Derek Gallagher

Derek Gallagher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Comercial Pilot, First Officer on ATR 72-600 fleet. Previous Airworthiness Control Engineer.

  • Education

    • DIT Bolton St,

      2007 - 2010
      Aircraft Engineering
    • St Josephs Rochfortbridge

      2000 - 2005
      Second level. Engineering, Engineering drawing,Phyisics
  • Experience

    • SR Technics

      Sept 2006 - Apr 2009
      Apprentice
    • Usher Aviation

      Apr 2009 - Jan 2010
      Aircraft Engineer
    • Midland Aviation

      Feb 2010 - Oct 2010
      Aircraft Engineer

      General aviation aircraftWorking on all systems with Cessna 152,172,150,182,210.Piper cub, Seneca & Maule M-7.

    • SR Technics Group

      May 2011 - Jul 2011
      Contract Engineer
    • Airbus A320 Type Course

      Sept 2011 - Sept 2011
      Training
    • Dublin Aerospace

      Oct 2011 - Dec 2011
      Licensed Engineer

      Carrying out rear spar inspections on Airbus A320s.

    • SR Technics

      Dec 2011 - Feb 2012
      Licensed Enginneer

      Overhaul on PW 4000 & CFM56 - 5A 5B & 7B

    • Aer Arann line maintenance

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
      Licensed Engineer.

      Line maintenance working with ATR 42 & 72s caring out line maintenance duties up to and including A checks also troubleshooting, fault rectification, high power engine run approval.

    • Aer Lingus

      Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
      Licensed Engineer.

      Licensed Engineer with dublin line maintenance holding B1 Airbus A320 family and CFM56 engine rating.carrying out scheduled and un scheduled Maintenence on Airbus A320 family and airbus A330 Aircraft.Both line, base and out of phase scheduled maintence on A330s.A320 A Check maintenance.

    • Stobart Air

      Aug 2014 - May 2018

      Deputy Line maintenance controller, Line maintenance shift supervisor.Line & A check maintenance on ATR 42-300 72-201,212a 500&600 variants. Approved level 3 engineer with full engine high power run approvals.Borescope inspections on PW120 series engines.Aircraft Taxi aproval.Carrying out scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance tasks and also aircraft recovery from AOG situations.Duty Line engineer on aircraft wet lease contracts, involved with base set up in such areas as engineering, quality and stores/facilitys, vechicles. Show less

      • Line Maintenance Supervisor

        Feb 2016 - May 2018
      • Line Maintenance Shift Supervisor

        Aug 2014 - May 2018
    • Leinster Aeroclub

      Apr 2017 - now
      Committee Member
    • BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines

      Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
      Contract Aircraft engineer.
    • Atlantic Flight Training Academy

      May 2018 - Jan 2020
      Student Pilot

      Integrated ATPL student

    • Stobart Air

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
      First Officer ATR Fleet
    • LaurynRu Limited

      Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
      Director
    • Emerald Airlines

      Feb 2022 - now
      • First Officer ATR 72-600 Fleet

        Oct 2023 - now
      • Airworthiness Control Engineer

        Feb 2022 - Oct 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Part 66 Unrestricted B1 Aircraft Engineer

      EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency
      Sept 2011
    • Mobile F-Gas Refrigerants service/recovery

      Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
      Dec 2021
    • Unrestricted B1 Aircraft Engineer.

      EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency
      Sept 2010
    • (AUPRT) Advanced Upset Recovery Training

      Atlantic Flight Training Academy
      Feb 2021
    • Class 1 Medical

      EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency
      Sept 2019
    • Frozen ATPL(a)

      EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency