Landing Gear Overhaul

AAR Landing Gear Overhaul is a self-contained, full-service landing gear maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) for commercial and military platforms. Our landing gear repair station in Miami, Florida also features complete wheels and brakes capability.

We proudly serve the U.S. military branches of the Air Force, Army, and Navy. AAR Landing Gear Overhaul's exemplary customer service has also been recognized with the Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Award.

TIGER TEAM

Our certifications

Inspections

Including visual and dimensional inspection of landing gear and landing gear components and accessories, and field inspection for landing gears on an aircraft on ground (AOG) basis to assist customers around the world. This entails careful visual observation, measurement, and testing to ensure that the landing gear is in proper working condition, free from any damage, wear, or defects that could compromise the safety and performance of the aircraft during landing and takeoff.

Plating

Aircraft landing gear plating processes involve various surface treatments and coatings applied to different components of the landing gear to enhance their durability, corrosion resistance, and overall performance. This includes:

Alodine plating
Hard chrome plating
Nickel plating
Cadmium plating
Passivation

Machining

These processes are used to create intricate shapes, holes, and surfaces for landing gear components. This includes:

Turning
Milling
Drilling
Grinding
Boring
Honing

Non-destructive testing (NDT)

A group of testing techniques used to evaluate the properties, integrity, and quality of materials, components, or structures without causing any damage to the test subject. This includes:

Liquid penetrant testing
Magnetic particle testing
Ultrasonic testing
Eddy current testing
Visual inspection
Barkhausen noise inspection

Engineering

Alternative repair methods to extend the lifespan of landing gear and its components, utilizing approved technical specifications and data. This entails creating new tools designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the overhaul, repair, and inspection processes for landing gear components and accessories in order to increase operational longevity.

Assembly

The construction and integration of landing gear systems that are used in aircraft. This includes:

Main gear and nose gear assembly
Shock absorber assembly
Wheel and brake assembly
Retraction and extension system assembly
Hydraulic system assembly
Tire and brake system assembly
Final landing gear integration

Bushing manufacturing

The creation of cylindrical pieces with precision machining to enhance the overall performance and longevity of aircraft systems by minimizing wear and maintaining smooth operation. This includes:

Bushing material selection
Design and engineering
Precision machining
Surface treatments
Quality control and testing
Compliance with aviation standards
Traceability

High-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) coating

Thermal spray technology used to apply protective coatings to various surfaces to enhance their performance, durability, and resistance to wear, corrosion, and other forms of degradation.

Shot peening

A surface treatment used to improve the fatigue life, strength, and durability of metal components, including those used in landing gear assemblies.

TIGER TEAM^®

Our specialized TIGER TEAM is comprised of highly skilled technicians and inspectors who travel to any customer site worldwide — no matter when or where — to perform any required service on-wing. We get your plane off the ground and back in the air in the shortest amount of time.