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Career Details :: Aircraft Engine Specialists
Description
Repair and maintain the operating condition of aircraft engines. Includes helicopter engine mechanics.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories.
- Disassembles and inspects engine parts, such as turbine blades and cylinders, for wear, warping, cracks, and leaks.
- Services, repairs, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings, fuselage, rigging, and surface and hydraulic controls, using hand or power tools and equipment.
- Reads and interprets manufacturers' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and methods of repair.
- Tests engine operation, using test equipment such as ignition analyzer, compression checker, distributor timer, and ammeter, to identify malfunction.
- Removes engine from aircraft, using hoist or forklift truck.
- Reassembles engine and installs engine in aircraft.
- Services and maintains aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities, such as flushing crankcase, cleaning screens, and lubricating moving parts.
- Replaces or repairs worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.
- Listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions, such as sticking or burned valves.
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Important Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Hearing Sensitivity
General Work Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Updating & Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
Related Majors
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| Aircraft Maintenance |  [ add ] |
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