Rolls-Royce has selected Asia Pacific Aerospace (APA) to become an Authorized Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) for the support of the RR300 engine for the Australasia region.
The RR300 turbine is a 300 shaft horsepower turbine engine designed specifically to replace piston engines in helicopters and currently is in production for the Robinson R66.
“We are delighted to have been selected as the RR300 AMROC for the Australasia region. The RR300 AMROC expands our current M250 AMROC support agreement with Rolls-Royce, ” said Steve Mason, APA Chief Executive Officer.
As a Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 AMROC, APA provides in-house maintenance services to support various operators across the world. APA is authorized to carry out specialized major and critical component repairs, a full range of aviation and non-aviation machining, welding and metal spraying as well as the repair, testing and overhaul of the Rolls-Royce M250 series engine fuel components.
“The capability of the current M250 AMROC support services speaks for itself and the expansion into an engineered designed Rolls-Royce total support facility with the RR300 AMROC at Eagle Farm is very exciting for both us and our customers,” Mason said.
The RR300 is used on the R66 only, but Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) have been signed with Enstrom, MD Helicopters, Rotorway and Schweizer.