When aerodiesels first appeared nearly two decades ago, their maintenance requirements were eye watering. Gearboxes had to be inspected, pumps and alternators replaced, clutches attended to. Austro (and Diamond) learned from the experience and have reduced scheduled maintenance to a minimum.
Diamond’s Ed Hollestelle says the list includes torsional vibration damper inspections at 600 hours, injectors at 900 hours, a high pressure pump at 600 hours, a timing chain at 900 hours and coolant at 600 hours.