Aircraft Power plant and Maintenance Syllabus Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Regulation 2010
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To provide understanding of powerplant configuration. |
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To familiarize with different types of indicating system of piston engine and turbine engine. |
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Give ideas and knowledge on servicing and maintenance of piston engine and turbine engine. |
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To give the ideas and knowledge on inspection and repair of piston engine and turbine engine. |
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Make understanding of disassembly and assembly of piston engine and turbine engine. |
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To give understanding of preservation, de-preservation and storage of piston engine and turbine engine. |
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To give understanding about troubleshooting and overhaul of piston engine and turbine engine. |
Short Description:
Introduction to the power plant configuration including indicating system, servicing, maintenance, inspection, repair, disassembly, assembly, testing, trouble shooting, preservation, de-preservation, storage and overhaul of both reciprocating engine propeller and turbine engine.
Detail Description
Theory:
Reciprocating Engine
- General/ Introduction
- Introduction to engine service life
2.1 Determination of service life of Reciprocating Engine
2.1.1 Manufacturer’s recommended Time Between Overhaul (TBO)
2.1.2 Define Attrition Factors
2.1.2.1 Describe wear
2.1.2.2 Describe corrosion
2.1.2.3 Introduce improper maintenance
2.2 Classification of servicing
2.2.1 Inspection procedure
2.2.1.1 Preflight inspection
2.2.1.2 Fifty hour inspection
2.2.1.2 .1 Describe ignition system maintenance
2.2.1.2.2 Describe fuel & induction system maintenance
2.2.1.2.3 Describe lubrication system maintenance
2.2.1.2.4 Describe exhaust system maintenance
2.2.1.2.5 Describe cooling system maintenance
2.2.1.2.6 Cylinders maintenance and inspection
2.2.1.2 .7 Turbocharger maintenance and inspection
2.2.1.3 Introduce Hundred Hours inspection
2.2.1.3.1 Preliminary paper work
2.2.1.3.2 Pre-inspection run-up
2.2.1.3.3 Describe compression check
2.2.1.3.4 Narrate lubrication system inspection
2.2.1.3.5 Describe ignition system inspection
2.2.1.3 .6 Introduce to fuel system inspection
2.2.1.3.7 Induction system inspection
2.2.1.3.8 Exhaust system inspection
2.2.1.3. 9 Turbocharger inspection
2.2.1.3.10 Cooling system inspection
2.2.1.3.11 Electrical system inspection
2.2.1.3.12 Accessories & Control inspection
2.2.1.3.13 Post Inspection run-up and record
- Understanding of Overhaul
3.1 Top overhaul
3.2 Major overhaul
3.3 Recommendations
- Understanding of Major Overhaul
4.1 Disassembly
4.2 Cleaning
4.3 Inspection
4.4 Assembling
- Understanding of Repair
5.1 Crankcase
5.2 Crankshaft
5.3 Cylinders
5.4 valves and valve spring
5.5 Piston & piston rings
5.6 Connecting rod
5.7 Camshaft
5.8 Valve operating mechanism
- Understanding of Reassembly
6.1 Cylinders
6.2 Piston & rings
6.3 Crankshaft
6.4 Crankcase
6.5 Final assembly
- Understanding of Testing
7.1 Test facilities
7.2 Preparation
7.3 Run
7.4 Installation and test flight
- Understanding of Engine Troubleshooting
8.1 Engine is hard to start
8.2 Engine fails to start
8.3 Does not develop full static RPM
8.4 Does not develop rated power
8.5 Low engine oil pressure
8.6 High oil consumption
8.7 High cylinder head temperature
8.8 Low engine fuel pressure
8.9 High engine fuel pressure
8.10 High engine manifold pressure
Turbine Engine
- Understanding of Inspection & Maintenance
9.1 Describe types of maintenance
9.1.1 Line maintenance
9.1.1.1 Foreign Object Damage (FOD)
9.1.1.2 Compressor field cleaning
9.1.1.3 Scheduled line maintenance
9.1.1.4 Unscheduled line maintenance
9.1.2 Heavy/Shop maintenance
9.1.2.1 Power plant removal
9.1.2.2 Shop maintenance
9:1.3 Cold & Hot section maintenance
9.1.3.1 Compressor repair
9.1.3.2 Stator vane and compressor case repairs
9.1.4 Combustion section visual inspection & repair
9.1.5 Turbine and exhaust section inspection
9.1.6 Turbine case & wheel inspection
9.2 Creep & untwist inspection
9.3 Marking of parts inspection
- Understanding of Bearing and Seals
10.1.1 Describe bearing handling and maintenance
10.1.2 Magnetism check
10.1.3 Bearing installation
- Understanding of Power Plant Installation
11.1 Configuration of firewalls
11.2 Cowlings, acoustic panels
11.3 Engine mounts
11.4 Engine hoses, pipes, feeders, connectors.
11.5 Wiring looms, control cables & rods.
11.6 Lifting points and drains
Turbine Engine Maintenance
- Understanding of Maintenance
12.1 Describe Modular Engine Maintenance
12.2 Test cell maintenance
12.3 Run data
12.3.1 Corrected RPM
12.3.2 Corrected EGT
12.3.3 Corrected fuel flow
12.3.4 Corrected mass flow
12.3.5 Time Before Overhaul (TBO)
- Understanding of Engine Monitoring and Ground Operation
13.1 Procedure for starting & engine run-up
13.2 Interpretation of engine power output & parameters
13.2.1 Normal operating procedures
13.2.1.1 Pre-start inspection
13.2.1.2 Procedure to engine start
13.2.1.3 Instrument check during starting cycle
13.2.1.4 Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT)
13.2.2 Typical high power check
13.2.3 Normal shutdown procedure
13.2.4 Emergency shutdown procedure
13.2.5 Engine hung start
13.3 Air start procedure
- Understanding of Engine Storage & Preservation
14.1 Long-term storage of engine and its accessories with all systems
14.2 Short-term storage of engine and its accessories with all systems
14.3 De-preservations of engine and its accessories with all systems
- Understanding of Troubleshooting Procedure
Propeller
- Understanding of Propeller Storage and Preservation
15.1 Describe CAA, CAIP’s recommendations’
15.2 Describe propeller preservation (In situ)
15.3 Long-term storage procedure
15.3.1 Describe Long-term storage of controllable pitch propellers
15.3.2 Long-term storage of governors & accumulators
15.4 Short-term storage
15.4.1 Short-term storage of controllable pitch propellers
15.4.2 Short-term storage of governors & accumulators
15.5 Propeller de-preservations
Practical
Detail Description:
- Show skills in removal & installation of an engine from the aircraft.
- Show skills in identify the mounting points of the engine.
- Show skills in removal & installation of the panels of engine during maintenance.
- Identity and distinguish different gauges/indicators of the engine.
- Show skills in servicing methods of engine.
- Show skills in documenting different types of engine maintenance records.
- Show skills in identifying of different inspection methods of engine.
- Show skills in repair, assembly & disassembly methods
- Show skills in preservation, de-preservation & storage methods of engine & its components.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Jet Engine Rolls Royals.
- A & P Technician power plant text book.
- Aircraft gas turbine engine technology third edition by – Irwine. E. Treager.
- Aircraft reciprocating engines. By Dale Crane
- FAA-H-8083-32: AMT Handbook: Engine, Volume 1&2
