Obsolescence Support
Legacy Avionics Support
Support for older and out-of-production avionics, including repair solutions for equipment other shops decline.
Overview
Support does not end when production does
Manufacturers stop supporting equipment long before aircraft stop needing it. Once a unit is out of production and off the repair lists, an operator is usually told the only option is a full system replacement — which for one failed component is a disproportionate answer.
This is the gap we work in. Repairing an obsolete unit keeps a serviceable aircraft serviceable, and buys time to plan an upgrade properly instead of under pressure.
What You Get
How we approach it.
Four things that shape the work, and that you can hold us to on any job.
- 01
Repaired, not written off
Units declined elsewhere as unsupportable are often entirely repairable at component level.
- 02
Proportionate answers
One failed component should not force a full system replacement before you are ready for one.
- 03
Time to plan
Keeping legacy equipment serviceable lets you schedule an upgrade instead of reacting to a failure.
- 04
Honest limits
Where a unit genuinely cannot be supported, we say so early and help plan the alternative.
Components
What this covers,
by component.
Jump straight to the family your unit belongs to — each page lists the equipment and the faults we see most.
Process
How the work runs
Every job follows the same four steps, so you always know which stage yours is at.
- 01
Assess the unit
Confirm what the equipment is, what has failed, and whether repair is realistic.
- 02
Define the repair
Establish a repair approach and the testing needed to substantiate it.
- 03
Repair & substantiate
Component-level repair carried out and verified against the defined criteria.
- 04
Document & return
Results recorded and the unit returned with its paperwork.
Common Questions
Asked before
most enquiries.
- I have been told my unit is unsupportable. Is that final?
- Often not. Unsupportable usually means the manufacturer has stopped supporting it, which is a commercial decision rather than a technical verdict on the hardware. It is worth a second opinion before you accept a full system replacement for one failed component.
- What if the repair genuinely cannot be substantiated?
- You will hear that early rather than after an invoice for investigation, along with help planning the alternative. Some failures cannot be cleared by any test, and saying so promptly is part of the job.
- Does keeping old equipment alive just delay the inevitable?
- It buys you the ability to schedule an upgrade instead of reacting to a failure, which is usually a much cheaper way to do it. Delaying a planned decision is a problem; converting an unplanned one into a planned one is not.
Also Available
Related capabilities.
Most jobs touch more than one of these. We handle them under one point of contact.
Next Step
Need legacy avionics support?
Tell us the aircraft.
Send the aircraft type, the symptom and the part number if you have it. We will come back with the realistic options.