Shown is Benny Benitez on board PH-MCI a former Martin Air Passenger 767-300 which happens to be the highest time 767-31A/ER to have ever flown with over 104,000 flight hours
The removed nose landing gear off PH-MCI which was being swapped with aircraft PH-MCM
The newly swapped right hand main landing gear off
767-31A/ER PH-MCM as installed onto aircraft PH-MCI
767-31A/ER PH-MCI being supported for the re-installation of
the right hand main landing gear
PH-MCI right hand main landing being cleared off the deck
by 11 inches in accordance to Boeing for conducting a gear swing
Shown within the large hangar at Flight-Star is the former Martin Air
767-200 PH-MCI sitting on aircraft jacks
Jacksonville, Florida / Cecil Field 28th Nov-5th Dec 2011: Soon after enjoying the Turkey dinners of Thanksgiving, a few members of the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) got the call for the last 2011 assignment to Jacksonville, Florida.
The assignment was to oversee from a quality and accountability point of view the gear swap by and between two former Martian Air 767-31A/ER s/n 2531 for an established long time client, based on the west coast of the United States. The location of the assignment was at Flight Star an FAA-145 certified heavy maintenance facility located at the former U.S. Naval Air Station known as Cecil Field which its field identifier is (KVQQ).
The process of the gear swap by and between the two 767's went smoothly and the (94th ACG) were able to have observed and experienced the professionalism and quality product that Flight Star displayed during the entire process which took five days from start to finish.
The two former Martin Air 767-300's were the last of the passenger aircraft's which the airline operated, as Martin Air is now solely a dedicated MD-11 cargo operator. While at Flight Star the (94th ACG) was able to see the full technical and service capability of Flight Star, which reflected on the quality of work done at Flight Star.
It appears that (94th ACG) shall re-deploy back to Flight Star in the early part of 2012 for continued support of their client interest concerning the remaining Boeing 767-31A/ER.
It should be noted that once aircraft PH-MCI had its gears installed, which came off PH-MCM, she ferry flew out to the Southwest part of the United States were its appears that she may either be stored and / or parted out. On a note of commercial aviation history, aircraft PH-MCI had the honor of flying the very last passenger flight for Martin Air before being retired from their fleet.
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