Cougar Makila 1A1 Engines Logistic Support Project
TEI has been commissioned by the Presidency of Defense Industries as the main contractor for 3000-hour or 15-year depot level maintenance of the Makila 1A1 engines in the inventory of Turkish Armed Forces as well as for the unscheduled maintenance of engines and modules. Accordingly, an agreement for the Cougar Makila 1A1 engines Logistic Support Project was signed with the Presidency of Defense Industries on December 26, 2011. This is the first project where Depot Level Maintenance (DLM) activities for Turkish Armed Forces will be performed by a facility other than the army maintenance factories, and serves as a model for future DLM activities in Turkey.
Under the project, TEI has acquired the necessary capabilities to carry out depot-level maintenance, repair, modernization and refurbishment processes domestically for Makila 1A1 engines of the AS532 Cougar Helicopter with the cooperation of and in collaboration with the 1st Air Maintenance Factory.
Technical Specifications:
Type: Free turbine with rear direct power drive
Power Class: 1,300 kW (1,742 SHP)
Specific Fuel Consumption: 350 g/kW.h (0.7 Ib/HP.h)
Gas Generator (N1): 33,200 RPM (100%) Counter Clockwise
Power Turbine (N2) : 22,850 RPM (100%) Counter Clockwise
Equipped Engine Mass: 238 kg (525 Ibs)
The activities performed by TEI are provided in items below:
- Engine Receiving Inspections
- Engine Disassembly
- Module Disassembly
- Inspection
- Accessories Test and Repair
- Piece Parts Repair
- Spare Parts Supply
- Module Assembly/Balancing
- Engine Assembly
- Engine Test
Engine Modules Maintained
- Module 1 - Air Intake Casing
- Module 2 - Axial Compressor
- Module 3 - HP Gas Generator
- Module 4 - Rear Bearing
- Module 5 - Power Turbine
