Test Equipment on request

Upon request, we offer custom test panels. These panels are handcrafted by electronic technicians and engineers with over 20 years of experience in the field of avionics and accessories for military and commercial aircraft.

Each design is made from the technical point of view, taking into account the functionality and complexity of operation. The main goal of our designs is to improve performance and response time (TAT), which makes our panels very "tech" friendly.

For descriptions of some test panels we have already built, please visit the "TEST FIXTURES" link where you can download more information for your review and feel free to contact us at aqs.mro@gmail.com.

We can also manufacture any type of HARNESS needed to be able to undertake the testing of the unit, just contact us as always by sending a message to aqs.mro@gmail.com with all the specifications you have and do not doubt that we will spare no effort to help him.

It is well known that this matter of equivalences is a tremendously time-consuming process. Have you seriously thought about how much you invest daily in developing your equivalencies? Office space and supplies, well-trained staff, time to search, research data and specifications, office supplies, dedicated equipment for edition and printing, electricity, and most importantly a well-trained technician who is taken away from his primary function to spend "your" time doing this. Why pay for all this when you can rest everything that the equivalencies imply on us for just a little fraction of money than you normally invest in this process? Use your technician to do what you pay him for, production, and keep your equivalency up to date with our help.

In general, repair stations and other maintenance facilities perform maintenance activities directly for operators. Such maintenance is governed by the contracting operator’s work orders and comes under that operator’s continued airworthiness maintenance program. Should the maintenance facility utilize alternate TTE, then it

is the maintenance facility’s responsibility to provide adequate documentation to satisfy the equivalency requirements of the contracting operator’s continued airworthiness maintenance program. In those instances where a repair facility is performing maintenance not covered by an operator’s continued airworthiness maintenance program, the repair facility should follow the manufacturer’s documentation for that component. In the event that the facility uses alternate TTE, then it is the repair facility’s responsibility to have the necessary processes and procedures in place to adequately document and demonstrate the equivalency of such alternate TTE. 

The forms that we use comply with standard ARINC 668-1: Guidance for Tool and Test Equipment (TTE) Equivalency, this standard provides guidelines for the process used to establish the equivalency of TTE and related procedures other than that recommended by the OEM. Primarily, ARINC 668 is concerned with equipment specified or recommended for the purpose of performing specific tasks concerning the airworthiness of an article (e.g., avionics, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical devices, etc). At your request, we offer:

• Three "Individual Equivalence Packages" depending on the complexity of the equivalence are available (prices do not include electronic or mechanical diagrams), there are equivalencies packages that can take several hours and even days to be completed with all the information that needs to be collected for each specific item referred from the CMM, in this time our technicians will work with you directly to evaluate your equipment availability and units specifications certifying the unit with a "Certificate of Equivalence" according to the ARINC 668 standard as well, to do this you only need to contact us by sending a message to aqs.mro@gmail.com with your request.
• Within the equivalence service we also offer the "Hosting Service" for your equivalence records and peace of mind; Sometimes for a company, regardless of its size, this process can become tedious and very expensive, involving everything from office space to supplies to salaries, not to mention finding the right person(s) to be in charge who must be very dedicated and meticulous; it is very easy to distort equivalence information if adequate care is not taken. We offer two monthly prices for which you would need to get in contact with us, one that would involve only hosting (individual equivalence packages apart upon request) and another one that would involve hosting and equivalence packages, until a certain number of packages developed by month.

The goals of ARINC 668 are to provide uniform guidance for airlines and repair stations in developing their processes and documentation for determining functional equivalency of TTE and related procedures used in maintaining aircraft and their associated components. This applies to both generic and application specific

equipment and to define the roles and responsibilities for the organizations involved. TTE is defined as any tooling, test apparatus, or other device that provides a means of testing, measuring, or aiding in maintaining aircraft or components during maintenance procedures as outlined and required by a controlling document.

All our avionics test panels come with an "Equivalence Certificate” as mandated by the FAA/EASA in correspondence with the ARINC-668 Standard. 

As the name suggests, reverse engineering works backwards, disassembling equipment, to analyze their pieces and understand how the equipment works.  This process is key for companies who need to create similar products, need to improve on the quality of an existing product, or need to develop a test fixture to test the product in question.

Reverse engineering is not new to avionics. In fact, it has been used for many years in various engineering industries. Consequently, the technicians and engineers in our company have extensive experience reverse engineering products and are capable of providing designs comparable to those required by manufacturers in many cases.  Any electronic research engineer firm would charge, depending on project details, $100-$165/hour for these services, we assure you won't be paying that, for more information on the types of products we can reverse engineer, please do not hesitate to contact us at aqs.mro@gmail.com.

In addition to our manufacturing and repair services, we also offer consulting services for new commercial avionics repair stations at a fixed price, one unique consulting package one price. 

Our consulting services include custom FAA RSM, QAM, and Training manuals. We also cover technical training, workshop design, electronic equipment operation or bench testers operation, ESD Protection System, Equivalence Program, etc; with all the forms needed custom made to be used at the shop and required by the FAA.  

Our goal is to help our customers become certified as an FAA PART 145 maintenance organization. For that reason, our team is here to guide you through the entire process—from application to approval. 

For more information on our consulting services, please do not hesitate to contact us at aqs.mro@gmail.com.