No-start & hot-start
Starter, solenoid, ignition switch, mags, fuel delivery, and induction. The single most common call we get — and usually the fastest fix.
Aircraft on ground · North Texas
Mach runs a 24/7 mobile AOG response out of Aero Country (T31) in McKinney — A&P mechanics, a stocked van, and the tools to troubleshoot a no-start, chase an electrical gremlin, or make a field repair and get you a clean return to service. We can drive to you — or fly to you when that's the faster way to get you moving again. Call any hour. If you can't talk on the ramp, text us.
Based T31 · Mobile across DFW & North Texas · Hangar space available at base
What we handle on site
Most of what strands a piston single or light twin is fixable on the ramp. Here's what we roll out for — and what we'll tell you straight away needs to come back to the hangar.
Starter, solenoid, ignition switch, mags, fuel delivery, and induction. The single most common call we get — and usually the fastest fix.
Dead bus, alternator or regulator failure, battery, breakers, bonding, and wiring faults chased to the actual source rather than the easy guess.
Rough running, mag drop, fouled or failed plugs, injector cleaning, compression and borescope on the spot for Lycoming, Continental, and Rotax.
Flat tire and tube changes, brake pads, worn discs, leaking calipers, gear rigging squawks, and shimmy — the stuff that grounds an otherwise healthy airplane.
Oil, fuel, hydraulic and brake fluid leaks located and stopped. Hose, fitting, gasket, and seal replacement where the part is field-serviceable.
When it isn't a ramp fix, we tell you fast, document it, and help you plan the recovery — trailer, ferry, or a tow back to T31 for hangar work.
Before you call
You don't need any of this to call — but if you have it ready, we can bring the right parts on the first trip instead of the second.
Response area
Dispatched from Aero Country (T31), McKinney. Rings are straight-line nautical miles from base — the fields below are the ones we're called to most. Outside 100 nm we still answer the phone — and we can often fly out to you — and we'll tell you honestly whether we're your fastest option or whether someone closer is.
The mobile shop
Not a mechanic with a toolbox in a truck bed. The van carries the tooling, test gear, and the consumables that fix most ramp squawks the same visit — plugs, filters, hoses, tubes, fluids, hardware, and the shop's diagnostic equipment.
Dispatch base
Aero Country Airport (T31). If the airplane can be flown or towed to us, hangar work starts here — and it's where the van rolls from at 2 a.m.
What to expect
You'll get a number on the phone before anyone gets in the van — the exact quote depends on your location, the aircraft, and the hour.
Every job is quoted before we roll. Call and we'll give you a straight number for your aircraft, your location, and the hour — no surprises.
No surprise invoices. Every finding gets photographed and priced before corrective work begins — same as our hangar policy. If we get there and it turns out to be a hangar job rather than a ramp fix, you pay the trip charge and the diagnostic, and we credit it toward the repair when the airplane comes to T31.
Aircraft broken down?
Any hour, any day. If you're standing on a ramp with a squawk and a schedule, that's exactly the call this line is for.