Apr 18, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

AVT 1040 - Fundamentals of Aircraft Maintenance



Clock Hours: 94

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
The students will become acquainted with airplane by being introduced to basic airplane parts, controls, instruments, and dynamics. The student is then introduced to modern aircraft structural materials, material processes, such as heat treating, corrosion control and non-destructive testing. The student will also make aircraft drawings and sketches, be expected to extract information from blueprints, schematics, and graphics.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students successfully completing the course will be able to:

Training

Level

(2)         1.  Use aircraft drawing, symbols, and system schematics

(3)         2.  Draw sketches of repairs and alterations.

(3)         3.  Use blueprint information

(3)         4.  Use graphs and charts.

(1)         5.  Identify and select appropriate nondestructive testing methods.

(2)         6.  Perform dye penetrant, eddy current, ultrasonic, & magnetic particle inspections.

(1)         7.  Perform basic heat-treating processes.

(3)         8.  Inspect and check welds.

(3)         9.  Identify and select cleaning materials.

(3)        10.  Inspect, identify, remove, & treat aircraft corrosion and perform aircraft cleaning.