Course detail

Aircraft Maintenance

FSI-OPOAcad. year: 2015/2016

Aircraft operation, individual parts, service, maintenance, repair, examples of typical works.
Relation between maintenance and reliability. Basic characteristics of maintenance, methods of aircraft maintenance. Methods of look out for failures. Troubleshooting methods. Selection of diagnostic parameters, diagnostic means. Maintenance of airframe, engine and systems of aircraft. Repair of airframe, parts of control system, rotor blades of helicopters. Repairs of tanks, pipelines and composition parts. Renewal of paintings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Karel Třetina, CSc.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire the basic knowledge and experience of aircraft maintenance and repair. The knowledge is necessary for successful solving the operating reliability and aeronautical operation safety.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of material science, mechanical and chip lees working, welding and riveting.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Awarding the course-unit credit is based on the 80% presence at exercises and correct elaboration of homework. The examination has both written and oral parts. The written one comprises solving 2 problems, the oral one consist of answering 2 questions randomly chosen by a student.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will be familiarized with the purpose, typical technologies of aircraft maintenance and repair. Students will learn about repair methods of selective parts of aircraft.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

If presence at lessons is less then 80%, students have to prove elaborated tasks and completed parts from missed lessons. Missed lessons can be compensated in a very limited extend by consultations with the lecturer.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

AC 43.13-1B - Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair, 1998 (EN)
Nařízení komise (EU) 2014/1321 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-LPR , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Třetina, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Aircraft operation term definitions.
2. Aircraft works, service, maintenance, repair.
3. Aircraft maintenance and reliability.
4. Maintenance characteristics.
5. Aircraft maintenance methods.
6. Methods of look out for failures, (failure retrieval).
7. Investigate with technical state of aircraft.
8. Diagnostic means to an aircraft monitoring.
9. Maintenance of airframes and aircraft systems.
10. Maintenance of aircraft engines.
11. Repair of airframe parts.
12. Repair of aircraft systems, tanks, pipelines.
13. Repair of composition parts, renewal of paintings.

Exercise

11 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Třetina, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Analysis of aircraft operation conditions.
2. Selection and competence of aerial staff.
3. Characteristics of work carried out on an aircraft.
4. Calculation of maintenance characteristics.
5. Selection of diagnostic parameters of the hydraulic systems.
6. Aircraft maintenance and repair documentations.
7. Design of the beam repair.
8. Design of the fuel tank repair.
9. Design of the pipeline.
10. Design of the wing skin repair.
11. Final test.