Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Inspect and repair a radial engine.
- Overhaul reciprocating engines.
- Inspect, check, service, and repair reciprocating engines and engine installations.
- Install, troubleshoot, and remove reciprocating engines
- Overhaul turbine engine.
- Inspect, check, service and repair turbine engines and engine installations.
- Install, troubleshoot and remove turbine engines.
- Perform Powerplant conformity and airworthiness inspections
- Troubleshoot, service, and repair electrical and mechanical fluid rate-of-flow indicating systems.
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and mechanical engine temperature, pressure and r.p.m indicating systems.
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair engine fire detection and extinguishing systems
- Repair engine electrical system components.
- Install, check, and service electrical wiring, controls, switches, indicators, and protective devices
- Identify and select lubricants.
- Repair engine lubrication system components.
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair engine lubrication systems.
- Overhaul magneto and ignition harness.
- Inspect service, troubleshoot, and repair reciprocating and turbine engine ignition systems and components.
- Inspect service, troubleshoot, and repair turbine electrical and pneumatic starting systems.
- Troubleshoot and adjust turbine engine fuel metering systems and electronic engine controls
- Overhaul carburetor
- Repair engine fuel metering system components.
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair reciprocating and turbine engine fuel metering systems.
- Repair engine fuel system components.
- Inspect, check, service, and repair engine fuel systems
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair engine ice and rain control systems.
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair heat exchangers, superchargers, and turbine engine airflow and temperature control systems.
- Inspect, check, service, and repair carburetor air intake and induction manifolds.
- Repair engine cooling system components.
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair engine cooling systems.
- Repair engine exhaust system components.
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair engine exhaust systems.
- Troubleshoot and repair engine thrust reverser systems and related components.
- Inspect, check, service, and repair propeller synchronizing and ice control systems.
- Identify and select propeller lubricants.
- Balance propellers.
- Repair propeller control system components.
- Inspect, check, service and repair fixed pitch, constant-speed, and feathering propellers, and propeller governing systems.
- Install, troubleshoot, and remove propellers.
- Repair aluminum alloy propeller blades.
- Inspect and troubleshoot unducted fan systems and components
- Inspect, check, service, and troubleshoot turbine-driven auxiliary power units
Institutional Outcomes
IO1 Communication: Students will be able to identify and explain a variety of airframe and/or powerplant systems and components as evaluated by the completion of the FAA written, oral and practical exams
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
Course Content Outline
- Powerplant Theory and Maintenance
- Reciprocating Engines
- Turbine Engines
- Engine Inspection
- Powerplant Systems and Components
- Engine Instrument Systems
- Engine Fire Protection Systems
- Engine Electrical Systems.
- Lubrication Systems
- Ignition and Starting Systems
- Fuel Metering Systems.
- Engine Fuel Systems
- Induction and Engine Airflow Systems.
- Engine Cooling Systems
- Engine Exhaust and Reverser Systems
- Propellers
- Unducted Fans
- Auxiliary Power Plants