AE3002 Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices Syllabus:
AE3002 Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
• To carryout aircraft ground handling procedure.
• To understand about the ground servicing of the various aircraft subsystem
• To understand the procedure of aircraft system maintenance and safety.
• To understand the importance of periodic inspection of aircraft.
• To understand the specification of aircraft hardware components and its materials.
UNIT I AIRCRAFT GROUND HANDLING AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Mooring, jacking, leveling and towing operations – Preparation – Equipment – precautions – Engine starting procedures – Piston engine, turboprops and turbojets – Engine fire extinguishing – Ground power unit.
UNIT II GROUND SERVICING OF VARIOUS SUB SYSTEMS
Air conditioning and pressurization – Oxygen and oil systems – Ground units and their maintenance.
UNIT III MAINTENANCE OF SAFETY AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PROCESSES
Shop safety – Environmental cleanliness – Precautions- Hand tools – Precision instruments – Special tools and equipments in an airplane maintenance shop – Identification terminology
UNIT IV INSPECTION
Process – Purpose – Types – Inspection intervals – Techniques – Checklist – Special inspection – Publications, bulletins, various manuals – FAR Air worthiness directives – Type certificate Data sheets – ATA Specifications
UNIT V AIRCRAFT HARDWARE, MATERIALS, SYSTEM PROCESSES
Specification and correct use of various aircraft hardware (i.e. nuts, bolts, rivets, screws) – American and British systems of specifications – Threads, gears, bearings, – Drills, tapes and reamers – Identification of all types of fluid line fittings. Materials, metallic and non-metallic Plumbing connectors – Cables – Swaging procedures, tests, Advantages of swaging over splicing.
TOTAL :45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Student can able to
CO1: Explain the various ground support system for aircraft operations
CO2: Illustrate the ground servicing of critical aircraft systems
CO3: Inspect the aircraft by considering the FAA airworthiness regulations and the check list.
CO4: Apply the maintenance procedures to the aircraft subsystem and equipment’s
CO5: Explain the specifications standards of aircraft hardware systems and materials.
TEXT BOOK
1. Kroes Watkins Delp, “Aircraft Maintenance and Repair”, McGraw Hill, New York, 1993
REFERENCES
1. A&P Mechanics, “Aircraft Hand Book”, F A A Himalayan Book House, New Delhi, 1996
2. A&P Mechanics,” General Hand Book”, F A A Himalayan Bok House, New Delhi, 1996