LAS VEGAS—A year after debuting its Ensemble business jet engine data tracking and health monitoring service, Honeywell says subscriptions are picking up among operators of HTF7000-powered Bombardier Challenger 300, 350 and 3500 aircraft, Textron’s Citation Longitude and Embraer’s Praetor models.
Designed to detect, analyze and predict potential maintenance issues before they disrupt flights, the Ensemble service also facilitates digital connections between operational data, engine build records, engine maintenance records and a digital engine logbook.
Further expansion to additional platforms is planned says John Head, vice president and general manager, Engines, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies. “Today it is available on the Challenger models, the Praetors and the Textron Longitude—for all of which we have STCs (supplemental type certificates). But we are talking with all the OEMs,” he adds.
When first announced at the 2024 NBAA-BACE, Honeywell indicated Ensemble would also be made available on the Embraer Legacy and expected the service would be expanded to other aircraft, including the TFE731-powered Dassault Falcon 900A/B.
“It is being installed via STC in the aftermarket and so it’s available throughout the network. Folks who have signed up for Honeywell’s propulsion maintenance service plan (MSP) for engines are now eligible, and they’re scheduling. Our service centers are taking those appointments now, and as the aircraft come in, they install it,” says Head.
The Ensemble system utilizes a Wi-Fi-enabled engine data gateway on the aircraft to retrieve engine data and transmit it under a secure protocol to Honeywell’s cloud-based data analysts’ platform, called Honeywell Forge. “It gives us near real-time health monitoring of the engine. It helps enable advanced analytics and algorithms, and that is more convenient for the customers, because it is automatic download,” he adds.
