AVM 233 - Turbine Engines

1. Recall proficient knowledge of common turbine engine nomenclature
2. Recall proficient knowledge of turbine engine overhaul procedures
3. Demonstrate common processes/procedures associated with turbine engine overhaul processes

1. Gas Turbine Engines  
   1. Types and Construction
2. Air Entrance
3. Accessory Section
4. Compressor Section
   1. Compressor Types
5. Diffuser
6. Combustion Section
   1. Turbine Section
7. Exhaust Section
8. Gas Turbine Engine Bearings and Seals
9. Turboprop Engines
10. Turboshaft Engines
11. Turbofan Engines
12. Turbine Engine Operating Principles
13. Thrust
14. Gas Turbine Engine Performance
    1. Ram Recovery
15. Requirements for Turbine Engine Lubricants
    1. Turbine Oil Health and Safety Precautions 
    2. Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program
    3. Typical Wear Metals and Additives
16. Turbine Engine Lubrication Systems
17. Turbine Lubrication System Components
    1. Oil Tank
    2. Oil Pump
    3. Turbine Oil Filters
    4. Oil Pressure Regulating Valve
    5. Oil Pressure Relief Valve
    6. Oil Jets
    7. Lubrication System Instrumentation
    8. Lubrication System Breather Systems (Vents)
    9. Lubrication System Check Valve
    10. Lubrication System Thermostatic Bypass Valves
    11. Air Oil Coolers
    12. Fuel Oil Coolers 
    13. Deoiler
    14. Magnetic Chip Detectors
18. Typical Dry-Sump Pressure Regulated Turbine Lubrication System
19. Pressure System
    1. Scavenge System
    2. Breather Pressurizing System
20. Typical Dry-Sump Variable Pressure Lubrication System
    1. Pressure Subsystem
    2. Scavenger Subsystem
    3. Breather Subsystems
21. Turbine Engine Wet-Sump Lubrication System
22. Turbine Engine Oil System Maintenance
23. Turbine Engine Cooling
    1. Accessory Zone Cooling
    2. Turbine Engine Insulation Blankets
24. Turbine Engine Maintenance
    1. Compressor Section
    2. Inspection and Cleaning
    3. Causes of Blade Damage
    4. Blending and Replacement
25. Combustion Section Inspection
    1. Marking Materials for Combustion Section Parts
    2. Inspection and Repair of Combustion Chambers
    3. Fuel Nozzle and Support Assemblies
    4. Turbine Disk Inspection
    5. Turbine Blade Inspection
    6. Turbine Blade Replacement Procedure
    7. Turbine Nozzle Inlet Guide Vane Inspection
    8. Clearances
    9. Exhaust Section
    10.  
26. Engine Ratings
27. Turbine Engine Instruments
    1. Engine Pressure Ratio Indicator
    2. Torquemeter (Turboprop Engines)
    3. Tachometer
    4. Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicator (EGT)
    5. Fuel-Flow Indicator
    6. Engine Oil Pressure Indicator
    7. Engine Oil Temperature Indicator
28. Turbine Engine Operation
    1. Ground Operation Engine Fire
    2. Engine Checks
    3. Checking Takeoff Thrust
    4. Ambient Conditions
29. Engine Shutdown
30. Troubleshooting Turbine Engines
31. Turboprop Operation
    1. Troubleshooting Procedures for Turboprop Engines
32. Turbine Engine Calibration and Testing
    1. Turbine Engine Analyzer Uses
    2. Analyzer Safety Precautions 
    3. Continuity Check of Aircraft EGT Circuit
    4. Functional Check of Aircraft EGT Circuit
    5. EGT Indicator Check
    6. Resistance and Insulation Check
    7. Tachometer Check
33. Troubleshooting EGT System
    1. One or More Inoperative Thermocouples in Engine Parallel Harness
    2. Engine Thermocouples Out of Calibration
    3. EGT Circuit Error
    4. Resistance of Circuit Out of Tolerance
    5. Shorts to Ground/Shorts Between Leads
34. Troubleshooting Aircraft Tachometer System