Application
This unit requires application of hand skills and maintenance documentation to dismantle, inspect, maintain, and assemble aircraft non-primary structural removable components and interior fittings/emergency equipment under the guidance of a qualified person. Applications include fixed and rotary wing aircraft components either attached to the aircraft or in a workshop. |
Prerequisites
Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | ||
Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activity | ||
Apply quality standards applicable to aviation maintenance processes | ||
Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications | ||
Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation | ||
Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare to dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble non-primary structural removable components or parts and internal fittings | 1.1. Remove and/or disassemble components in accordance with enterprise procedures, relevant maintenance documentation and qualified person guidance. 1.2. Maintenance and/or repair requirements as defined by the qualified person, enterprise procedures and the relevant maintenance documentation are understood. 1.3. Tagging and repair instructions are accurately specified in accordance with enterprise procedures and qualified person directions for parts requiring specialist repair. 1.4. Appropriate materials, tools, equipment and assembly or fabrication jigs where applicable are selected and prepared for the particular maintenance and repair requirements in accordance with enterprise procedures and relevant maintenance documentation. |
2. Dismantle, inspect, maintain and assemble non-primary structural removable components or parts and internal fittings | 2.1. Routine maintenance, repair or modification processes are carried out as approved by relevant manufacturers' bulletins or procedures, in accordance with required enterprise procedures and specifications. 2.2. Component parts are assembled within specified tolerances in accordance with enterprise procedures and the appropriate maintenance documents. 2.3. Where applicable and as required by the qualified person, assist in the conduct of final load or functional tests. |
3. Complete maintenance/ modification activities | 3.1. Required documentation is completed and processed in accordance with standard enterprise procedures. 3.2. Where applicable, maintained/repaired or modified components are tagged, sealed and packaged within specified procedures. |
Required Skills
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Required skills |
Look for evidence that confirms skills in: application of relevant OH&S procedures the use of relevant maintenance documentation, specifications and aircraft/component manuals to: for on-aircraft work, correctly remove and install components covered by the Range Statement, including emergency equipment recognise state of serviceability and standard/routine repair requirements for the range of components listed in the Range Statement identify requirements under the guidance of a supervisor and complete repairs and/or modifications adjust components under expert guidance as required where load or functional testing is applicable, in the training environment, set up components for testing and perform tests correctly tag, seal and package completed components |
Required knowledge |
Look for evidence that confirms knowledge of: component construction and/or operation at a basic level standard/routine repair procedures and processes |
Evidence Required
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to dismantle, maintain and assemble aircraft non-primary structural removable components or parts under qualified person guidance while observing all relevant safety precautions. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The underlying skills inherent in this unit should be transferable across a range of maintenance and repair applications associated with the aircraft components listed in the Range Statement. It is essential that the relevant enterprise procedures are interpreted and applied to ensure quality and safety standards are achieved. Evidence of transferability of skills and knowledge related to maintenance/repair enterprise procedures is essential. This may be demonstrated through application across a number of different aircraft components. Ability to assess component serviceability and interpret parts requirements will be necessary before undertaking any action. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards. A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements of the Unit of Competency are being achieved under qualified person guidance on a representative range of components or parts from each of Groups 1 to 3, as listed in the Range Statement. This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry . |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency should be assessed in the work environment or simulated work environment, using tools and equipment specified in maintenance documentation. It is also expected that general and special purpose tools found in most routine situations would be used where appropriate, and that competency would be demonstrated in setting up components for functional or load testing where such routine tests are specified. |
Method of assessment | |
Guidance information for assessment |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Note | The Range Statements below are numbered to facilitate specification of the assessment requirements included in the Evidence Guide. |
Routine maintenance, repair or modification processes | Routine maintenance, repair or modification processes may be performed on: 1. non-structural removable components of fuselages, fairings, nacelles, empennage, wings, thrust reversers. For non-pressurised aircraft - entry, cargo, access doors and associated seals, windows and transparent panels 2. trim panels, linings, seats, cabin equipment and consoles, floor panels, coverings, emergency equipment (including passenger escape systems and inflatable slides where appropriate, ie excluding removal and installation of slides fitted to wide-bodied aircraft), and cargo, crew and/or passenger seat restraints 3. stowages for life jackets, rafts, location transmitters and beacons (including the removal and installation of the equipment where applicable) |
Routine work | Routine work is 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 | Work outcomes are achieved by applying 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. |
Primary structure | Note that 'primary structure/structural' refers to all components of an aircraft, the failure of which would seriously endanger safety, eg wing or tailplane spars, main fuselage frames, engine bearers, portions of skin that are highly stressed. 'Non-primary' refers to any other items. |
The scope of any modification and the procedure to be followed | The scope of any modification and the procedure to be followed will be provided by the qualified person, and be within the scope of the skills and knowledge included in the Unit of Competency MEA109A . |
Repair | Repair comprises standard techniques as defined by the qualified person and/or the relevant maintenance manual. |
Maintain | Maintain involves removal and installation, cleaning, inspection for wear or damage and consequent replacement of parts, and routine adjustment and lubrication where applicable in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
Work can relate to: routine scheduled or unscheduled maintenance activities performed under qualified person guidance in accordance with enterprise procedures tasks performed either autonomously or as part of a team and under the guidance of a qualified person | |
Procedures and requirements | Refer to procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities or the enterprise |
Sectors
Unit sector |
Competency Field
Aviation maintenance |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.