Method of reassembling a gas turbine engine

A method of reassembling a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine including a core engine and a fan case, the method comprising steps to:

• support a core engine on a core stand;
• support a fan case on a fan stand, the fan stand including:
• a base frame;
• and
• a fan case frame coupled to the base frame at one edge by a hinge, the fan case frame being arranged to:
• i) rotate about an axis of the hinge between abutting the base frame and being perpendicular to the base frame, and ii) tilt about a yaw axis perpendicular to the hinge, the yaw axis being located in a plane of the fan case frame, the fan case frame including a coupling arrangement configured to couple, in use, a fan case of a gas turbine engine to the fan case frame, the coupling arrangement being arranged to rotate about a roll axis perpendicular to the axis of the hinge, the roll axis being disposed through the plane of the fan case frame and being centrally located through the coupling arrangement;
• rotate and tilt the fan case frame to align the fan case and core engine;
• translate at least one of the core engine and the fan case into axial abutment;
• couple the fan case and the core engine to reassemble the gas turbine engine;
• and
• decouple the fan case from the fan stand.