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Airframe Assembly, Inspection and Welding: Part 65
Course: AMT230AA

First Term: 1993 Fall
 Lec + Lab   6 Credit(s)   11 Period(s)   9.5 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Aircraft assembly and rigging. Flight control balancing and rigging. Airframe inspection techniques, reporting procedures, and aircraft jacking. Welding techniques, theory, and materials identification



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Weld magnesium and titanium. (I)
2. Solder stainless steel. (I)
3. Fabricate tubular structures. (I)
4. Solder, braze, gas weld, and arc weld steel. (I)
5. Weld aluminum and stainless steel. (I)
6. Rig rotary wing aircraft. (II)
7. Rig fixed wing aircraft. (II)
8. Check alignment of structures. (II)
9. Assemble aircraft components including flight control surfaces. (II)
10. Balance, rig, and inspect movable primary and secondary flight control surfaces. (II)
11. Perform airframe conformity and airworthiness inspections. (III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Aircraft Welding
   A. Techniques
      1. Braze
      2. Gas weld
      3. Arc weld
      4. Solder
   B. Weld
      1. Magnesium
      2. Titanium
      3. Aluminum
      4. Stainless steel
   C. Fabricate tubular structures
   D. Solder
      1. Stainless steel
      2. Steel
II. Aircraft Assembly, Inspection, and Rigging
   A. Aircraft Assembly
      1. Wings
      2. Stabilizers
      3. Flight controls
      4. Landing gear
   B. Structure alignment inspection
   C. Rigging procedures
      1. Rotary-wing aircraft
      2. Fixed-wing aircraft
   D. Flight control balance and rigging
      1. Rotary-wing aircraft control balance
      2. Fixed-wing aircraft control balance
      3. Flight control rigging procedures
   A. Primary
   B. Secondary
III. Airframe Conformity and Airworthiness Inspections
   A. Inspection techniques
      1. Shop technique
      2. Access and cleanliness
      3. Visual inspections
      4. Non-destructive testing inspections
      5. Operational inspections
      6. Special test equipment
   B. Reporting inspection results
      1. Maintenance record entries
      2. Malfunction or defect reports
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/25/1993

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