Post-maintenance flight tests are often necessary to verify work, especially after major upgrades or alterations to an aircraft's flight characteristics, and are guided by FAA regulations like FAR ...

A Bonanza experienced a landing gear malfunction on its first flight after maintenance, getting stuck halfway up despite installing new gear-motor brushes. The pilot and IA successfully deployed the ...

The equipment and facilities supporting today’s critical infrastructure are vital to modern society. This article provides testing and maintenance tips to ensure systems are kept in top condition.

Any time you change a flight control’s mass, it negatively affects the speed at which the flight control can flutter. The mass of a flight control can change due to drain holes getting plugged as well ...

NFPA 70B provides comprehensive guidelines for selecting equipment, determining testing frequency, and performing essential electrical tests. Testing bolted connections and terminations with ...

MTU Maintenance recently carried out an acceptance test on a CFM56-7B engine owned by oil and gas producer Saudi Aramco using an almost 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend. The test was carried ...