Airplane Swing Arm Platforms

5901 Andover Drive, Allen TX 75002 ■ 214-663-3015 ■ cgcotant@outlook.com

Description

Modifications to 747 aircraft swing arm platforms, which provide employee and material access to the jet during interiors installations. The work included structural seismic upgrades, new handrails, new hydraulic platform lift cylinders, new hydraulically operated access ramps, and improved electrical service. All modifications were to be completed without impacting normal production operations.

Statistics

• Six individual platforms, three each for two production lines
• Platforms have capability of raising ten feet vertically to access the aircraft while jacked during landing gear tests
• Platforms pivot and swing away from the aircraft and into building structure during production line moves

Selected Achievements

• Approximately nine months for design and construction
• Successfully implemented 12 hour/day, seven day/week contractor schedule to expedite work completion during machinist strike
• Modifications completed per user requirements and without any impacts to aircraft production
• Project completed within allocated budget and ahead of schedule