NAFA member, Jason Zilberbrand, President and CTO of VREF Aircraft Value Reference and Appraisal Services, discusses aircraft corrosion and how to find and prevent it.
Let’s talk about one of the most significant aspects that can depreciate an aircraft immensely. We call it aircraft corrosion, and it can stop a potential buyer from ever closing a deal.
Any corrosion on a plane is severe and can cause an aircraft to fail during flight. Various levels of decay have caused fatal and non-fatal crashes, including an England Airbus A330 in 2013, a Georgia ASA Embraer in 1995, and a Netherlands Boeing 747 in 1992 that claimed 43 lives. We see more corrosion now than ever before, and impacted airframes run the gamut from single-engine piston through commercial aircraft.
The thing about aircraft corrosion is when an aircraft owner is told they have it, they sometimes find it hard to believe. But any pilot, mechanic, or aircraft owner with experience can tell when an aircraft is compromised because of corrosion.
How do you keep an eye out for aircraft corrosion, treat it, and prevent it from happening in the future? Keep on reading.
This article was originally published by VREF Aircraft Value Reference and Appraisal Services on April 28, 2021.
