FIL-OZ occupies around 400 square meters of working area and adequate number of propeller benches and stands large enough to accomodate seven different propellers simultaneously.
Work flow
Our rooms are arranged to have a smooth work flow. We have NDT/NDI room, Final inspection room, Machining room, Cold rolling room, ECI and Comparator room, Shot peening & Blasting room, Sanding room and Painting room on the ground.
Blade Measuring room
Sanding room
Cleaning & Chemical Treatment section
Cleaning and chemical treatment such as Alodine are performed in this area.
Machining room
Non Destructive Inspection/Test (NDI/NDT) room
Bench MPI equipment specifically mandated by the manufacturer to use in inspection of cracks.
Comparator & Eddy Current Inspection room
Cold Rolling room
Cold Rolling procedures is a mandatory procedure of Hartzell . All blade shanks must undergo cold rolling during overhaul.
Shot Peening & Blasting room
Complete set of shot peening and blasting equipment necessary for the proper overhaul of propellers.
Painting room
Blade Balancer
Use to initially balance blades from 2 bladed to 5 bladed propeller.
Eric Western's office
Personal office of Eric Western.
Propeller Governor Overhauling room
Propeller Governor Equipment for overhaul and test of governors.
