ASSIGNMENT NO.

Name: Kuan, Marc Piolo O.

Sub - Sec: AMTE 424 - 7B - G1
Instructor: Mr. Aldrin Manuel
Name: Kuan, Marc Piolo O. Instructor: Mr. Aldrin Manuel

Subj - Sec: AMTE 424 - 7B - G1 Title of Activity: AssignmentNo.1

Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance is the element of the aircraft
technical activity that takes place while the aircraft
is in the line maintenance or base maintenance
environment. Aircraft maintenance is meant to
keep the aircraft in a condition that will or has
enabled the issuance of a certificate of release to
service.
● Aircraft safety – airworthiness at its heart
● Keep aircraft in service – Availability, which
is of key importance to an operator i.e. the
aircraft can meet its schedule.
● Maximize value of assets (airframe,
engines and components) – of prime
importance to the owner or lessor.
Maintenance will consist of a mixture of preventive and corrective work, including precautionary work
to ensure that there have been no undetected chance failures. There will be inspection to monitor the
progress of wear out processes, in addition to:

● Scheduled or preventive work to anticipate and prevent failures.

● Unscheduled work – Repair maintenance and On-condition maintenance

Overhaul
In the general aviation industry, the term
engine overhaul has two identifications that
make a distinction between the degrees of
work on an engine:
- Major Overhaul. A major overhaul
consists of the complete disassembly
of an engine. The overhaul facility
inspects the engine, repairs it as
necessary, reassembles, tests, and
approves it for return to service within
the fits and limits specified by the
manufacturer’s overhaul data.
- Top Overhaul. Top overhaul consists
of repair to parts outside of the crankcase, and can be accomplished without completely
disassembling the entire engine. It can include the removal of cylinders, inspection and repair
to cylinders, inspection and repair to cylinder walls, pistons, valve-operation mechanisms,
valve guides, valve seats, and the replacement of piston and piston rings.
Repair
The FAA classifies repairs into two categories.
Major and minor. Following is the FAA’s definition
of both:
Major repair:
- That, if improperly done, might appreciably
affect weight, balance, structural strength,
performance, power plant operation, flight
characteristics, or other qualities affecting
airworthiness; or
- That is not done according to accepted
practices or cannot be done by elementary
operations.
Minor repair means a repair other than a major
repair.
These definitions often lead to controversy when
deciding how to classify a proposed repair. The
FAA published an advisory circular AC 120-77 -
Maintenance and Alteration Data. In that document
is a decision chart that can be used to determine
major and minor repairs. That decision chart is shown:

Alteration
An aircraft alteration is usually done
to improve upon a current aircraft
design or performance standard.
Alterations are also performed to
install equipment on an aircraft for
special purpose operations such as
photography, crop spraying, etc.
There are minor alterations and
major alterations.

Major Alteration
major alteration as an alteration not listed in the
aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller specifications
that might appreciably affect weight, balance,
structural strength, performance, power plant
operation, flight characteristics, or other qualities
affecting airworthiness or that is not done
according to accepted practices or cannot be
done by elementary operations.
Minor Alteration
Minor alterations are all alterations performed on an aircraft
and/or components not listed in the aircraft specifications
issued by the FAA or the authority of country of origin.

Minor alterations are also limited to the alterations that do

not affect the performance, flight characteristics, weight and
balance, or structural strength of the aircraft. The Minor
alteration may be carried out by either AC Aviation or
Subcontract.

Aircraft Inspection
Types of aircraft inspections can be divided
into two broad categories, which include
scheduled and unscheduled inspections.
Both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
and aircraft inspections are necessary for all
aircraft to ensure that they are safe to fly and
airworthy. Some inspections and maintenance
schedules are known to both the cabin crew
and aircraft technicians.
Scheduled Aircraft Inspections
Scheduled aircraft inspection refers to any
preventative maintenance that either the cabin
crew or technicians perform at regular
intervals. It includes annual examinations, 100-hour inspections, preflight checks, and progressive
inspections to ensure that an aircraft is ready to fly and airworthy.
● Annual Inspection
Annual aircraft inspections cover more details than preflight and 100-hours inspections. It
includes all the examinations performed in other aircraft inspections such as flight controls and
avionics checks, testing and inspecting the engine, review of all aircraft logbooks, and flight
surfaces checks.
● 50 and 100 Hour Inspections
The 50-hour inspection can include inspecting the engine for wear and tear and gapping,
cleaning, and examining the spark plugs. If the aircraft maintenance crew finds any excessive
wear and tear, the damaged components are replaced to restore the airworthiness of a plane
before it flies.
During the 100-hour inspection, fuel switches, battery, flight controls, yoke, and avionics are
also tested and inspected for efficiency and safety.
● Preflight Checks
The preflight plane inspection includes walking around the plane and inspecting any flight
control surfaces and fuselage components for wear and tear and defects.
● Progressive Inspections
Also known as phase inspection, continuous inspection is utilized when an airplane with a tight
flight schedule cannot take long in the maintenance hangar. Ongoing checks should take place
at regular intervals. An aircraft owner can schedule a regular inspection every 25 or 50 hours.
Unscheduled Aircraft Inspection
Unscheduled aircraft inspection is any action necessary for restoring or sustaining the performance
or integrity of an aircraft. It ensures that all components of an aircraft remain in its designed condition,
perform its intended function, and meet the safety and reliability requirements.

Ground Handling
refers to the wide range of services provided to
facilitate an aircraft flight or aircraft ground
repositioning, preparation for and upon conclusion
of a flight which will include both customer service
and ramp service functions.
A variety of such services are provided, including:
- Check-in
- Boarding
- Ramp handling
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Catering
- Fuelling

Servicing
All scheduled and unscheduled tasks performed
within an aircraft service and maintenance facility
for the inspection, modification, maintenance, and
repair of aircraft and related components such as
engines, hydraulic and electrical systems, and all
other components are referred to as aircraft service
and maintenance.