Phase
01 · Acquisition
01 · Acquisition
Pre-purchase and delivery inspections
Know what you are buying, or what you are accepting, before you sign for it.
Commissioned by
Owners · Banks · Lessors
Output
Findings report
+ discrepancy list
+ discrepancy list
What it is
A pre-purchase inspection is an independent check of an aircraft against what has been represented about it. We look at the airframe, the engines, the cabin and cargo configuration, the modification and repair status, and the record set that has to support all of it.
The same work applies at delivery. When an aircraft is handed to a new owner or accepted onto a new lease, someone has to stand in front of it and confirm the condition matches the contract. That is the job.
What you get
- Scope agreed in writing
- Physical airframe survey
- Engine and APU review
- Configuration and modification status
- Records sample against findings
- Photographic evidence
- Priced discrepancy list
- Delivery acceptance attendance
How we work
Pre-purchase and delivery inspections, in practice.
VTAM was founded by an aircraft maintenance engineer, so the inspection is carried out by someone who has worked on aircraft rather than someone filling in a form. We agree the scope with you in writing before we travel, because an inspection with a vague scope is where the arguments start later.
On site we work through the aircraft physically and sample the records against what we find. Anything that does not line up goes on a discrepancy list, written plainly enough that you can put a number against it and take it into the negotiation. We report to you, and only to you.
Questions
What owners usually ask.
When should the inspection happen?
As early as the deal allows. Findings are most useful while price and delivery conditions are still open. Once you have accepted the aircraft, a finding is a cost you carry rather than a point you can negotiate.
How much notice do you need?
Get in touch as soon as the aircraft is identified and we will tell you what is realistic for the date you are working to.
Do you work outside Vietnam?
Our base, and the reason owners use us, is that we are already where the aircraft is. Work beyond that is case by case.
Who sees the report?
You do. We are engaged by the owner or the financier. We do not report to the operator or to the seller, and we have no relationship to protect on the other side of the table.
Also from VTAM
The rest of the lifecycle.
Contact
Talk to us about your aircraft.
Tell us the aircraft, the registration and what you need looked at. We will come back with how VTAM can help.