Duncan Aviation Reopens Engine Rapid Response Location at Centennial Airport

Duncan Aviation's Rapid Response Engine Technician James Higgins is on-site at Centennial Airport to oversee local support and regional dispatches throughout the Great Rocky Mountain region. Click image for high-res download.

LINCOLN, NEB. — Business aircraft operators throughout the greater Denver area now have expanded access to local engine maintenance and AOG support with the reopening of Duncan Aviation's Engine Rapid Response Team location at Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado. Situated adjacent to the existing Duncan Aviation Satellite shop at APA, this strategically reopened location will serve as a dedicated local engine maintenance and AOG support resource for operators throughout the greater Denver area and surrounding regions, including Fort Collins and Broomfield.

Engine Technician James Higgins is stationed on-site at APA to oversee local support and regional dispatches. He brings extensive mechanical expertise and a strong customer-first approach to the field, backed by a fully equipped mobile unit, specialized tooling, and dedicated local inventory to ensure rapid turnaround times.

The reopening of the APA RRT location brings comprehensive service capabilities to the region, offering line maintenance, scheduled minor inspections, and rapid AOG dispatch. With a technician, specialized tooling, and parts inventory positioned locally, operators can access scheduled engine maintenance and responsive AOG support without having to reposition their aircraft to a major maintenance facility for many common service needs.

Specialized engine offerings include:

Honeywell Aerospace HTF7000 (all models): Scheduled routine maintenance inspections and unscheduled maintenance, including bimodal repair, fan balancing, borescope inspections, and SOAP sampling for both engines and APUs. 

Honeywell Aerospace TFE731 (all models): Scheduled routine maintenance inspections and unscheduled maintenance, including front-end work down to planetary access and repair, back-end access, troubleshooting and replacement of ITT harnesses, AGB work, fan balancing, borescope inspections, and SOAP sampling for both engines and APUs.

Pratt & Whitney PW300/PW500 Series (all models): Scheduled routine maintenance inspections and unscheduled maintenance, including HSIs on PW500 series engines, fan balancing, borescope inspections, and SOAP sampling for both engines and APUs. Higgins can enter PW300 series engines beyond the LPT section. He continues to expand his expertise in the PW300 family and is scheduled to attend additional factory training.

"We are excited to re-establish our local Engine Rapid Response presence at Centennial Airport," said Shane Heier, Engine Rapid Response Manager at Duncan Aviation. "With nearly 150 operators based at APA and steady demand for localized AOG support across Colorado, having a dedicated engine technician on the field allows us to respond immediately when our customers need us most."

Duncan Aviation previously operated an RRT location at APA from 1994 to 2021. The reopening reflects the company’s continued commitment to expanding mobile turbine service capabilities and supporting the growing business aviation community in the Rocky Mountain region.

Duncan Aviation RRT Contacts

For local APA support, contact James Higgins at +1 402.217.5039, or via email at James.Higgins@DuncanAviation.com.

For more information about Duncan Aviation’s Engine Rapid Response network and services, contact:

• Aaron Hutton, Assistant Manager—Engine RRT, Hutton@DuncanAviation.com, 717.247.6342.
• Travis Todd, Assistant Manager—Engine RRT, Todd@DuncanAviation.com, 214.287.2048.

In need of AOG support, visit www.DuncanAviation.aero/aog to fill out an online AOG request form, or call +1 402.470.4560.

About Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider supporting the aviation needs of business aircraft operators, government agencies, and other aircraft service providers. Services include major and minor airframe inspections, engine maintenance, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit avionics systems, full paint and interior services, engineering and certification services, fabrication and manufacturing services, and preowned aircraft sales and acquisitions. Duncan Aviation also has international aircraft components solutions experts available 24/7/365 at +1 402.475.4125 who can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or avionics/instrument/accessory repairs and overhauls. Complete service facilities are located in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah. We also have dozens of other facilities strategically located throughout the United States to provide customers with scheduled regional support and the quickest response possible to avionics, engine and airframe Aircraft On Ground (AOG) situations.

For more information about any of Duncan Aviation’s services, call +1 402.475.2611 or visit https://DuncanAviation.aero/services