Cyclean® Engine Wash

Efficient engine cleaning

Save water and fuel and cut down on emissions by washing your aircraft engines with Cyclean®. Washing a PW1100 regularly with Cyclean® saves up to 80t C02 emissions per year. A wastewater collection system is part of Cyclean®, as we are aware of our environmental needs. The system guarantees a clean and safe collection of all wastewater without any negative impact on the environment. 

13,875

Performed Cyclean® washes

346,180

Tons of fuel savings

 1,104,313

Tons of CO2 savings

*all figures are year-to-date 

A clean engine pays off

Sometimes it's as easy as this: a clean engine works better and needs less fuel and less maintenance – hence, it reduces operating costs and helps protect the environment. But conventional engine washing methods often entail a lengthy, complex process. We developed Cyclean® to solve this drawback.

Our revolutionary technology for washing engines entails a quick and easy procedure. Cyclean® washing stations are available at various airports around the world. In order to be even closer to your operations, we are constantly adding new locations to our worldwide network. Looking into the future, our state-of-the-art engine core cleaning system is now available for the next generations of engines such as PW1100G/1500G and LEAP-1A/-1B. What's more, our design engineers are putting in a lot of research and development effort to further increase the customer benefit of engine washes with new technological approaches.    

When we look at engine condition monitoring data of various engine types, we see significant and long-lasting benefits from Cyclean® washes. In addition to an increased EGT margin and a reduction in fuel flow, customers can also benefit from an increased average on-wing time.

Feliks Wandt

Head of Engine Life Cycle Services

Cyclean Engine Wash aircraft engine with cyclean nozzle

New procedure

From 6 hours to 45 minutes

We have developed an optimized Cyclean® Engine Wash procedure for the PW1100G and the LEAP 1A, which allows washing the engine in just under 45 minutes, even directly at the gate. Your engines' fan cowl doors remain closed and the Cyclean® tooling is attached directly to the fan without any further treatment of your engine. Benefit from an increased EGT margin and the highest operating flexibility as a run-up after a Cyclean® Engine Wash is no longer required.
Cyclean® Engine Wash is available at more than 60 fixed and mobile locations worldwide. 

At any location

The revolutionary technical features of the Cyclean® system enable highly efficient engine cleaning. By injecting vaporized hot water directly into the core engine, a Cyclean® engine wash can be performed in less than one hour at any location at an airport. Since an engine run after the wash is no longer required, the aircraft is ready to return into service directly after the wash. The short service time leads to enormous time savings and makes scheduling a lot easier. Our latest generation of Cyclean® wash units is additionally equipped with an integrated glycolmixing system. In this way, we can add antifreeze, which enables engine washes down to minus ten degrees Celsius. 

New ​generation of Cyclean®

By introducing this new generation of devices featuring digital technology, the Cyclean® wash equipment is connected to the internet. Our specialists now have remote access and they are able to perform troubleshooting or maintenance tasks at any location worldwide. This feature allows to maximize the reliability of the equipment, to minimize downtimes and to provide spares much quicker in case of any defect. 

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Florian Prinz

Head of Engine Life Cycles Services, Western Europe & Americas

Lufthansa Technik AG | Frankfurt, Germany

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Feliks Wandt

Head of Engine Life Cycles Services EMEA & Asia-Pacific

Lufthansa Technik AG | Frankfurt, Germany

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Cyclean® Engine Wash in the Middle East

Our team is committed to providing reliable, efficient and exceptional services. With our patented engine washing technology, Cyclean®, we aim to help our customers save time and money on engine maintenance keeping sustainability in mind. Our crew located at Dubai South, can access the engine while it remains at the service gate, streamlining the cleaning and servicing process. Compared to traditional engine cleaning methods, Cyclean® is faster, with a completion time of just one hour. This in turn minimizes water usage and includes appropriate wastewater collection systems to ensure safe disposal without environmental harm.

For more information, contact us at cyclean@lht.dlh.de

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