Maintenance Capabilities

AAII-Birmingham provides comprehensive solutions that include inspection, maintenance, repair and depot level overhaul services. From the C/KC-135, C-130 and P-3 aircraft to helicopters we offer fixed and rotary services that include a fully qualified and trained staff of aviation professionals. Our facilities and support functions are located on one comprehensive site with almost 2 million square feet of covered hangar space, warehouse, component repair shops and offices. We offer services that include depot, intermediate and organizations levels of maintenance and repairs.

Aircraft Capabilities

•Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM)
•Progressive Structural Inspections (PSI)
•Periodic Maintenance Intervals (PMI)
•Unscheduled Depot Level Maintenance (UDLM)
•Schedule Depot Level Maintenance (SDLM)
•Isochronal Inspections (ISO)
•Technical Order Compliance (TCTO), (MWO), (Service &Technical Bulletins)
•Function Check Flight and Flight Testing Operations
•Complete Depaint and Paint Operations
•Aircraft Weight and Balance
•Alignment and Asymmetry Checks
•Spar and Skin Repair and Replacement

Support Capabilities

•FUEL CELL REPAIR (integral and bladder)
•MAJOR SUB ASSEMBLY REPAIR (flight controls, doors, AR booms, etc.)
•TUBING MANUFACTURE
•FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES
•WHEEL AND BRAKE SHOP
•LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
•COMPOUND CURVE SKIN STRETCHING
•ALUMINUM & STEEL WELDING
•CNC MACHINING
•CONVENTIONAL MILLING
•VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL BORING
•HYDO FORMING
•STEEL and ALUMINUM HEAT TREATING
•SHOT PEENING
•BEAD BLASTING
•EPA Compliant PAINT AND DEPAINT
•FASTENER HOLE COLD WORKING
•BUSHLOC AND FORCETEC TOOLS
•ELECTRICAL HARNESS SHOP
•LASER and INK JET WIRE MARKING
•METAL PLATING PROCESSES
   »Cadmium Plating
   »Embrittlement Relief
   »Deoxidizing of Aluminum
   »Etching of Aluminum
   »Aluminum Chromate Conversion
   »Anodizing Aluminum
   »Anodize
   »Steel Pickling
   »Passivation of Stainless Steel
   »Phosphating Steel
   »Brush Plating
   »Vapor Degreaser - All Metals
   »Electro cleaners Steel & Magnesium
   »Alkaline Cleaners - Aluminum
   » Carbon Removers - Engine Parts
•NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION
   »Dye/Fluorescent Penetrant
   »Eddy Current
   »Radiographic
   »Magnetic Particle
   »Ultrasonic Inspection
   »Engine Bore Scope
   »Skin Waviness Testing
   »MAUS lap seam inspections