Attachment 3-Paint SOW.pdf

Statement of Work for Completing Aircraft External Paint Job on DHC-6 Twin Otter Owned and Operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Introduction: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) owns and operates four deHavilland Twin Otters. This statement of work is for the complete preparation and repainting of DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.

A. Scope: The contractor shall comply with applicable Federal Aviation Regulation and all aircraft manufacture’s requirements. The Contractor will provide all special tools, facilities, equipment, and certified technical staffing to perform tasks. Maintenance Contractors must be an FAA approved repair station the Twin Otter.

B. Description of Required Work:

(a) The required work shall be performing the aircraft. The aircraft will be flown to the contractor’s facility by NOAA personnel prior to commencement of the required work, which will be done in accordance with the current Manufacturer and FAA publications. The vendor will be responsible for all documentation and log book entries.

(b) Removal of old exterior paint from aircraft (stripping to bare metal). All windows, de-ice boots, polished areas, landing gears, control wells, antennas, joint seams, intakes/exhaust, static ports, fiberglass, and composite surfaces will be covered to protect from stripper, or removed from aircraft for hand sanding and paint preparation. All flight controls and access panels will be painted while removed from the aircraft.

(c) After the aircraft has been stripped, the exterior will be inspected for corrosion, dents, cracks, missing rivets, etc. ALL corrosion will be removed. A list of discrepancies from the inspections will be forwarded to the AOC Maintenance Officer for approval/disapproval before any repairs or corrective action is taken by the Contractor.

(d) All bare metal will be acid etched and a chromate type wash primer applied.

(Refer to the paint manufacturer’s information and application manual for proper chemical and compound mixing). All flush rivets will be sealed. All dents, and cracks will be repaired, and all joint seams will be resealed.

(e) An epoxy urethane corrosion resistant sealer/primer will be applied to all surfaces. (Refer to the paint manufacturer’s information and application manual for proper chemical and compound mixing). All dents and blemishes will be filled.

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(f) A four color stripe design will be applied as per the NOAA/AOC Maintenance Officer and/or photos that will be provided. Pratt & Lamberts, Jet Glo, Matterhorne White 570-535, Bahama Blue 572-680, Royal Blue 572-660, and Black 01955 will be utilized. Paint and/or install all required external placards and markings to include the NOAA logo on the Nacelles, Gull and Flag on the tail. (Template will be provided to paint the Gull and NOAA Logo). Baggage and cabin door jambs will be painted Endura XLR39473-020, AX1-7500 Channel Drain Pewter Grey. Placards in areas prone to fuel, oil, or exhaust will be painted on All windows will be resealed with PRC. All control surfaces will be balanced as per the manufacturer’s specifications and reinstalled on airframe. The Contractor will provide a touch up kit at time of aircraft acceptance.

The Contractor will provide all special tools, parts, facilities, (proof of hull and liability insurance) equipment, and certified technical staffing needed to accomplish the above tasks.

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