AE2022 AIRCRAFT GENERAL ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE L T P C

PRACTICES 3 0 0 3
OBJECTIVE
To teach the students about the basic concepts of aircraft general engineering and maintenance practices.
UNIT I AIRCRAFT GROUND HANDLING AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 10
Mooring, jacking, leveling and towing operations Preparation Equipment precautions
Engine starting procedures Piston engine, turboprops and turbojets Engine fire extinguishing
Ground power unit.
UNIT II GROUND SERVICING OF VARIOUS SUB SYSTEMS 8
Air conditioning and pressurization Oxygen and oil systems Ground units and their maintenance
UNIT III MAINTENANCE OF SAFETY 5
Shop safety Environmental cleanliness Precautions
UNIT IV INSPECTION 10
Process Purpose Types Inspection intervals Techniques Checklist Special inspection
Publications, bulletins, various manuals FAR Air worthiness directives Type certificate Data sheets
ATA Specifications
UNIT V AIRCRAFT HARDWARE, MATERIALS, SYSTEM PROCESSES 12
Hand tools Precision instruments Special tools and equipments in an airplane maintenance shop
Identification terminology Specification and correct use of various aircraft hardware (i.e. nuts, bolts,
rivets, screws etc) American and British systems of specifications Threads, gears, bearings, etc
Drills, tapes and reamers Identification of all types of fluid line fittings. Materials, metallic and nonmetallic = Plumbing connectors Cables Swaging procedures, tests, Advantages of swaging over
splicing.

LESSON PLAN
Aircraft General Engineering Maintenances and Practices

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Contents
Hours
UNIT I AIRCRAFT GROUND HANDLING AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Mooring
1
Jacking
1
Leveling
1
Towing
1
Piston engine starting procedures
1
Turboprop engine starting procedures
1
Turbojet engine starting procedures
1
Fire, Types of fire, Engine fire extinguishing agents 1
Ground power unit
1
UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER DISCUSSION
UNIT II GROUND SERVICING OF VARIOUS SUB SYSTEMS
Air conditioning and pressurization
3
Oxygen and oil systems
2
Ground units and their maintenance
1
UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER DISCUSSION
UNIT III MAINTENANCE OF SAFETY
Shop safety
2
Environmental cleanliness
3
Precautions
1
UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER DISCUSSION
UNIT IV INSPECTION
Inspection
3
Checklist
1
ATA Specifications
2
FAR Air worthiness directives
2
Type certificate Data sheets
1
Special inspection
2
UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER DISCUSSION
UNIT V AIRCRAFT HARDWARE, MATERIALS, SYSTEM PROCESSES
Hand tools
1
Precision instruments
1
Special tools and equipments
1
American and British systems of specifications
1
Specification and correct use of various aircraft
1
hardware
Threads, gears, bearings, Drills, tapes and reamers
2
Identification of all types of fluid line fittings.
2
Materials, metallic and non-metallic
Plumbing connectors
2

Swaging and Splicing procedures

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UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER DISCUSSION
Total

Faculty

HOD

DEAN

45+5

PRINCIPAL