Lufthansa Technik is currently carrying out the world’s first Performance Restoration Shop Visit (PRSV) of a LEAP-1A engine owned by Nova Airlines giving the company the chance to analyse the new engine type under operating conditions. The PRSV serves to restore the performance of the engine.
Derrick Siebert, Vice President of Commercials Engine Services at Lufthansa Technik, said: “The first Performance Restoration Shop Visit of a LEAP-1A engine marks another major milestone for us. I would like to thank our launching customer Novair for the trust they placed in us and for the opportunity to further expand our technical support for them and all other customers. We are proud to be the world’s first MRO supplier to carry out this PRSV and will further develop of our services based on the gained knowledge.”
Thomas Krook, Director of Technical Operations at Novair, said: “It is with great expectations that Novair now submit its first LEAP-1A to Lufthansa Technik for performance restoration. Few things mean as much to our airline as getting engines through the shop with the best possible outcome look forward to Lufthansa Technik not only delivering the baseline product but as seen in the past – developing knowledge and methods for sending engines back to us with the highest possible return of investment in the shop visit.”
The PRSV will help Lufthansa to identify further design requirements for component repair. The goal behind this is to make the dismantling and repair effort efficient while keeping the incurred costs for the customer as low as possible, Lufthansa claims. Besides, the initial analysis will help acquire data to create a digital twin, Lufthansa added.
