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AVM 219 - Airframe Inspections

2 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
1 lecture periods 3 lab periods
Conformity inspections of airframes. Includes inspections of incoming spare parts and stock items, airframe and equipment conformity inspections, airframe and systems airworthiness and conformity inspections, conformity inspections of installed equipment, annual and 100-hour inspections of small aircraft, including research of all pertinent inspection documents, service or maintenance manuals, type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, service bulletins and additional instructions for continued airworthiness, inspection procedures for large aircraft work orders, non-routine job cards used by local aviation maintenance companies.

Prerequisite(s): AVM 114  
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft inspection requirements
  2. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft documents
  3. Demonstrate common processes/procedures associated with maintenance inspection processes
Outline:
  1. Aircraft Structures
  2. Major Structural Stresses
  3. Fixed-Wing Aircraft
    1. Fuselage
    2. Pressurization
  4. Wings
    1. Wing Configurations
    2. Wing Structure
    3. Wing Spars
    4. Wing Ribs
    5. Wing Skin
    6. Nacelles
  5. Empennage
  6. Flight Control Surfaces
    1. Primary Flight Control Surfaces
    2. Dual Purpose Flight Control Surfaces
    3. Secondary or Auxiliary Control Surfaces
    4. Other Wing Features
  7. Landing Gear
    1. Tail Wheel Gear Configuration
    2. Tricycle Gear Configuration
  8. Maintaining the Aircraft
    1. Location Numbering Systems
    2. Access and Inspection Panels
  9. Helicopter Structures
    1. Airframe
    2. Fuselage
    3. Landing Gear or Skids
    4. Powerplant and Transmission
    5. Main Rotor System
    6. Fully Articulated Rotor System
    7. Antitorque System
    8. Controls
  10. Aircraft Inspection
    1. Purpose of Inspection Programs
    2. Perform an Airframe Conformity and Airworthiness Inspection
    3. Required Inspections
    4. Annual and 100-Hour Inspections
    5. Other Aircraft Inspection and Maintenance Programs
  11. Inspection Requirements Under 14 CFR Part 91
  12. Maintenance Recordkeeping Requirements Under 14 CFR Part 43
  13. Identification of Life-Limited parts and their Replacement interval
  14. Corrosion Types and Identification

Effective Term:
Fall 2024