Turkish Technic

Turkish Technic Hangar at Esenboğa International Airport

Turkish Technic (Turkish Airlines Maintenance Center), is the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center of Turkish Airlines. Third party airlines are also served. Turkish Technic is headquartered at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport (ISL) and owns a maintenance hangar at Istanbul airport (IST) on the European side of Istanbul. However, a new complex built at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) on the Asian (Anatolia) side of Istanbul, formerly named Turkish Habom (Habom being short for "aviation MRO"), is poised to become the main center of operations.^[1]

Turkish Technic in brief

Turkish Technic was incorporated in 2006. It operates in three hangars for narrowbody and widebody airplanes and a VIP & light airplanes hangar in IST, in a total enclosed area of 130,000 m² with a workforce of 3,000 employees. Approximately 1,800 of these are technicians and almost 1,300 of these technicians are licensed (LAE - Licensed Aircraft Engineers). The newly built facilities in SAW encompass a hangar for 11 single-aisle aircraft and a separate hangar for three long-haul airframes. The complex is a total enclosed area of 380,000 m² with more than 3,100 employees. A separate narrowbody hangar exists in Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Ankara.

Turkish Technic is a member of IATP (International Airlines Technical Pool), ELMO (European Line Maintenance Organization), and Airbus MRO Network. Line maintenance stations exist at 24 domestic and 30 international airports.

Turkish Technic's facilities

Aircraft maintenance hangars and workshops

Hangar #1 has a total enclosed area of 51,000 m² and can accommodate 2 widebody (Airbus A310) and 3 narrowbody (Boeing 737-800) aircraft simultaneously.
Hangar #2 has a total enclosed area of 80,000 m² and can accommodate 3 widebody (2 ea. Airbus A340 and 1 ea. Airbus A310) and 4 narrowbody (Boeing 737-800) aircraft simultaneously.
Hangar #3 was bought from MNG Teknik and has a separate painting facility. Maintenance capabilities for the Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 were also added with this acquisition.
Non-destructive testing workshop
Emergency equipment workshop
Aircraft painting workshop
Aircraft seating workshop
Sheet metal, structural repair & composite workshop
Cabin interior & textiles workshop
Dry cleaning workshop

Engine maintenance workshops

Engine overhaul workshop
APU overhaul workshop
Engine & APU test cells
Fuel systems workshop

Manufacturing & repair workshops

Electro-plating workshop
Welding workshop
Machining workshop

Component maintenance workshops (Avionic Shops)

Radio workshop
Instruments workshop
Electrical and battery workshop
Automatic test equipment (ATE) workshop
Calibration workshop

Component maintenance workshops (Hydro-Mechanical Shops)

Hydraulic workshop
Mechanical workshop
Electro-mechanical workshop
Pneumatic workshop
Oxygen regulator & recharging workshop (US DOT D030 approved workshop)
Landing gear workshop
Brake workshop
Wheels & tires workshop

Turkish Technic's certifications

JAA, JAR-145
EASA, EASA part-145
FAA, FAA air agency certificate
US DOT D030 approval for oxygen regulator & recharging workshop

Turkish Technic's capabilities

Turkish Technic performs aircraft base and line maintenance, engine and APU maintenance and component maintenance services for the types listed below. Most engine work has moved to Turkish Engine Center at SAW, on the Asian/Anatolian side of Istanbul.

Aircraft Base and Line Maintenance Capabilities

Aircraft Manufacturer	Aircraft Type	Base Maint.	Line Maint.
Airbus	Airbus A300-B2/B4/C4/F4 Series	X	X
	Airbus A300-600	X	X
	Airbus A310-200/300	X	X
	Airbus A320 Family	X	X
	Airbus A330 Series	X	X
	Airbus A340-200	X	X
	Airbus A340-300	X	X
Boeing	Boeing 707-120/-320		X
	Boeing 727-200	X	X
	Boeing 737-300/-400/-500	X	X
	Boeing 737-600/-700/-800/-900	X	X
	Boeing 747-400		X
	Boeing 757-200	X	X
	Boeing 767-200/-300	X	X
	Boeing 777-200/-300	X	X
Gulfstream	GIV Series	X	X
	G450	X	X
	G550	X	X

Engine Maintenance Capabilities^[2]

Engine Manufacturer	Engine Type
CFMI	CFM56-3C
	CFM56-5C
	CFM56-7B
GE	CF6-80 Series
	GE90
IAE	V2500

APU Maintenance Capabilities^[3]

APU Manufacturer	APU Type
Honeywell	GTCP131-9B
UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand)	APS3200

Component Maintenance Capabilities

Airbus A300-B2/B4/C4/F4 Series
Airbus A300-600
Airbus A310-200/-300
Airbus A320 Family
Airbus A340-200/-300
Boeing 727-200
Boeing 737-300/-400/-500
Boeing 737-600/-700/-800/-900

Specialized Services

NDT - Non-destructive testing (Level 2) - Ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing, Eddy current testing, liquid penetrant testing, radiographic X-ray testing in accordance with EN 4179 and NAS 410
Aeropartners of Boeing certified winglet modification center for B737 Next Generation Aircraft
Complete stripping & aircraft painting
Cabin interior refurbishment
SSIP & CPCP Programmes and structural modifications
Avionic modifications such as TCAS, RVSM, EGPWS
Plasma spraying, welding, electro-plating, machining

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[1] Turkish Technic opens HABOM maintenance complex

[2] Engine Care

[3] APU Care

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