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Selection of Aviation Maintenance Technicians
Published in Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, Todd P. Hubbard, Ray King, Pilot Selection, 2019
Basic training requirements to become a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified AMT in the United States, involve prior practical experience or successful completion of an FAA-approved program, written exams, an oral examination, and practical test for each certification (airframe, powerplant, and general) (Federal Aviation Administration, 2001; FAA, 2018). Completion of the AMT certification process should provide some perspective on the inherent characteristics and traits of those who obtain this certification. Aircraft maintenance personnel comprise an important part of the aviation safety system. Aircraft reliability is predicated on proper structural and systems preservation necessary to maintain airworthiness, placing maintenance technicians in a critical safety role.
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Published in Milica Kalić, Slavica Dožić, Danica Babić, Introduction to the Air Transport System, 2022
Milica Kalić, Slavica Dožić, Danica Babić
It should be noted that airlines develop their own maintenance program, which must comply with the recommendations and requirements requested by manufacturers and regulatory bodies. There are four types of aircraft maintenance: routine scheduled maintenance (airframe and engine checks), nonroutine maintenance (structural fatigue repair and corrosion control, performed as a result of unforeseen events, such as an accident or accidental event, or in response to an airworthiness directive), refurbishments (cabin upgrades and exterior painting), and modifications
Hybrid Human Error Assessment Approach for Critical Aircraft Maintenance Practice in the Training Aircraft
Published in The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 2022
Ebru Yazgan, Elif Kılıç Delice
Aircraft maintenance practices consist of tasks such as removing, installing, controlling, adjusting, repairing, servicing, refueling, and so on, to restore or keep any part in working condition. Thanks to the maintenance activities, the flights are carried out safely, the reliability of the aircraft increases, and the aircraft is used effectively. Maintenance is usually perfomed on the aircraft in line or in the hangar. The elevator maintenance considered in this study is performed in the hangar. This step involves defining the task related to the selected critical aircraft maintenance practice, which includes the MTs and STs in a training aircraft. This is done in line with the HTA where the MTs are divided into STs. Thus, HEP values for each substep will give a final HEP value for main activities and human reliability can be estimated. Table 4 shows the HTA of elevator maintenance practice for the Cessna 172 Series aircraft type. The maintenance tasks involve removal, installation, and control adjustment and testing of the elevator discussed in the study. As seen in Table 4, the elevator maintenance practice consists of 3 MTs and 15 STs under the MTs.