K3m instrument to undergo factory acceptance test

PAPUA New Guinea’s K300 million new instrument landing system (ILS ) which is expected to be installed at the Port Moresby’s Jackson airport next month, will undergo a factory acceptance test ( FAT ) in the United States next week.
According to National Airports Corporation (NAC ) programme director Manuai Kametan, two technical engineers involved in NAC’s Civil Aviation development investment programme (CADIP ) of which the ILS project was a component of, would depart for Kansas, USA, to oversee the test.
“Our contracted manufacturer and supplier, Silex Systemi Intergrati is ready to dispatch the instrument for installation.
“However, before this happens, it is mandatory that the instrument go through a rigorous FAT test to ensure the instrument we’re bringing into the country is in good order,” Kametan said.
Communication, navigation surveillance/air traffic management project engineer Haggai Zeriga and principal technical officer Eli Buko will return on Aug 20 after signing clearance of the instrument once the test is satisfactory.
CADIP deputy programme director Andrew Numbasa said having the ILS went through FAT next week was a milestone for the project as it would set the project on schedule.
Numbasa said the ILS project was part of a K1.8 billion joint Asian Development Bank and the government’s support grant to NAC to fund a number of air navigation facilities.