What are the duties and

responsibilities of an aircraft
mechanic?
 Service and Maintain A/C and Preventive
Maintenance
 Performs Inspection
 Performs Operations Maintenance on
Ground Equipment
 Perform Duties as an A/C Mechanics
What is servicing?
 Servicing includes cleanup, lubrication,
adjustment, alignment, calibration,
replacement, or replenishment (of
consumables) to prolong an asset's
useful life, prevent its breakdown, and
keep it capable of performing its
intended function within its design
specifications.
What is inspection?

 An inspection is, most generally, an

organized examination or formal evaluation
exercise. In engineering activities inspection
involves the measurements, tests,
and gauges applied to certain characteristics in
regard to an object or activity. The results are
usually compared to specified requirements and
standards for determining whether the item or
activity is in line with these targets, often with
a Standard Inspection Procedure in place to
ensure consistent checking. Inspections are
usually non-destructive.
GSE
 Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the
support equipment found at an airport,
usually on the ramp, the servicing area by
the terminal. This equipment are used to
service the aircraft between flights. As the
name suggests, ground support equipment
are there to support the operations
of aircraft whilst on the ground. The role of
this equipment generally involves ground
power operations, aircraft mobility, and
cargo/passenger loading operations.
Other duties of an aircraft
mechanic

 The mechanics responsibility is to

remove and replace parts, trouble shoot
systems, isolate faults in the system by
following the Fault Isolation Manual(FIM)
and restore systems for their intended
use.
3 types of inspection.
Detailed inspection.
General visual inspection.
Special detailed inspection.
General visual inspection
 A visual examination of an interior or
exterior area, installation or assembly to
detect OBVIOUS damage, failure or
irregularity. This level of inspection is
made from within touching distance
unless otherwise specified. A mirror may
be necessary to ensure visual access to
all surface in the inspection area.
General visual inspection.
 This level of inspection is made under
normally available lighting conditions
such as daylight, hangar lighting,
flashlight or drop-light and may be
require removal or opening of access
panels or doors. Stands ladders or
platforms may be required to gain
proximity to the area being checked.
Detailed inspection
 An intensive examination of a specific
item, installation or assembly to detect
damage, failure or irregularity. Available
lighting is normally supplemented with a
direct source of good lighting at an
intensity deemed appropriate. Inspection
aids such as mirrors, magnifying glass
etc. may be necessary. Surface cleaning
and elaborate access procedures may
be required.
Special detailed inspection(SDI)
 An extensive examination of a specific
item, installation, or assembly to detect
damage, failure or irregularity. The
examination is likely to make extensive
use of specialized inspection techniques
and/or equipment. Intricate cleaning and
substantial access or disassembly
procedure may be required.
Non-destructive testing
 NDT is a special detailed inspection.

