPT Blades
- Decoking of oil lines
- Shroud grinding
- Vibration/trim balance surveys
- Welding of LPT deflectors, LPT mid frame cracks, LPT hot section cracks, LPT stud and nut retention welding
- Full module repairs
- QEC swaps
- Fuel nozzle exchanges, worldwide AOG/on-site quick-turn field service support
- On-wing Maximum Power Assurance (MPA) certification
- Borescope inspection and digital measurement
- Borescope blade blending
- Airworthiness Directive (AD) and Service Bulletin (SB) compliance
- Engine removal and installation
- NDI / NDT services
- Engine management, including leasing and trading of spare engines
- Engine QEC reconfiguration, removal and installation
- AD/SB inspections
- All work comes with dual FAA/EASA release forms