This course is designed to provide the students with an understanding of aircraft water and waste systems. This course is also designed to provide the students with an understanding of the principles of various airframe inspections.
Prerequisites
Prior to enrolling in any Airframe courses, students must be complete with (or on track to complete) the General curriculum of Big Bend Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology, or otherwise complete with the requirements necessary to take the FAA written, oral, and practical exams for General as verified by the instructors of BBCC AMT.
This course is designed to teach and prepare students for the FAA Airframe Mechanic written, oral, and practical exams, specifically those parts of the exams that pertain to aircraft water/waste systems and airframe inspections.
Program Outcome PO4 Applies to this course: Students will be able to identify and explain FAA rules/regulations, as well as describe, identify components of, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of airframe and powerplant systems.
IO1, Communication: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively within a workplace context.
IO2, Quantitative Reasoning: Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to the profession.
IO3, Human Relations/ Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
During this course, the students will receive training in areas pertaining to flight controls and metallic structures using various methods of instruction, such as classroom lectures and lab projects. Knowledge items and skills taught in this course include, but is not limited to:
- Identifying components of and operational characteristics of aircraft water and waste systems.
- Explaining various servicing tasks for water and waste systems.
- Identifying and mitigating risks associated with water and waste systems.
- Explaining requirements of various inspections required by federal regulations.
- Explaining different requirements of maintenance recording required by federal regulations.
- Locating data pertinent to the inspection of airframes, such as airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and instructions for continued airworthiness.
- Identifying components requiring special inspections.
- Demonstrating the ability to conduct a check of the airframe records to verify compliance with various inspections.
- Explaining the difference between approved and acceptable data, and when the use of one or the other is required.
- Demonstrating an understanding of life-limited components and the regulations/practices associated with their use.
- Identifying and mitigating risks associated with performing airframe inspections.