Curriculum and Topic Guide for Review of Acceptable Basic Training

Curriculum and Topic Guide for Review of Acceptable Basic TrainingAWM 566 - Appendix C

This guidance material is designed to provide an overview of the theoretical training objectives required by STD 566 - Appendix C; and may be used when reviewing documentation in support of the basic training requirements of 566.03(4)(b) and 566.07(2). Personnel reviewing basic training documentation may indicate the number of hours associated with each training area in the column provided (HOURS).

Small and Large Aircraft Maintenance Training Standard

• Identify the different classes of fires and suitable extinguishers

• Tasks utilizing the proper selection and use of hand and power tools.

• corrosion, NDT; inspection processes

• Servicing systems; ground support equipment; storage/grooming

• hardware; MIL, NAS standards; traceability, requisitioning, quarantine and bonded stores.

• theory of flight, speed of sound, aerodynamic loads, and high speed flight

• theory of flight, coriolis effect, auto-rotational characteristics

• Mechanical/servo powered flight control system/components; Cables, fittings, Incidence, symmetry checks and adjustments

• drive train; gear installation, bearings and seals; flight control systems/rigging; Vibration; Landing gear systems; Rotor tracking/balancing; Inspection requirements;

• structural/non-structural repair; special fasteners; scratch inspection; sealant.

• Structural members; floats, hulls, skis, stabilizers, wings, engine mounts, cowlings and fuselages; sheet metal, composite, fabric, wood; inspection, repairs

• Reinforcement fibers, matrix materials, core materials, composite safety, Inspection, damage assessment and repair

• inspection, repair, servicing and installation, damage assessment, handling and storage

• energy, work and horsepower; two stroke & Otto cycle

• engine cooling; lubricating oil; Lubrication systems

• crankshaft, connecting rods, bearings, pistons, cylinders, accessory/ propeller gearing, valves and valve train, crankcase

• fuel and fuel/air metering systems; Carburetion, Induction system; turbocharger control systems.

• engine ignition systems.

• Run-in procedures; testing and troubleshooting; engine inhibiting.

• operation; thrust/torque; noise suppression; turboshaft/prop/jet/fan engines; engine systems (fuel, lubrication, ignition, air, exhaust)

• electronic & hydro-mechanical control, pneumatic control, governors, manifolds and nozzles, heaters, filters, system indication, flow pressure and temperature

• low tension (glow plugs), high tension (capacitive discharge), auto re-light.

• components; air turbine/electrical starters (motor and starter-generator); Inspection, servicing

• Rigging; Adjustments of fuel controls; FADEC systems

• sump/scavenge/pressure pumps, oil filters, bearings, seals, pressure regulator, separators, coolers, jets; Contamination monitoring system; chip detectors, filters

• thrust reverse,/vectoring systems

• anti-ice/de-ice, bleed valves/air, case cooling/heating, control air, temperature and pressure regulation, filters

• speed/temperature/pressure indication, flow metering, fault detection, oil quantity/power/engine pressure ratio/torque/vibration indication/built in test equipment (BITE) systems

• accessories; accessory drives, gear reduction systems, fault detection, chip detectors, filter attachment, torque measurement system, gear types

• water methanol injection systems.

• Handling/safety precautions; trend monitoring, power checks; vibration analysis; engine start and shut down procedure; compressor wash; ground running

• fixed/controllable pitch, constant speed; governors, synchronizers, feathering/ unfeathering/auto feather; reversing, indication: speed/torque sensing, blade angle; installation, maintenance, disassembly/reassembly

• Safety precautions; high pressure bottles/accumulators; fluid and system components; multiple and integrated systems; maintenance.

• operation, components, maintenance and servicing: temperature regulation, pressure control, flow control, sources and common applications

• standard fittings and hardware identification systems.

• assemblies;retracion/anti-retraction; hydraulic/mechanical, emergency extension systems; Anti-skid systems; automatic/emergency braking systems; indicating systems; Mechanical and powered steering systems; air ground sensing systems.

• cabin pressure, pressurization, satey percautions, functional testing; heating, cooling, ventilation systems, oxygen systems

• types, properties and additives; system configurations and component functions

• ice detection systems; Anti-ice and de-ice systems; Rain repellent systems.

• emergency lighting systems; ELTs - Underwater Locating Devices (ULDs); inspecting, installing, testing; Flotation device types, inspection and servicing; Emergency breathing apparatus.

• fire detection, suppression, extinguishing systems and safety precautions including installed and portable.

• Magnetism/electromagnetism, induction, voltage, current, resistance; circuits, switches, relays, fuses, circuit breakers; capacitors, capacitance, diodes, transistors; DC motors and generators

• current, capacitors, alternators; multimeters and oscilloscopes; inductors, inductance; transformers, capacitance; reactance, impedance, Resonant circuits; Voltage regulation, Inverters; Power conversion methods

• symbols; circuits (control/protection): indication, monitoring, lighting; batteries; generators; alternators; constant speed drives, inverters; motors; synchros; test equipment, Wiring practices; Light & large electrical power distribution systems (single/multi engine).

• VSI; vacuum pump system; Electrical flight, indicating instruments; installation/ marking, Testing; pitot/static instruments; Altimeters, Airspeed indicators, Air data computers (ADC); gyro instruments; navigation

• antennas; transmitters, receivers; Digital, HF, VHF; Selcal, Interphone systems (flight / service / passenger entertainment); ELTs; Satellite communication; Flight Management, internal/radio navigation; DF, VOR, ILS, GPS, DME, ATC transponder, WX radar, radio altimeters, TCAS, GPWS; Video displays, EFIS, EICAS, FDR, CVR; installation practices, maintenance inspections, troubleshooting

• analog/digital systems; digital data display; computer operations/functions; Aircraft digital, Air Data Computer, Flight Management, Thrust Management Systems; Systems testing and troubleshooting, Safety procedures.

• single and multiaxis autopilot, yaw damper, flight director systems; speed command, stability augmentation systems, auto throttle, thrust management, VNAV

• Calculations including conversions using:· Length: feet, inches, statute mile, nautical mile
• Velocity: feet/sec., miles/hr, knots· Volume: pints, quarts, imperial gallons, U.S. gallons
• Weight/mass: pounds, ounces
• Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius, Rankine, Calvin

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