How often are aircraft washed?
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From: Livingston and Edinburgh
How often are aircraft washed?
I noticed some aircraft seem to get really
dirty, some are not too bad but are obviously in need of a wash
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=417665
dirty, some are not too bad but are obviously in need of a wash
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=417665
I'matightbastard
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From: Texas
I believe washing is part of a required maintenance schedule.
A GA aircraft must be washed (might be just the engine) when it has an anual or a 100 hours. Obviously, they can be washed more often as needs be.
The airlines have a similar rewuiement, but offhand I don't know it. Different sircraft get more dirty than others, like the Classic 737 as opposed to the NG 737 for instance. This is because the reversers slide on the NG a/c, but are the bucket type on the Classic model. The buckets direct a lot of dirty exhaust directly at the fuselage.
A GA aircraft must be washed (might be just the engine) when it has an anual or a 100 hours. Obviously, they can be washed more often as needs be.
The airlines have a similar rewuiement, but offhand I don't know it. Different sircraft get more dirty than others, like the Classic 737 as opposed to the NG 737 for instance. This is because the reversers slide on the NG a/c, but are the bucket type on the Classic model. The buckets direct a lot of dirty exhaust directly at the fuselage.
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S92Mech
Is it that the engines get washed or the whole aircraft? In the company I work for the engines are washed every day to remove salt encrustation, but the rest of the machine is only washed once a week to remove the rest of the dirt and grime in accordance with its maintenance schedule.
At the helicopter company where I work, we wash our aircraft everyday. A fresh water wash is required after last flight when aircraft is flown in salt laden area.
