Aircraft maintenance

Aircraft maintenance

Principles, fundamentals, and technical procedures for aircraft maintenance, including terms on airframe, powerplant ratings, mathematics, aircraft drawings, weight and balance, aircraft materials, processes and tools, physics, electricity, inspection, ground operations, and FAA regulations governing the certification and work of maintenance technicians.

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Aircraft maintenance

maintenance

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

This includes inspection, overhaul, repair, preservation, and the replacement of parts, but excludes preventive maintenance.

major alteration

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

An alteration not listed in the aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller specifications: (1) that might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant operation, ...

Malfunction or Defect Report

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A report (FAA Form 8010-4) providing the FAA and industry with a very essential service record of mechanical difficulties encountered in aircraft operations. Such reports contribute to the correction ...

major repairs

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A repair that (1) if improperly done, might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant operation, flight characteristics, or other qualities affecting ...

manufacturer’s maintenance manual

Aviation; Aircraft maintenance

A manual provided by an aircraft manufacturer that outlines the methods, techniques, and practices prescribed for each person performing maintenance, alteration, or preventive maintenance on an ...