At a Glance
One of our customer’s cargo plane’s Halon fire suppression systems had been released into a manifold and would need to be recovered as quickly as possible. The down plane cost our customer $800,000 each day the plane was out of service. Having been a fire protection customer, they reached out to A-Gas for assistance recovering the Halon safely and quickly.
Challenges
Safe Halon recovery
Speedy Halon recovery
Mitigate an $800,000 per day loss for each day the cargo plane was down
Eliminate the potential 20-day mandatory downtime and overhaul procedure
Benefits
Economic: Got a cargo plane back into operation, stopping the $800,000 per day expense for each day the plane was out of commission
Environmental: Safe recovery of Halon, eliminating harmful venting
Other: Reliable partner dedicated to collaborative problem solving
