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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to perform routine repairs and minor modifications to aircraft non-primary structural non-metallic components
  2. Perform routine repairs and minor modifications to aircraft non-primary structural non-metallic components
  3. Complete routine repair and minor modification activities

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Materials and components include:

Applicable non-metallic materials for the routine repair and/or minor modification under guidance of a qualified person to non-primary structural non-metallic components, as follows:

non-metallic materials include fibreglass, sandwich honeycomb, nylon, Perspex, nomex core materials, and matrix resins

components include interior trim panels (sidewalls, galleys, toilets, roof panels, floor panels), cargo lining, fairings and windows

Note that ‘primary structure/structural’ refers to all components of an aircraft, the failure of which would seriously endanger safety, for example, wing or tailplane spars, main fuselage frames, engine bearers, portions of skin that are highly stressed. ‘Non-primary’ refers to any other items

Note that the scope of any modification and the procedure to be followed will be provided by the qualified person

Work environment:

Work is undertakeneither autonomously or as part of a team and under the guidance of a qualified person

Routine workis carried out using basic operational knowledge and a defined range of skills (‘routine’ work is that which follows a customary or regular course of procedure)

Work outcomes are achieved byapplying known solutions chosen from a limited range of pre-determined options consistent with enterprise procedures. This includes accepting responsibility for own work in terms of quality of outcomes using pre-determined specifications of quality

Scope:

Skills and knowledge applied to repairs are limited tothose specified in the unit of competency MEA109 Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance

Procedures and requirements include:

Industry standard specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities or the enterprise

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria under the specified conditions of assessment, and must include:

applying relevant WHS procedures, including the use of PPE and MSDS

using enterprise procedures, approved maintenance documentation and aircraft publications relating to aircraft non-primary structural non-metallic components

identifying various aircraft non-primary structural non-metallic components and their basic properties by interpretation of markings, numbering systems or visual, chemical or mechanical means

handling and storing aircraft non-metallic components, including sealing agents, to industry standards

identifying aircraft assembly fasteners by interpretation of markings, numbering systems, size, shape and colour

correctly interpreting, with expert guidance and in accordance with enterprise procedures, non-primary structural non-metallic repair scheme/modification drawings and hand sketches

using appropriate hand tools and machines under guidance of a qualified person to remove and assemble aircraft non-metallic components

performing under guidance and in accordance with enterprise procedures a range of routine non-primary structural non-metallic repair techniques

restoring sealing and surface finishes.

The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable into other areas that require similar techniques. It is essential that procedures take into account all safety precautions and quality requirements, standards and practices, and processes associated with assembly.

Evidence of knowledge about enterprise procedures relating to routine basic repair techniques and the use of the standard repair manual/practices in a range of situations will be necessary to supplement evidence of ability to plan and undertake component repair under qualified person guidance.