Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to evaluate piston engine power plant
- Confirm and apply safe working practices relating to aircraft structure
- Determine parameters and context of applications and purpose of evaluation
- Confirm personal functions and responsibilities, team and support functional group interdependencies and communications
- Confirm that tasks and responsibilities are appropriate to qualifications and delegations and that appropriate support, including technical and professional assistance, is available
- Determine chain of responsibility for the activity evaluation, reporting arrangements and timelines
- Identify work health and safety (WHS) and regulatory requirements with particular emphasis on safety, codes of practice and standards, including airworthiness regulatory requirements for aircraft piston engine power plant, risk management and organisational procedures
- Identify principles and techniques required for evaluation of aircraft piston engine power plant
- Identify features and functions of power plant and related systems
- Review piston engine and engine system operation, layout and performance
- Review engine control system design and function, including interface with full authority digital engine control systems
- Review propeller and propeller control system design and function
- Review engine air inlet system design and function
- Review engine cooling system design and function
- Review engine dry sump lubricating system design and function
- Evaluate aircraft piston engine power plant and components
- Evaluate proposed modifications and repairs to power plant systems and components
- Evaluate power plant maintenance requirements
- Evaluate power plant reliability and defect history
- Evaluate proposed component substitutions
- Evaluate for compliance with WHS Acts, regulations, codes, directives and standards/specifications, including those related to risk management
- Report results