AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING [AE _]

Course objectives:
To have brief understanding of Development Maintenance in Aviation Sector

1. Why do have to do Maintenance? (4 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Thermodynamics Revisited
3. Roles of Engineer and Mechanic
4. Maintenance Types
5. Reliability
6. Redesign
7. Failure Rate Patterns
8. Maintenance Considerations
9. Maintenance Program Establishment
2. Development of Maintenance Program (4 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Maintenance Steering Group
3. Process Oriented Maintenance
4. Task Oriented Maintenance
5. MSG-3
6. Maintenance Program Documents
7. Maintenance Interval Defined
8. Changing Basic Maintenance Intervals
3. Definition Goals and Objectives (4 hours)
1. Definition
2. Maintenance
3. Inherent Reliability
4. Mechanics, Technicians, Maintainers, Engineer
5. Word Pairs used in Aviation
6. Goals and Objectives is Maintenance
7. Maintenance Program Content
8. Discussion of 5 Objectives
4. Aviation Industry Certification Requirement (4 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Aircraft Certification
3. Delivery Inspection
4. Operator Certification
5. Certification of Personnel
6. Aviation Maintenance Certification
7. Aviation Industry Interaction
5. Documentation for Maintenance (2 hours)
1. Introduction
2. Manufactures Documentation
3. Regulatory Documentation
4. Airline Generated Documentation
5. ATA Document Standard
6. A closer look at TPPM
6. Maintenance and Engineering Organization (5 hours)
1. Organization of Maintenance and Engineering FAA and EASA
   1. Organizational Structure
   2. General Grouping (CAMO & AMO)
   3. Manager Level Function- Technical Services, Overhaul Shops, Material, Maintenance Program, aircraft Maintenance
   4. Organization Structure and the TPPM
   5. Variation from the Typical Organization
2. Maintenance Program (AMP)
   1. Introduction
   2. Maintenance Program Outlined
   3. Summary of FAA and EASA requirements
   4. Additional Maintenance Program Requirement
7. Engineering and Production Planning (5 hours)
1. Makeup Engineering
   1. Mechanics and Engineering
   2. Engineering and Department Function
   3. Engineering Order Preparation
2. Production Planning and Control
   1. PP & C Organization
   2. Function
   3. Production Planning
   4. Production Control
   5. Other Scheduled Work
   6. Feedback for Planning
8. Technical Publication and Training (3 hours)
1. Technical Publication
   1. Functions of Technical Publication
   2. Airline Libraries
   3. Control of Publications
   4. Document Distribution
2. Technical Training
   1. Training Organization
   2. Airlines Maintenance Training
   3. Maintenance Resource Management
   4. Airframe Manufacturer’s Training Courses
   5. Supplemental Training
9. Aircraft Maintenance Management (2 hours)
1. Aircraft Maintenance Management Structure
2. Role of Management
3. Manager of Aircraft Maintenance
4. Front line supervisor/management
5. Manager for Overhaul Shops
10. Line and Hangar Maintenance (10 hours)
1. Line Maintenance
   1. Functions that control Maintenance
   2. Maintenance Control Center (MCC)-Responsibilities
   3. Line Maintenance Operation
   4. Aircraft Logbook
   5. Ramp and Terminal Operation
   6. Line Station Activities
   7. Maintenance Crew Skill Requirement
2. Hangar Maintenance
   1. Organization of Hangar Maintenance
   2. Problem Areas in Hangar Maintenance
   3. Hangar Maintenance Activity- C Check
   4. Morning Meetings
   5. Support and Overhaul Shops
   6. Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
   7. Outsourcing of Shop Maintenance Work
   8. Shop Data Collection
11. Material Support (2 hours)
1. Organization and Function of Material
2. Material Management
3. Support Function of Material
4. Other Material Function
12. Quality Assurance and Control (2 hours)
1. Requirement of Quality Assurance (QA)
2. Quality Audits
3. ISO 9000 Quality Standard
4. Other Function of QA
5. Quality Control Organization
6. FAA and EASA Differences
7. QC Inspection Qualification
8. Basic Inspection Policies
13. Reliability and Maintenance Safety (8 hours)
1. Reliability
   1. Types of Reliability
   2. A reliability Program
   3. Elements of Reliability Program
   4. Other Functions of Reliability Program
   5. Administration and Management of the Reliability Program
2. Maintenance Safety
   1. Industrial Safety
   2. Safety Regulation (SMS)
   3. Maintenance Safety Program
   4. General Responsibilities of Safety
   5. General Safety Rules
   6. Reporting
14. Systems Engineering (2 hours)
1. Systematics versus System Approach
2. Systems Engineering
3. Definitions
4. System Interface Control
5. System Optimization
15. ETOPS (Extended Twin Engine Operations) (3 hours)
1. Background
2. Deviation from the 60 Minute Rules
3. ETOPS Maintenance vs Conventional Maintenance
4. ETOPS for Non-ETOPS Airplanes
5. Polar Operations (FAA and EASA)
6. Polar Areas

References:

1. FAA Advisory Circulars
2. EASA Part M, Part 145, Part 21, Part 66
3. ICAO Annex 19
4. NCAR Part 66, 145,147

Evaluation Scheme:
There will be questions covering all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme for the question will be as indicated in the table below:

Chapter	Hours	Mark distribution*
1,2 & 3	-	16
4,5 & 6	-	16
7,8 & 12	-	16
10 & 11	-	16
13, 14 & 15	-	16
Total	-	80

*Note: There may be minor deviation in mark distribution.