A nose-shaped dock covering all around from pilot PAX door to co-pilot PAX door and consisting in two symmetrical halves for light and heavy maintenance and providing four comfortable and safe working levels:
- Cockpit,
- Passenger doors,
- Radome,
- Windshield,
- Nose landing gear and electronic bays.
This nose docking includes A320 and B737 Classics and NG multi-capability.
The nose docks is designed to fit aircraft on wheels as well as on jacks thanks to an hydraulic elevation system combined to the use of sliding panels. Aircraft jacks are integrated in the dock design: no interference between the jacks and the dock thanks to safe and fitted hatches.
The two symmetrical smaller modules (left and right) allow easy maneuvering and storage with quick-to-set device to connect left and right modules. Each half module is fitted with a jib crane supporting a hoist to hang and to drop to the ground floor passenger doors and other cabin interior equipment as well as tooling. Guardrail gate located right in front of PAX doors can be opened to remove cabin interior items directly from the PAX doors onto the handling equipment (forklift, scissor lift).
Access from the ground floor into the docks is provided by adjustable-in-height stairways located on each side. Docks are equipped with fixed stairway to go up and down to other working platforms.