Virgin Airside Maintenance Facilities

Electrical Installation Condition Reporting: Virgin Atlantic maintenance stores, Heathrow.

We were instructed by Cofely on behalf of Virgin Atlantic to inspect the electrical installation within the maintenance stores which are situated airside, Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport. 

Our brief was simple, carry out all testing, keep out of the way and make sure everything was working again when we left.

As this is an airside area, access is restricted and all equipment must be x-rayed and checked by security staff. There were no restrictions on working times and  we worked hard to ensure that the client's needs were satisfied with the minimum of disruption.

Circuit testing was performed on all circuits including lighting, ramps, roller doors and general power circuits.

Where possible detailed testing of every circuit was completed and the client was provided with both PDF and bound copies of the test results.

Obviously security clearance was required for our staff to work within this area. This was obtained with little or no difficulty due to the stringent employment checks L&C already has in place.