747-400 A check

[Bertie Beagle]

Anyone know, roughly, how many man-hours it takes to do an A-check on a 747-400?

[Sonic Bam]

Depends on the content of the A Check which depends on the content of the AMP which depends on the operator of the aircraft. Also depends on who you get to do it.

[Bertie Beagle]

Appreciate that, which was why I didn't ask for a specific figure! Was just after an average ball park figure, or a rough range of figures, for an article - 20, 50, 100, 1000?!

[Flightmech]

Depends on the maintenance programme. Whether its an A1,A2,A3 or A4 etc. Haeco in HKG could do them in a 30 hour slot but it all depends on the amount of manpower thrown at it.

[Nepotisim]

Roughly 650 manhours not including rectification. Probably another 300 for rectification including the cabin, which is usually pretty labour intensive.

[Bertie Beagle]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

[RMC]

How about a 747 D check...the figures I have from other internet sources suggest for a European based 747-400 a minimum of 35,000 hours for its first D check (30 days) to a max of 100,000 hours and 60 days for the last one of its life. At a European labour rate of £55 / hour (including overheads etc) we would be talking about over £3,700,000 and 45 days for an "average" D check?