JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Philosophy of Aircraft Maintenance: Definition of maintenance, Objectives of a maintenance program, Outline of aviation maintenance program, summary of FAA requirements, additional maintenance program requirements; Organization of maintenance and engineering, organization structure, M&E organization chart, general groupings, Managerial Level Functions-technical services, aircraft maintenance, overhaul shops, material, maintenance program evaluation directorates, summary of management levels, organization structure and TPPM, variations from the typical organization role of the engineer, role of the mechanic, two types of maintenance, reliability, redesign, failure rate patterns, other maintenance considerations, establishing a maintenance program. Goals and objectives of maintenance, Discussion of the five objectives

UNIT - II

Development of Maintenance Programs, Certification and Maintenance Documentation: Maintenance Steering Group(MSG) Approach, Process-Oriented maintenance, Task-oriented maintenance, Current MSG process-MSG-3, Maintenance program documents, maintenance intervals defined, changing basic maintenance intervals, maintenance program content; Aircraft certification, delivery inspection, operator certification, certification of personnel, aviation industry interaction; Types of documentation, manufacturer’s documentation, regulatory documentation, airline generated documentation, ATA document standards, closer look of TPPM

UNIT - III

Technical Services: Engineering: makeup of engineering, mechanics and engineers, engineering department functions, engineering order preparation; Production Planning & Control-forecasting, production planning, production control, feedback for planning, organization of PP&C; Technical Publications-functions of technical publications, airline libraries, control of publications, document distribution; Technical Training-organization, training for aviation maintenance, airframe manufacturer’s training courses, other airline training courses; Computer support-airlines uses of computers

UNIT - IV

Maintenance and Material Support: Line Maintenance(on-aircraft)-makeup of line maintenance, functions that control maintenance, maintenance control centre responsibilities, general line maintenance operations, aircraft logbook, ramp and terminal operations, other line maintenance activities, line station activities, maintenance crew requirements, morning meeting; Hangar Maintenance(on-aircraft)-organization of hangar maintenance, problem areas in hangar maintenance, maintenance support shops, ground support equipment, typical

R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.

C-check; Maintenance overhaul shops(off-aircraft)-organization, types and operation of overhaul shops, Shop data collection; Material support-organization and function of material, material directorate, M&E support functions

UNIT - V

Oversight Functions: Quality Assurance-requirements for QA, quality audits, ISO 9000 quality standard, technical records, other functions of QA; Quality Control-quality control organization, FAA and JAA differences, QC inspector qualifications, basic inspection policies, other QC activities; Reliability-definition and types of reliability, elements of a reliability program; Maintenance Safety-industry safety, safety regulations, maintenance safety program, general responsibilities for safety, general safety rules, accident and injury reporting; Troubleshooting- three levels of troubleshooting, knowledge of malfunctions, knowledge is power, building your own knowledge base, understanding the sequence of events, eight basic concepts of troubleshooting

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Kinnison, H.A., Aviation Maintenance Management, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013.
• 2. McKinley, J. L., Bent, R.D., Maintenance and Repair of Aerospace Vehicles, Northrop Institute of Technology, McGraw Hill, 1967

REFERENCES:

• 1. Friend, C.H., Aircraft Maintenance Management, Longman, 1992.
• 2. Kroes, M., Watkins, W., and Delp, F. Aircraft Maintenance and Repair, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2010.
• 3. Patankar, M.S. And Taylor, J.C., Risk Management and Error Reduction in Aviation Maintenance, Ashgate, 2004, ISBN 0-7546-1941-9. R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.