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Evidence Guide: MEA224C - Inspect aircraft instrument systems and components

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

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MEA224C - Inspect aircraft instrument systems and components

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Inspect instrument systems and components

  1. Isolation tags are checked and aircraft configured for safe system inspection and operation in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual
  2. Instrument system components are visually or physically checked for external signs of defects in accordance with applicable maintenance manual
  3. Defects are correctly identified and recorded in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
Isolation tags are checked and aircraft configured for safe system inspection and operation in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual

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Instrument system components are visually or physically checked for external signs of defects in accordance with applicable maintenance manual

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Defects are correctly identified and recorded in accordance with standard enterprise procedures

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft instrument systems and components 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 inspection applications (including the timely involvement of supervisors or other trades) associated with aircraft instrument systems and components. It is essential that cleanliness requirements and safety precautions applicable to the system being maintained are fully observed, understood and complied with. Ability to interpret inspection procedures and specifications (allowable limits) and apply them in practice is critical.

Evidence of transferability of skills and knowledge related to inspection is essential. This is to be demonstrated through application across a range of aircraft instrument systems and components listed in the Range Statement. 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 routine supervision on a system and at least one major system component/LRU from each of Groups 1 to 7 (Group 7 may be omitted where it is not applicable to the enterprise) 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 Evidence Guide.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace using tools and equipment specified in the maintenance manuals. It is also expected that general and special purpose tools, test and ground support equipment would be used where appropriate.

Method of assessment

Guidance information for assessment

Individuals being assessed who have already attained MEA213C Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems and components, will have covered a significant proportion of the Performance Criteria for Element 1 and will have covered many of the Range Statement variables. Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement records relating to MEA213C Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems and components, may be accepted as also meeting the evidence requirements for this unit in the applicable areas.

The relationship between MEA213C Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems and components, and MEA212C Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft instrument systems and components may also be taken into account where MEA212C Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft instrument systems and components has been attained, but not MEA213C Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft instrument systems and components. Advice in MEA212C Inspect, test and troubleshoot basic aircraft instrument systems and components regarding the coverage of MEA275A Maintain basic light aircraft instrument systems and components, may also be taken into consideration where applicable.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Look for evidence that confirms knowledge of:

component attachment methods

connection of hardware

instrument system maintenance requirements

the basic layout (block diagram level), function and operation of:

flight instruments, including:

ASIs

VSIs

air data systems and components

machmeters

altimeters, including servo and encoding altimeters

turn and slip indicators

AHs

DGs

angle of attack and stall warning/avoidance systems

pitot/static systems

navigation systems:

direct reading compasses

gyro compasses

AHRS

GPWS

turbine engine instruments, including:

temperature and pressure, including thermocouples, sensors and transmitters

speed, including mechanical and electric tachometers

thrust, including fan, propeller and jet

torque

fuel flow

vibration

auxiliary transmitter/indicator measuring systems, including:

hydraulic pressure and temperature

pneumatic pressure

transmission oil pressure and temperature

fuel remaining/used

fuel quantity indication

component position (e.g. doors, flaps, speed brakes and landing gear)

FDR systems

relevant OHS practices

instrument system maintenance requirements

relevant maintenance manuals

relevant regulatory requirements and standard procedures

Look for evidence that confirms skills in:

applying relevant OHS practices

using approved maintenance documentation and aircraft publications relating to the instrument system being maintained

recognition of system and component defects/external damage, correct installation, connection of plugs, terminations, and attaching hardware (including cabling/harnesses) and security in:

pitot/static systems and associated instruments and systems

flight instruments

GPWS and FDR

stall warning, angle of attack and stall avoidance systems

navigation systems (compasses and AHRS)

pressure measurement, position indicators, engine/auxiliary system indication systems, including fuel quantity and flow

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

Range statements listed below are numbered to facilitate specification of the assessment requirements included in the Evidence Guide

Instrument systems and components

Instrument systems and components may include:

1. Flight instruments, including pitot/static systems, ASIs, VSIs, altimeters, altitude alerting and reporting, turn and bank and slip/turn coordinators, DGs and AHs (air and electrically driven)

2. Machmeters, air data systems, angle of attack, stall warning and avoidance systems

3. FDRs

4. Engine indication systems

5. Magnetic compasses and AHRS

6. Miscellaneous instrument systems, including pressure measurement, fuel quantity, fuel flow, position indication, voltage and frequency, current and power

7. GPWS

Application

Application of this unit may relate to:

scheduled or unscheduled maintenance activities

individual or team-related activities

Procedures and requirements

Refer to industry standard procedures specified by manufacturers, regulatory authorities or the enterprise