Metro Maintenance
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Metro Maintenance
Hi, I'm looking into purchasing a Metro for cargo ops and just wondering if anyone out there has realistic numbers for costs of scheduled inspections, engine overhaul, prop overhaul.
Re: Metro Maintenance
It varies depending on the model. There are many different engine and prop combinations, so that can vary costs as well.
Re: Metro Maintenance
Maintenance costs are about double your pilot costs. So if you can get your pilots to work for $1/hr, your maintenance will be cheap!
Re: Metro Maintenance
Perhaps the poster could tell us the many engines the Metro comes with. I've saw the PT6 one as a concept but don't think it went into production. The TPE331 is the engine you'll probably have to maintain, different dash nos on different models. Props I'm not sure.
Re: Metro Maintenance
Yes - because Pratt went on strike and the Garrets were available immediately....worked out for the better anyways!I've saw the PT6 one as a concept but don't think it went into production.
Yes - they are all TPE 331's. However - the costs can vary quite a bit whether you have -5, -10, -11, or -12. There are also 5 different props from 3 manufactures for the bird so that can change things up as well.
I guess you could average about $200,000 or so for an overhaul and half that for a hot section. But the times are about double than that of a PT6. In other words - you would only do 1 overhaul on a 331 whereas you would have done 2 on a PT6. In essence - the Garret costs you half as much as a Pratt
Re: Metro Maintenance
I still prefer a Pratt
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin
The original Merlin was the now familiar short metro fuselage with queen air wings and pt6’s. the 2B had Garrett s. the Merlin 3 was new wings(short metro) the Merlin 4a(executive metro) 4c( executive metro3) there was a concept big fuselage M5 with Pratt’s or Garrett’s that never went into production. The king air B100s went into production because of the Pwc strike.Pacqing wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:16 pm Perhaps the poster could tell us the many engines the Metro comes with. I've saw the PT6 one as a concept but don't think it went into production. The TPE331 is the engine you'll probably have to maintain, different dash nos on different models. Props I'm not sure.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin