AE3001 Airframe Maintenance and Repair Syllabus:
AE3001 Airframe Maintenance and Repair Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
➢ To make the students to understand the Airframe components and the tools used to maintain the components. Defect investigation, methods to carry out investigation and the detailed maintenance and practice procedures.
UNIT I MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
Equipments used in welding shop and their maintenance – Ensuring quality welds – Welding jigs and fixtures – Soldering and brazing – laser welding. Sheet metal repair and maintenance: Selection of materials; Repair schemes; Fabrication of replacement patches; Tools – power/hand; Repair techniques; Peening – Close tolerance fasteners; Sealing compounds; forming/shaping; Calculation of weight of completed repair; Effect of weight – change on surrounding structure. Sheet metal inspection – N.D.T. Riveted repair design – Damage investigation – Reverse engineering.
UNIT II PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES IN AIRCRAFT
Review of types of plastics used in airplanes – Maintenance and repair of plastic components – Repair of cracks and holes – various repairs schemes – Scopes. Cleaning of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) materials prior to repair; Break test – Repair Schemes; FRP/honeycomb sandwich materials; laminated FRP structural members and skin panels; Tools/equipment; Vacuum-bag process. Special precautions – Autoclaves
UNIT III AIRCRAFT JACKING, ASSEMBLY AND RIGGING
Airplane jacking and weighing and C.G. Location. Balancing of control surfaces – Inspection maintenance. Helicopter flight controls. Tracking and balancing of main rotor.
UNIT IV REVIEW OF HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM
Trouble shooting and maintenance practices – Service and inspection – Inspection and maintenance of landing gear systems. – Inspection and maintenance of air-conditioning and pressurization system, water and waste system. Installation and maintenance of Instruments – handling – Testing – Inspection. Inspection and maintenance of auxiliary systems – Rain removal system – Position and warning system – Auxiliary Power Units (APUs).
UNIT V SAFETY PRACTICES
Hazardous materials storage and handling, Aircraft furnishing practices – Equipments. Trouble shooting. Theory and practices.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
CO1: Identify and apply the principles of function and safe operation to aircraft as per FAA
CO2: Describe general airframe structural repairs, the structural repair manual and structural control programme.
CO3: Explain the nature of airframe structural component inspection, corrosion repair and non-destructive inspection
CO4: Evaluate aircraft component disassembly, reassembly and troubleshooting
CO5: Identify, install, inspect, fabricate and repair aircraft sheet metal and synthetic, material structures.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Kroes, Watkins, Delp, “Aircraft Maintenance and Repair”, McGraw Hill, New York, 1992.
REFERENCES:
1. Brimm D.J. Bogges H.E., “Aircraft Maintenance”, Pitman Publishing corp., New York, 1940.
2. Delp. Bent and Mckinely “Aircraft Maintenance Repair”, McGraw Hill, New York, 1987.
3. Larry Reithmeir, “Aircraft Repair Manual”, Palamar Books, Marquette, 1992.