AMWA Flashcards
What is another term for the wing of an aircraft?
Mainplane
Which major assembly provides stability for the aircraft?
Empennage
(vertical stabiliser and horizontal stabiliser)
Which primary flight control causes the nose to pitch up and / or down?
Elevators
Where are the ailerons fitted?
Outboard trailing edge of main plane
Where are flaps attached?
Leading or trailing edge of the wing
List the secondary flight controls?
- Flaps
- Trim tabs
- Speed brake
What are the two terms used for the assembly that supports the aircraft on the ground?
- Undercarriages
- Landing gear system
Which maintenance quality process ensures that a task or component confirms to a prescribed standard?
Quality inspections
- Trades person
- Trade supervisor
Independent Maintenance Inspections
Why are quality inspections used in aviation maintenance?
Reduce the likelihood of errors
Who is responsible for inspection of the entire maintenance task?
Trade supervisor
What is inspection of a discrete tasks on SCIS called?
IMI - independent maintenance inspection
Provide 2 examples of safety critical systems?
- Oxygen system
- Emergency systems
Flight / engines / undercarriage controls
What could a file mark, corrosion, or scratches in metal cause?
- Stress raiser - increase metal fatigue
- Lead to structural Failure and Deterioration
Metal fatigue is the loss of original strength and reliability of a metal after a period of service. This may be expressed as the failure of a metal after repeated applications of a cycle of stress
What maintenance program is used to detect faults before major factors?
- Aircraft inspection program
- Operational Maintenance (OM)
Deeper Maintenance (DM).
How does an aircraft’s age affect maintenance?
Additional inspections to managed the structural fatigue of the aircraft:
- Increased maintenance requirements
- Generally unscheduled servicing is likely to occur more
As the age of the aircraft increases, the maintenance increases to match
What are 4 possible outcomes that inspections of an ageing aircraft may produce?
- Revised ageing aircraft policy
- Change in flight parameters of the aircraft (limitations)
- Change in designed role of the aircraft
Change in the configuration of the aircraft.
Which OEM system enables you to quickly identify the location of a component?
Original equipment management
Aircraft reference numbering system
Where is the datum for fuselage stations usually located?
- Station zero
- The forward portion of the fuselage
- To the left is negative, to the right is positive
Which maintenance regime requires a product or part to be periodically inspected or checked against a standard to see whether it can remain in service, rather than being removed and disassembled?
On condition maintenance - scheduled maintenance
What is the broad term used for maintenance performed on an aircraft on an unplanned basis?
Unscheduled maintenance
What is the broad term used for maintenance performed on an aircraft on a planned basis?
Scheduled maintenance
What type of component is an overhaul conducted on?
MMI - maintenance managed item
What are the 4 aircraft servicing categories?
- Operational
- Routine
- Special
- Storage