British Airways Engineering
- Address:
- British Airways, NDT Department, Ground Floor, North East Corner, Technical Block J (S477), Hounslow, Middlesex TW6 2JA
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 8562 2550
- Contact:
- NDT Duty Engineer(s): +44 (0)20 8562 2550; Clive Worrall, NDT Nominated Level 3; Carl Sheppard, NDT/FSF Duty Shift Manager
- Email address:
- eng.ndt@ba.com
- Web address:
- www.ba-mro.com
- Methods:
- A2 - Resonant Inspection
- C - Coating Thickness Measurement
- E - Electromagnetic General
- E1 - Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
- E2 - Magnetic Flux Leakage methods
- E3 - Eddy Current Testing
- LP - Liquid Penetrant Inspection
- O4 - Thermography
- R - Radiography General
- U - Ultrasonic General
- U1 - Ultrasonic Flaw Detection and Sizing
- U2 - Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging
- U6 - Ultrasonic Advanced Methods
- Z - Other methods: Composite and bond testing
- Affiliations & Approvals:
- UK NANDTB Member
- Description:
British Airways Engineering offers a total NDT inspection service for civil aircraft structures, engines and components with 18 PCN (Aero)/EN 4179 Level 2/3 qualified staff operating across its bases at London Heathrow and BA Maintenance, Wales. The London Heathrow department is supported 23 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The British Airways NDT department can provide a rapid response to most off-site NDT inspection requests, with full component NDT inspection capability. This rapid response service is fully supported by the logistics capability of British Airways, making it truly possible to position staff and equipment anywhere in the world at very short notice. Its capabilities are supported by over 67 years of aerospace NDT inspection experience. A comprehensive range of NDT equipment is held at the LHR facilities, including a 5 m × 6 m × 2.5 m ionising radiation enclosure.
CAA/FAA/D1 approvals complement the British Airways NDT department's capabilities.
