CHAPTER 13BY DEVIN WALZ

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CHAPTER 13BY DEVIN WALZ

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• 1917 — Pacific Aero Products Company changes its name to Boeing Airplane Company, with William E. Boeing as its president. .

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• 1920 — Orenco “Tourister” at Hazelhurst Field, Minneola, piloted by Clarence Coombs, with three passengers, reaches altitude of 6000 feet in 8 minutes, 750 feet a minute.

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• 30 April 1932 (USA) — An international code of air traffic communication is formally established.

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• 1948 — General Hoyt S. Vandenberg was designated the United States Air Force Chief of Staff.

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• 1969 — The first woman airline pilot in the West, Turi Wideroe of Norway, makes her first scheduled flight as a first officer for SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System).

• She was certified as co-pilot on the Convair 440 “Metropolitan” and became the first female pilot in a larger airline in the Western World.

• She also flew SAS' first jet aircraft, the Sud Aviation “Caravelle”, and the Douglas DC-9 before she ended her flying career.

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Overview Functions that control maintenance Maintenance Control Center Responsibilities Line Maintenance Operation-General Aircraft Logbook Ramp and terminal Operations Flight handling Flight line (preflight and post flight) Other Line Maintenance Activities Line Stations Activities Maintenance Crew Skill Requirements

Functions That Control Maintenance Any maintenance that is identified in the airline’s

maintenance program, plus any additional requirements for modification, upgrade, or maintenance deferred from earlier checks, are controlled by PP&C.

The MCC coordinates all maintenance activity, scheduled or unscheduled, for the aircraft in service with the applicable M&E organization and with the fight operations.

Maintenance Control Center Responsibilities

The MCC responsibilities areComplete all daily checks on designated aircraft.Perform transit or turnaround maintenance on aircraft as

needed.Coordinate servicing of these aircraft.Troubleshoot maintenance problems and schedule repairs

in the allotted turnaround time or defer maintenance until a more appropriate time.

Coordinate with various departments-stores/materiel, engineering, inspection, planning, and other M&E organization-for assistance in resolving maintenance problems at the home base or out station.

Coordinate with flight operations for the maintenance, deferral of maintenance, functional check flight, aircraft ferry permits, whenever the schedule may be impacted.

Track all aircraft during flight to determine their location, maintenance requirements, and status.

Coordinate maintenance at outstations with other airlines or approved third-party contractors as necessary.

Collect log pages of any in-flight engine shutdown, bird strikes, lighting strikes, or any emergencies that require an aircraft to return from flight and or any ground interruptions.

Line Maintenance Operation-General When the aircraft arrives at the gate, normal services

will be provided, as well as the exchange of passengers, their baggage, and any cargo.

Aircraft Logbook The aircraft logbook is a type of document that is

required by the FAA and the airline to document any maintenance discrepancies.

The aircraft maintenance department is responsible for keeping the logbook up to date, which includes recording of such information as total fight hours and cycles when fixing an aircraft’s maintenance discrepancy.

Ramp and Terminal Operations

Transiting aircraft are the subject of a lot of attention at any airport, and that attention is usually concentrated in a short ( usually 30 min ) time span called the turnaround.

During the turnaround phase all that is done is to make sure that the aircraft is ready for the next flight.

Flight handling The main purpose of flight handling is to move

passengers, their baggage, and/or any carried cargo off and on the aircraft as necessary.

Flight line(preflight and post flight) The preflight inspection must be

accomplished on the aircraft’s first flight of the day.

The preflight inspection usually consists of:Exterior safetyExterior preflight inspectionCabin safety inspectionFlight deck equipment locationFlight deck safety scan

Other Line Maintenance Activities After Line Maintenance is complete the

crew does other activities like doing a 48 hour check.

Some of their checks are:Check brakes for conditionCheck tail skid shock popup indicatorTest escape slide squib on test panelCheck positive pressure relief valves for

indication that valves have opened

Maintenance Crew Skill Requirements It is often thought that, because the simple nature of the

work (turnaround maintenance and servicing) the line maintenance unit can be manned by the newer, less experienced personnel.

This is False The crews assigned to line maintenance must be well

qualified in their profession. Crews must be familiar with all aircraft types within the

airline’s fleet.

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