[EW-01]The expert

Robert G. Tuck

Founder and president of Jet Research. Opinions on aircraft maintenance, records and condition, drawn from work he and his firm perform on leased and traded aircraft every week.

Request a case review Areas of expertise

600
Logged projects: 51
Countries and territories: 77
Aircraft variants: 13
Project types

[EW-01.1]Background

A working inspector first.

Robert G. Tuck founded Jet Research to represent the owners, lessors and operators of commercial aircraft at the points where condition has to be proven: delivery, mid-lease, return, sale and recovery.

The firm's project log records 600 projects across 51 countries and territories between 2015 and 2024. That field work is the basis for the opinions he gives.

He acts as a consulting or a testifying expert. A current curriculum vitae and a list of prior testimony are provided to counsel on request.

[EW-01.2]Credentials

Certificates and designations.

01FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificateHeld since 1989
02Former FAA Designated Airworthiness RepresentativeDAR-T
03U.S. ArmyHelicopter repairer

Two inspectors walk out of a hangar toward a parked airliner — EW-01 / Field basis

[EW]The practice

Where the expertise applies.

[EW-01.R]Further reading

From the insights.

INT-05What does an aviation maintenance expert witness do?The role of an aviation maintenance expert witness: the cases, the material reviewed, what goes in the report, and when counsel should bring one in.

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Put the aircraft on the record.

A transaction to close, a redelivery in dispute, or a case that needs a technical opinion. One call reaches the people who do the work.

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