Maintenance Services
HVA’s helicopter services offer many advantages to conventional ground- based methods.
HVA crews can access the work site via our helicopter work platform or long-line suspension using HEC methods. These services can be performed with the circuits energized or de-energized.
Service
- Aerial number, warning sign and other marker installation or replacement
- Anti-galloping device installation
- Bird-discouraging device installation (all types)
- Conductor repairs, including: full-tension compression splice and sleeve repair or replacement; armor rod repair; wire cut-ins; and damper replacement or installation
- Conductor spacer replacement at existing or new, measured locations
- Cross-arm replacement (various configurations)
- Davit arm replacement
- H-frame knee brace and v-brace replacement
- Insulator replacement
- Lightning arrester installation
- Marker ball (warning sphere) installation or replacement
- Resistance (ohms) testing
- Shield wire repairs, including: full-tension compression splice and sleeve repair or replacement; armor rod repair; wire cut-ins; and damper installation or replacement
- Shield wire connection repairs, including: bonding; de-insulating; and hardware replacement (all types)
- Specialized insulator inspection
- Surge arrester installation
- Suspension hardware replacement, including conductor, shield wire and optical ground wire (OPGW)
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