 non-destructive testing is a wide group

of analysis techniques used in science
and technology industry to evaluate the
properties of a material, component or
system without causing damage.
 Why Nondestructive?
 Test piece too precious to be destroyed
 Test piece to be reuse after inspection
 Test piece is in service
 For quality control purpose
 Something you simply cannot do harm
to, e.g. fetus in mother’s uterus
THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. Sections 119.49 and
121.135(b) require you to
have maintenance time limitations, also called a maintenance
schedule. These same rules permit you to use standards for
determining your maintenance time limitations, which are the
regulatory basis of FAA-approved reliability programs. The
maintenance time limitations set out the what, how, and when of
your scheduled maintenance effort. Although in the past the
schedule included only basic overhaul limits and other general
requirements, today it includes a specific list of each individual
maintenance task and its associated interval. The regulations
are broad enough to permit you to organize all of these
individual tasks into a series of integrated scheduled work
packages of your own design that provide a continuous
succession of necessary or desirable scheduled maintenance
tasks for your entire airplane.
scheduled maintenance vs
unscheduled maintenance
 a. Scheduled Maintenance. Scheduled maintenance
consists of all the individual maintenance tasks
performed according to the maintenance time
limitations, also called a maintenance schedule. Your
scheduled maintenance activities should include
procedural instructions for the maintenance tasks and
procedures for recording the results of the inspections,
checks, tests, and other maintenance. Your procedures
should also provide for time-related activities such as
recurring ADs, Certification Maintenance Requirements
(CMR), and life-limited parts retirement.
 Unscheduled Maintenance
Unscheduled maintenance includes procedures,
instructions, and standards for maintenance that
occurs on an unscheduled or unforeseen basis. A
need for unscheduled maintenance may result from
scheduled maintenance tasks, pilot reports, or
unforeseen events, such as high-load events, hard
or overweight landings, tail strikes, ground damage,
lightning strikes, or an engine over-temperature. In
your maintenance manual, you should include
instructions and standards for accomplishing and
recording unscheduled maintenance.
sample scheduled inspections
 Preflight & Postflight - Check Performed
Every Flight Day
 DAILY CHECKS
 WEEKLY CHECKS
 I-Inspection - A one-time inspection to be
performed at the first 200 hours +/-20 hours of
operations after delivery from the factory.
 A-Inspection - To be performed every 200 +/-
20 hours after the I-Spection.
sample scheduled inspections
 B-Inspection To be performed every
400 +/-20 hours after the first 200 hour I-
Inspection.
 C-Inspection To be performed every
1,200 +/-20 hours after the first 200 hour
I-Inspection.
 D-Inspection To be performed every
5,000 hours +/-20 hours and 2,400
hours +/-20 hours thereafter.
PRE FLIGHT INSPECTION
 Pre-Flight Inspection. A thorough check
of an aircraft prior to flying it to ensure
that it is airworthy and safe. A proper
pre-flight should include checking that all
control surfaces are solidly attached, as
well as items such as the propeller,
spinner, landing gear, linkages, etc.
POST FLIGHT INSPECTIONS
 The post-flight inspection is
accomplished after each flight or ground
operation of the aircraft. The post-flight
inspection is mainly a check for obvious
defects (hydraulic, fuel, and oil leakage
or structural damage), and to detect
degradation that may have occurred
during the previous flight.
Daily checks
 This is the lowest scheduled check, also called post-flight check,
maintenance pre-flight check, service check, and overnight check. It
is an inspection of an aircraft for obvious damage and deterioration
of its general condition and security. It also reviews the aircraft log
for discrepancies and corrective action.

 Daily checks require specific equipment and tools to ensure an

airplane remains airworthy. Usually daily checks are performed
every 24 or 48 hours of accumulated flight time. Some of the daily
check items include
 Tail skid shock strut pop-up indicator
 Fluid levels
 General security and cleanliness of the flight deck
 Emergency equipment
Weekly checks
Our technicians fill or change oils and fluids,
such as hydraulic fluid, starter oil, engine oil
and generator drive fluids. Apart from that,
our specialists inspect the general visual
condition of airframe systems, landing gear,
and the power plant. All external and
internal lights are checked, and a self-test is
run on the A/C. If required, tires are
changed and fluids replenished in hydraulic
and engine oil systems.
Transit checks

 Between flights, our line technicians perform

a transit check of the airplane at the airport
ramp. This includes a walk-around inspection
of the airplane for obvious damage, required
servicing, correction of discrepancies, and
operational tasks specified for the airplane.
Our qualified ground personnel carries out a
visual pre-flight walk-around of the airplane,
and the flight crew completes a pre-flight
checklist from the flight deck. Together, these
precautions should help ensure the
airworthiness of the airplane.
sample of unscheduled
inspections
 Unscheduled Inspection

 1 Hard or Overweight Landing

 2 Air Turbuland (Including Servere
Maneuvers)
 3 Lighting Strike
 4 Foreign Object Damage Checks
 5 High Drag/Slide Load Imbalance
 6 Air-Speed (Over Speed) Limitaitons
Exceeded
 7 Towing Mishaps