Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center

Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center (THY Technic), is the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul center of Turkish Airlines. It is located at Atatürk International Airport (IST), Istanbul.

THY Technic

THY Technic is operating in two hangars at Ataturk International Airport (IST) in a total enclosed area of 130,000 m² with a total workforce of 3,000 employees. Approximately 1,800 of these workforce are technicians and almost 1,300 of these technicians are licensed technicians (LAE - Licensed Aircraft Engineers).

THY Technic is a member of IATP (International Airlines Technical Pool) and ELMO (European Line Maintenance Organization) and has line maintenance stations in 24 Turkish domestic and 30 international airports.

THY Technic's facilities

Aircraft maintenance hangars and workshops:
* Hangar # 1 has a total enclosed area of 51,000 m² and can accommodate 2 widebody (Airbus A310) and 3 narrowbody (Boeing B737-800) aircraft at the same time.
* Hangar # 2 has a total enclosed area of 80,000 m² and can accommodate 3 widebody (2 ea. Airbus A340 and 1 ea. Airbus A310) and 4 narrowbody (Boeing B737-800) aircraft at the same time.
* Non-destructive testing workshop
* Emergency equipment workshop
* Aircraft painting workshop
* Aircraft seating workshop
* Sheet metal, structural repair & composite workshop
* Cabin interior & textiles workshop
* Dry cleaning workshop

Engine maintenance workshops:
* Engine overhaul workshop
* APU overhaul workshop
* Engine & APU test cells
* Fuel systems workshop

Manufacturing & repair workshop
* Electro-plating workshop
* Welding workshop
* Machining workshop

Component maintenance workshops (Avionic Shops)
* Radio workshop
* Instruments workshop
* Electrical and battery workshop
* Automatic test equipment (ATE) workshop
* Calibration workshop

Component maintenance workshops (Hydro-Mechanical Shops)
* Hydraulic workshop
* Mechanical workshop
* Electro-mechanical workshop
* Pneumatic workshop
* Oxygen regulator & recharging workshop (US DOT D030 approved workshop)
* Landing gear workshop
* Brake workshop
* Wheels & tires workshop

THY Technic's certifications

* JAA, JAR-145
* EASA, EASA part-145
* FAA, FAA air agency certificate
* US DOT D030 approval for oxygen regulator & recharging workshop

THY Technic's capabilities

THY Technic performs aircraft base and line maintenance, engine and APU maintenance and component maintenance services for the types listed below.

Aircraft base and line maintenance capabilities:

Component Maintenance Capabilities:
* Airbus A300-B2/B4/C4/F4 Series
* Airbus A300-600
* Airbus A310-200/-300
* Airbus A320 Family
* Airbus A340-200/-300
* Boeing 727-200
* Boeing B737-300/-400/-500
* Boeing B737-600/-700/-800/-900

Specialized services:
* NDT - Non-destructive testing (Level 2) - Ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing, Eddy current testing, liquid penetrant testing, radiographic X-ray testing in accordance with EN 4179 and NAS 410
* Aeropartners of Boeing certified winglet modification center for B737 Next Generation Aircraft
* Complete stripping & aircraft painting
* Cabin interior refurbishment
* SSIP & CPCP Programmes and structural modifications
* Avionic modifications such as TCAS, RVSM, EGPWS
* Plasma spraying, welding, electro-plating, machining

External links

* [http://www.turkishairlines.com Turkish Airlines]
* [http://www.turkishtechnic.com Turkish Technic]