HONEYWELL COMPLETES 330 TFE731-5BR ENGINE CONVERSIONS FOR TWO FALCON BUSINESS JET MODELS

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HONEYWELL COMPLETES 330 TFE731-5BR ENGINE CONVERSIONS FOR TWO FALCON BUSINESS JET MODELS
03 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials

Honeywell announced today that it has completed 330 TFE731 -5BR engine conversions for Falcon 900A to 900B business jets and Falcon F20 aircraft. The conversion program, launched in 1991, converts Honeywell’s TFE731 -5AR turbofan engine to the TFE731 -5BR, delivering enhanced performance, improved durability, extended maintenance intervals and reduced cost of ownership.

Honeywell announced today that it has completed 330 TFE731 -5BR engine conversions for Falcon 900A to 900B business jets and Falcon F20 aircraft.
The conversion program, launched in 1991, converts Honeywell’s TFE731 -5AR turbofan engine to the TFE731 -5BR, delivering enhanced performance, improved durability, extended maintenance intervals and reduced cost of ownership.

“We have converted more than 90 percent of the available Falcon 900A powered fleet and we plan to have all remaining Falcon 900A aircraft converted in the next three to five years,” said Rob Mattinson, Vice President of Marketing & Program Management for Mechanical Products at Honeywell. “Falcon operators are able to reduce maintenance costs thanks to extended maintenance intervals for both Major Periodic Inspection and Core/Compressor Zone Inspection intervals.”

During the conversion process, numerous components are replaced or reworked in the gearbox, compressor, and High Pressure & Low Pressure Turbines. These components include, but are not limited to, planetary gears, turbine nozzles and shroud segments, turbine discs and blades.

As a result of the component changes and associated reliability improvements, the -5BR extends MPI maintenance times for operators from 2,100 hours to 2,500 hours and CZI times from 4,200 to 5,000 hours. Converted aircraft show increased thrust performance as well as improved reliability and durability of engine components.

Honeywell has also completed 56 engine conversions on the Falcon 20 aircraft originally retrofitted with the TFE731-5AR engine, representing 62 percent of available F20 conversions.

“In addition to improved durability, the -5BR engine provides reduced cost of ownership through free enrollment in Honeywell’s Maintenance Service Plan, that gives operators significantly reduced hourly operating rates and enhanced aircraft residual value, of as much as $150,000 dollars per engine compared to engines not in the MSP program.”

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About: Honeywell Specialty Materials
Specialty Materials, a US$3.2-billion dollar strategic business group of Honeywell, is a world leader in high-performance speciality materials such as fluorocarbons, speciality films, advanced fibres, customized research chemicals and intermediates. It is also one of the top five providers of materials and solutions to the semiconductor industry, and a major producer of nylon 6 in North America.

Based in Morristown, New Jersey, the business has approximately 10 000 employees and 45 manufacturing and sales facilities. The business serves diverse market segments including automotive, healthcare, agricultural, electronic and food packaging, polymers and plastics, personal care, air conditioning and refrigeration, security coding, lubricants, paper and packaging, semiconductor, paints and coatings, commercial and residential carpet, as well as body and vehicle protection.

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