JSC 123 Aircraft Repair Plant
JSC 123 Aircraft Repair Plant has a 77-year history and is a unique company which performs a full cycle repair of aircraft and all its systems and engines. The company provides repair of aircrafts of Il-76, Il-78, L-410UVP-E3 type, engines AI-20, D-30KP/KP-2, auxiliary power units TG-16M. It has its own isolated utilities and communication lines, as well as the aerodrome of G class (2nd class), which is designed to perform test and familiarization flights of the aircrafts repaired or maintained at JSC 123 ARZ, as well as to ensure the reception and departure of the aircrafts. The company has its test aircrew.
The company actively uses the advanced technology, such as alumosiliconizing, laser cutting, plasma spraying, glass forming AO-120.
JSC 123 ARZ has implemented and successfully uses the integrated management system, its basic component is the quality management system, which is certified in the Voluntary Certification System “Military Register” for compliance with the standards GOST R ISO 9001-2015, GOST RV 0015-002-2012, GOST R EN 9100-2011 and for compliance with the international standard ISO 9001:2015 by the certification body JSC Bureau VeritasCertification Rus.
JSC 123 ARZ is the only enterprise among the aircraft repair plants, the quality management system of which is certified by the international organization “Bureau VeritasCertification” accredited by the national accreditation bodies of the UK and the USA.
The company has implemented and successfully uses the integrated management system based on the following standards and aviation regulations: GOST R ISO 9001-2015 (ISO 9001:2015), GOST RV 0015-002-2012; GOST R ISO 14001-2016 (ISO 14001:2015), GOST R 54934-2012/OHSAS 18001:2007; GOST R EN 9100-2011; GOST R ISO/IEC 27001-2006 (ISO/IEC 27001:2005), FAR-285, AR-145.
JSC 123 ARZ has all required, according to the current legislation, licenses and certificates to ensure the activities of the company. The licenses for the main types of activities have been issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the certificates of conformity have been issued by the following certifying authorities: The Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee, the Federal Air Transport Agency (ROSAVIATSIYA), JSC “Certification Authority “GOSAVIASERTIFIKA”, JSC Bureau VeritasCertification Rus.
JSC 123 ARZ is a member of the international Association of engine building. High achievements in the field of quality were marked by the international Academy of Quality and Marketing: in addition to the gold medal “European Quality”, the International Alliance “SDM Business Consulting” awarded the company with the honorary prize “Leader of Industry”. For achievement of high results in the field of quality, the company was honored with the utmost award of the Russian Federation – the title of Laureate of the competition “Russian Federation Government Prize in the field of quality”.
Historical background
In 1935 – it was decided at the headquarter of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army to deploy the re-forming in 1936-1937 high-speed bomber aviation regiment in Staraya Russa.
July 1, 1935 – commencement of the construction of a new air facility. Since January 1936, construction of residential buildings for the command staff, the school of junior aviation specialists, the eating house, the storage building, service buildings, hangars and the runway strip has been started.
August 6, 1937 – the 8th aircraft repair workshop (ARW) was created as a part of the 8th Air service base. There were 7 workers at the workshop, they began to work in a wooden shed, using a primitive drilling machine, a fur horn, a clamp and several keys. Then the workshop received a small lathe “Udmurt” with the engine “L-3”. Thus, with the primitive handicraft workshop the history of “123 Aircraft Repair Plant” started – now it is technically equipped enterprise, the production base of which allows to repair the most complex aviation equipment.
In 1938–1939 – the 44th and the 58th high-speed bomber aviation regiments were formed on the base of the aerodrome and the military camp, the 8th ARW began to serve them.
The 8th ARW was separated out into the independent enterprise – the 8 the stationary aircraft repair workshop (SAW) by the Directive of the Main Directorate of the Red Army No. 1/5/178404 dated April 25, 1940. This Directive marked the beginning of the history of the plant as independent military unit of the Air Force. In the prewar years 1938 – June 1941 the personnel of the 8th SAW mastered repair of the aircrafts PO-2, R-5, TB-3 and aviation engines M-11. During the Great Patriotic War the 8th SAW was relocated to Bezhetsk, Kalinin region, and then to Kirov. After the offensive operation near Moscow the 8th SAW was again relocated to Bezhetsk.
During the Great Patriotic War the aircraft service technicians repaired and manufactured the following: 597 aircrafts (18 regiments), 1040 aviation engines, 962 special automatic machines, 355 air guns, 623 guns ShKAS, more than 1000 aircraft skis, 574 heating lamps, 803 compressed air cylinders and many other equipment. For exemplary performance of the tasks of command, shown thus courage and bravery, more than 100 workers, engineers and technicians and the military personnel were awarded decorations and medals of the Soviet Union. During the war 23 employees of the 8th SAW died in the performance of official duties. After liberation of Staraya Russa from the Nazi invaders in February 1944 the 8th SAW in April was relocated to the original place of deployment. Recovery operations started.
In July 1946 the 8th SAW was reorganized into the 184th Central aircraft repair base. In December 1952, the 184th Central aircraft repair base of the Air Force of the Soviet Army was reorganized into the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant of the Air Force of the Soviet Army.
In the 1950s – early 1960s, the plant carried out repair of the aircrafts LI-2, TU-16, Il-28 and the engines M-11, ASH-62IR, AM-3, RD-3M. Since 1962 the plant has began repairing the engine AI-20, and since 1963 – military transport aircrafts: turboprop An-8, An-12.
In the late 1970s – early 1980s the company began to master repair of new aviation equipment which entered service of the Soviet Army – military transport aircrafts Il-76 and engines D-30KP. The military unit 13801 (the plant was called so that time) fully mastered the repair of the engine by March 1984, and the capital repair of the aircraft Il -76 – by December 1986.
In 2002 the plant mastered the repair of the aircraft L-410 UVP E3 and the engine NK-12MP. During its activity the company has mastered repair of 22 types of aircrafts, 11 types of power plants, as well as the repair of other aviation equipment.
Until 1994 the company had been a military unit. Since June 1, 2001 it had been transformed into the Federal state unitary enterprise; in 2002 there was a transition to the civil state.
In 2005 the autonomous gas-turbine thermal power plant was put into operation on the base of the aviation engines AI-20.
In October 2006 the company was transformed into an open joint stock company, and in 2008 it became a part of the sub-holding of JSC “Aviaremont” of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense.