Aircraft Maintenance
Superair strives to provide high quality maintenance to the general aviation industry with a cost-effective outcome for our clients.
Maintenance Division
Superair services caters to all routine maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds of aircraft for customers and insurance claims.
The workshop designs, builds, and modifies aircrafts to enhance their operational role.
This includes but is not limited to:
- airborne cameras
- magnetometers
- parachuting fixtures
- laser altimeters
- GPS
Our approvals also allow us to provide off-site work.
Turbine Maintenance
Superair currently maintains several turbo prop aircraft. These include not only our own Cresco’s, but also the Cessna Conquest and Beechcraft Super King Air.
We cater for both the Pratt and Whitney PT6A series engine and Garrett TPE Turbine engine. All necessary tooling, manuals and staff are available in house.
PT6A Hot Section Inspections are carried out in our workshop.
Computer Trend Monitoring of the PT6A is available to clients.
Superair currently maintains several PT6 engines on the “MORE” life extension program.
At Superair we have all the equipment to carry out Specialized Dynamic Spectrum Analysis testing in house.
Engine & Component Overhaul
As part of our workshop at Armidale Airport we have an engine overhaul facility. Our approval covers all horizontally opposed and in line piston engines. Superair can carry out overhauls as well as bulk strip inspections and repairs. We also have full magnaflux capabilities as well as non-destructive testing facilities.
Our facility has a fuel flow test bench, which enables us to maintain Continental and Bendix fuel injection gear as well as Carburetor overhauls. Our approval also extends to cover the overhauling of magnetos, starter motors and alternators.
Our engine shop is currently on pause since the passing of Wayne in 2023.
Wayne Memphis, had over 40 years experience with engine and component maintenance, having worked in Papua New Guinea and Sydney for Rex Aviation and Hawker Pacific and from managing an engine overhaul facility in Quirindi, NSW. Wayne also a licensed engineer, prides himself on doing the overhaul personally, thus ensuring the utmost in quality control.
The knowledge and experience that Wayne has gained over the years has made him invaluable to the General Aviation fraternity, being called upon by fellow engineers and CASA to troubleshoot and diagnose defects around Australia.