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Minimize Hangar Down Time:
All-Inclusive Maintenance, Repairs and Inspections

Time is money in your business – more specifically, down time means money lost. Efficiency in maintenance and repairs has to be part of your calculus in selecting a hangar door company.

“If anything should happen to go wrong, whether covered by our warranty or not, AeroDoor technicians travel nationwide. We’re available to resolve any hangar door issues, install replacement hardware, and minimize any potential down time for your operation. Guaranteed.”

Because we’re directly involved in every phase of your hangar door design, manufacturing, and installation, we are uniquely qualified to quickly identify problems, acquire necessary parts, and get you up and running soonest.

Single Point of Contact Protection

After installation of your hangar door is completed, and your teams are trained in daily operations, it’s all about minimizing carrying costs and down time. That means developing a proper maintenance and inspection schedule.

  • Service any Door

    AeroDoor can service, upgrade and repair most makes and models of bottom rolling doors.

  • Parts in Stock

    AeroDoor stocks genuine parts for repairs and upgrades of AeroDoor branded doors.

  • Scaled Savings

    Customized warranty and services agreements available if you have multiple hangar doors.

  • Protect Your Assets

    Develop a maintenance plan designed to lower your costs and maximize operational efficiency.

  • Replacement Parts

    AeroDoor stocks genuine parts or parts of equal standard for repairs and upgrades on non-AeroDoor bottom rolling doors.

  • Training

    Training available to carry out your own routine door inspections.

  • In-House Engineers

    We use our own experienced and accredited engineers.

  • Industry Certification

When to replace your top guide rollers for steel sliding hangar doors

Steel sliding hangar doors rarely need a top guide roller or hangar door wheel replaced, but not all hangar door manufacturers build to AeroDoors standards.

A top guide roller connects the top track to the door leaf and in most cases each door panel has two rollers. When replacing a top guide roller, the door panel is removed from the top track and at this point the door leaf could crash to the floor if the technicians aren’t experienced and following the correct lift plan.

Roller replacement is one of many on site services offered by AeroDoor.

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steel rolling doors for airplane building
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Here’s what you can expect in ongoing support

1. Single Point of Contact

You’ve got just 1 place to turn whenever you need something for your hangar door. There are no layers of subcontractors – connect directly with experts who are ready to help.

2. Regular Inspections

Inspections are not only requirements, but they also make great business sense. Experts can spot problems in the making before they impact your operation. Find problems early and the fix is usually much simpler.

3. Preventative Maintenance Program

Don’t wait for things to go wrong before you initiate a maintenance schedule. Repairs are often much more costly than prevention – especially if there is down time involved.

Preventative Maintenance Inspections:
Prolonging the life of your hangar doors

Preventative maintenance refers to the bi-annual or annual routine inspection to help keep your hangar door in prime condition, and to prevent unplanned downtime from unanticipated failures. Preventative maintenance for aircraft hangar doors is for the most part fast and painless.

The inspection fee is low in comparison to costs for a neglected hangar door.

We will provide a report upon completion of the inspection which highlights any points of concern, adjustments, and any parts we understand may need to be repaired or replaced.

This is a preventative maintenance inspection only and does not cover the cost of any replacement components or labor. If we find any issues on the hangar door we will highlight them in the inspection report and you will be quoted accordingly for replacement parts and labor.

Inspection of the structural integrity of the door would require a professional engineer which is available separately but not included in the inspection.

Preventative maintenance inspections cover:

  1. Structural steel members / Weatherseal
  2. Motors & electrical components
  3. Lubrication and adjustments
  4. Any special features
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Steel sliding hanger door tracks construction
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Maintaining your bottom rolling door rail system

AeroDoor’s bottom rolling door leaves are made of steel and move via heavy-duty steel wheels on ASCE rail. The structural load of the door goes down into the wheels.

The door leaves should have track cleaners that clear debris from the rail head and wheel flange grooves as the door moves. These keep the track and channels clear and prolong the life of the rail and each wheel.  Keep an eye on the track cleaners and replace them when necessary.

The concrete foundation may or may not have drainage weep holes on each side of the ASCE bottom rail. These weep holes drain rain water out of the channels and prevent the ASCE rail from corroding. These weep holes should be cleaned regularly with a pressure vac.

Hangar Door Renovations

AeroDoor performs renovations of hangar doors nationwide. Services include consultation, design engineering, furnish and installation.

Usage requirements and business plans change. Perhaps a new aircraft is on the way. While new construction can be very expensive, renovating existing hangar doors for future use can be a viable option.

Cost-saving examples include replacing wheels, top guide hardware, bottom rail systems, hangar door hardware, weather seals. Replacing or repairing motors, gear boxes, drives, chains, mounting plates, electrical panels also serve to improve efficiency and prolong the life of your hangar doors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What’s the cost of a Preventive Maintenance inspection?

    Price is negotiable depending on circumstances.  Please call us for a firm quote.

  • What happens after a Preventive Maintenance inspection?

    AeroDoor will deliver you a personalized word processed report which highlights every area of the door which is of concern, needs adjustment, repair or replacement.

  • We have a hangar that we know needs repairs but we must put the work out to bid.

    AeroDoor can be hired as a consultant to review the structure, components and operation of the hangar door. We’ll document our findings in a personalized word processed report for you, complete with photographs.

  • Can we add a tail door to an existing hangar?

    If there’s headspace above the door that is usable then yes. AeroDoor can be hired to engineer and furnish a tail door as well as modify the top track system to accept this design.

  • Replace the hangar door or refurbish it. How do I decide?

    You contact AeroDoor. We’ll use readily available information to quote both options so you’ll have the answers to make the right choice.

Want to discuss door maintenance, inspection or replacement?

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