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Aug 31, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AVM 232 - Reciprocating Engine Overhaul 3.5 Credits, 8 Contact Hours 1.25 lecture periods 6.75 lab periods
Basic aircraft reciprocating engine overhaul. Includes engine components, wrist pins, connection rods, crankshafts, case, cam shafts, lifters, valves, push rods and tubes, rocker assemblies, accessories, lubrication, overhaul options overhaul credentials, overhaul procedures, reassembly after overhaul, engine installations, engine break-in, and test cell procedures.
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate proficient knowledge of common reciprocating engine nomenclature
- Demonstrate proficient knowledge of reciprocating engine overhaul procedures
- Demonstrate proficient knowledge of reciprocating engine overhaul processes
- Demonstrate proficient knowledge of reciprocating engine operation
Outline:
- Engine Components: Cylinders and Heads
- Barrels
- Skirts
- Fins
- Materials
- Taper
- Mounting holes
- Pistons
- Materials
- Shapes
- Ring groves
- Ring types
- Cam ground
- Wrist Pins
- Materials
- Caps and retainers
- Connection Rods
- Materials
- Bushing and bearings
- Lubrication
- Crankshafts
- Materials
- Manufacturing process
- Rod and bearing journals
- Throws
- Counter weights
- Flange and spline prop shafts
- Case
- Materials
- Construction
- Stud and bolts
- Alignment
- Lubrication
- Data plates
- Assembly concerns
- Cam Shafts
- Materials
- Manufacturing process
- Bearing journals
- Cam lobes
- Lifters
- Solid
- Hydraulic
- Lubrication
- Valves
- Types
- Materials
- Nomenclature
- Grinding
- Lapping
- Seats
- Guides
- Push Rods and Tubes
- Types
- Materials
- Lubrication
- Rocker Assemblies
- Types
- Materials
- Lubrication
- Accessories
- Gears
- Case
- Mounting pads
- Lubrication
- Principles
- Lubricants
- Oil pumps
- Filters
- Sumps
- Oil supplies
- Overhaul Options
- Complete
- Top overhaul
- Remanufacture
- Factory service instructions
- When to overhaul
- Overhaul Credentials
- Who is authorized
- A&P
- A&P – I/A
- Factory
- Repair station
- Overhaul Procedures
- Initial inspections
- Disassembly
- Cleaning
- Dimensional inspections/table of limits
- NDI inspections
- Magnetic particles
- Dye penetrate
- Eddy current
- X-ray
- Manuals
- Service instructions
- Individual component maintenance
- Crankshaft and camshaft run out
- Valve and cylinder grinding
- Spring, rod, lifter, and rocker inspection and service
- Reassembly After Overhaul
- Layout of components
- Tooling and equipment
- Torque
- Pre-lubrication
- Paperwork
- Engine Installations
- Motor mount
- Accessories
- Magnetos, plugs, and harnesses
- Starter
- Fuel systems
- Electrical
- Propeller
- Baffling
- Engine Break-In
- Procedures
- Cooling
- Monitoring
- Instrumentation
- Run cells
- Aircraft installations
- Test Cell Procedures
- Minimum crew
- Equipment limitations
- Safety concerns
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