aseanaero

Has anyone had experience operating or opinions on the Dornier 328 Jet ?

This aircraft has come up a few times in evaluations for some client projects and I've always been reluctant to recommend going that way as one operator I know the with the turboprop 328 has had enormous problems getting parts for them.

Overall the design seems a good one.

xuejiesandi

Currently flying it in a **** hole in Africa..Good aircraft to fly, I think should be difficult for the operator given the availability of parts & service locations. Climbs like a space shuttle, cruises like a rickshaw...

Roomy cabin..quite .the VIP config is pretty impressive..still ERJ should be a better option..depends

aseanaero

What's the short field performance like ?

Do you get a lot of AOGs waiting for spares ?

xuejiesandi

short field is better than ERJ ..but it can't handle cross winds..limit is 24 kts but personally Im not taking it anything beyond 15-18...spares are okay..just not accessible.

traveltech

Donier 328 Jets Operating in South Africa seem to adapt very well. Parts are at times a problem I believe. It ssems MPT Maintenance/Avex Air have gound parts base support. From my understanding this Jet flies every day of the week and had only 3 cancelled departures where by parts are hand carried from there supplier! 1 Jet delivered to a company in Angola and three more to go. A Jet had been delivered into Nigeria and two more to go.

traveltech

I know that pilots are required for the Jets in Nigeria. VIP flights only

328 maintenancer

Hi guys,

328 Support Services in Germany is the Type Certificateholder of the Dornier 328.

Homepage: Relocate

You'll find the Customer Support Manual with all needed information on Spare Parts / Technical Help Desk and AOG Services here:

328support GmbH | Customer Support Material

In any case it's possible to contact the Global Support Centre:

328support GmbH | Global Support Centre

Greets from Germany

barit1

Here's an operation that uses them successfully.