Airframe and Powerplant Technician Certificate

First Semester

1. AV 170

   General Maintenance Practices

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   5
2. AV 171

   Materials and Processes

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   2
3. AV 172

   Basic Electricity

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   2
4. AV 173

   Airframe Systems 1

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   5

Second Semester

1. AV 174

   Airframe Systems 2

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   3
2. AV 175

   Aircraft Structures 1

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   3
3. AV 176

   Aircraft Structures 2

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   3.5
4. AV 177

   Airframe Inspection & Welding

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   2
5. AV 178

   Introduction to Powerplant

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   2.5

Third Semester

1. AV 179

   Reciprocating Engines

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   2
2. AV 180

   Turbine Engines & Powerplant Systems

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   4
3. AV 181

   Powerplant Systems

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   6
4. AV 182

   Powerplant Inspection & Electrical Systems

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   2

Program Goals and Outcomes

1. To prepare students to become competent, safe, effective and professional aircraft maintenance technicians​

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2. Students will develop proficiency in all aspects of aircraft maintenance technology to a level that meets or exceeds the standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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3. Students will correctly identify and use appropriate safety precautions to minimize risk to themselves and others.

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4. Students will identify safe methods and techniques used in the servicing of aircraft and will demonstrate the ability to safely maneuver an aircraft on the ground.​

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5. To prepare students to perform maintenance work that is consistent with the legal requirements of the federal government​

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6. Students will correctly identify and demonstrate the ability to use approved documentation in the maintenance of aircraft, engines, propellers and other aircraft components.

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7. Students will correctly identify the privileges granted to and the limitations imposed upon FAA certificated aviation maintenance technicians.

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8. Students will correctly complete FAA and industry-typical forms and will demonstrate the ability to keep legally required maintenance records.

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9. Students will perform inspection of aircraft, engines, propellers, and systems to determine conformity to federal regulations and to establish the airworthiness of aircraft.​

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10. To prepare students to use concepts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics relevant to aviation maintenance and repair​

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11. Students will use mathematical operations, signs, algebra, proportions, percentages, ratios, powers, roots, charts, graphs and scientific notation to solve problems.

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12. Students will apply the physical concepts of energy, work, power, heat, temperature and fluids to the solution of problems related to aircraft maintenance.

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13. Students will describe the significance of Newton’s Laws, stability and control in aircraft light, maintenance and repair.

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14. Students will perform measurements to determine an aircraft’s weight and will perform calculations to determine the location of an aircraft’s center of gravity.

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15. Students will identify common aircraft materials and discuss their properties. Students will also identify, select, install and secure standard aircraft hardware.​

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16. To prepare students to work with electricity, electrical systems, electronics, and avionics​

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17. Students will apply the concepts of Ohm’s Law, Watt’s Law, resistance, inductance, capacitance and solid state electronics in the analysis, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of electrical circuits.

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18. Students will describe the principles of voltage generation, batteries, alternators, regulators, circuit control and circuit protection devices. Students will apply these principles in the troubleshooting and repair of aircraft electrical systems.

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19. Students will identify aircraft instruments used for flight, indication, and systems monitoring.

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20. Students will describe the principles upon which aircraft instruments operate and will apply these principles in the evaluation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft instrument systems.​

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21. To prepare students to perform maintenance and repair of aircraft structures​

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22. Students will identify common aircraft structural designs and will describe the loads carried by aircraft structural components.

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23. Students will evaluate aircraft for proper assembly, perform rigging of flight control surfaces, and measure flight control movement.

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24. Students will design and perform aircraft structural repairs using the techniques of bending, rolling, riveting and composite bonding.

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25. Students will apply the corrosion prevention techniques of chemical treatment and painting.​

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26. To prepare students to perform maintenance and repair of aircraft support systems​

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27. Students will identify components within, describe the operational principles of, inspect and perform maintenance and repair on aircraft cabin pressurization systems, oxygen systems, anti-ice and rain systems, fuel systems and fire protection systems.

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28. Students will identify components within, describe the operational principles of, inspect and perform maintenance and repair on aircraft hydraulic, pneumatic, and landing gear systems.​

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29. To prepare students to perform maintenance and repair of aircraft reciprocating engines​

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30. Students will describe the principles of aircraft reciprocating engine operation, distinguish between engine types, and identify the components of reciprocating engines.

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31. Students will operate and perform removal, installation, maintenance and repair of aircraft reciprocating engines.

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32. Students will perform disassembly, inspection, and overhaul of aircraft reciprocating engines.

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33. Students will describe the operational principles of, inspect and perform maintenance and repair on aircraft propellers and associated systems.

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34. Students will identify components within, describe the operational principles of, inspect and perform maintenance and repair on reciprocating engine induction systems, cooling systems, exhaust systems, lubrication systems, starting systems, ignition systems, and fuel metering systems.​

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35. To prepare students to perform maintenance and repair of aircraft gas turbine engines​

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36. Students will describe the principles of aircraft gas turbine engine operation, distinguish between engine types, and identify the components and major structures of gas turbine engines.

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37. Students will operate and perform removal, installation, maintenance and repair of aircraft gas turbine engines.

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38. Students will perform disassembly, inspection, and overhaul of gas turbine engines.

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39. Students will identify components within, describe the operational principles of, inspect and perform maintenance and repair on gas turbine engine lubrication systems, starting systems, ignition systems, and fuel metering systems.​

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40. To prepare students for employment in the field of aviation maintenance technology or for further education in aviation maintenance or a related field​

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41. Students will successfully pass federal aircraft mechanic certification exams.

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42. Students will enter a career in aviation maintenance or a related field or pursue higher education in a related field.​

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43. To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy​

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44. Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.

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45. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.​

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