Maintenance
General preventive maintenance and repair to keep your aircraft airworthy between inspections.
Whether it's a squawk you noticed on your last flight or routine upkeep, Black Widow Aviation handles general aircraft maintenance at Ruby Star Airpark (14AZ), Marana Regional (AVQ), or mobile anywhere in Pima County.
Looking for a 100-hour inspection or a Condition Inspection instead? See 100-Hour Inspections or Condition Inspections.
What Falls Under Maintenance
This is the day-to-day and between-inspection work that keeps an aircraft reliable. A few examples of the kind of work this covers:
- ›Engine oil and filter changes
- ›Spark plug service (removal, cleaning, gapping, rotation)
- ›Main battery service and cleaning
- ›Induction air filter service
- ›Main fuel strainer (gascolator) servicing
- ›Control surface and cable lubrication
- ›Wheel bearing service (main and nose)
- ›Nose gear shimmy dampener and oleo strut service
- ›Seat and seat rail service
- ›Flap actuator thread cleaning and lubrication
Something else going on with your aircraft? Contact us and describe what's happening.
How We Document It
Every maintenance item runs against the same branded task-card system used throughout our shop: an objective, the specific FAA and manufacturer reference it's drawn from, the tools and torque values required, a numbered procedure, and a signed completion block. It's a repeatable, documented process — every step traceable back to its source, not left to memory or experience alone.
A real task card from our system. Aircraft and job detail redacted for customer privacy; procedure content blurred, since the specifics are what make it worth having.
Maintenance work is billed at our standard shop rate — see Rates & Policies for pricing, invoicing, and what to bring.