Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices
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Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices (subject code 3170111) as prescribed for Aero · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 11 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3170111)Unit 1 Aircraft Ground Handling and Support Equipment
- leveling and towing operations – Preparation – Equipment - precautions – Engine starting procedures – Piston engine and Jet engine – Engine fire extinguishing – Ground power units
Unit 2 Servicing of Various Sub Systems
- Air conditioning and pressurization System Maintenance –Servicing of Oxygen System and oil systems –Ground units and their maintenance
Unit 3 Maintenance of Safety
- Shop safety – Environmental cleanliness – Precautions
Unit 4 Inspection
- Process –Purpose –Types –Inspection intervals –Techniques –Checklist –Special inspection –Publications
- various manuals –FAR Air worthiness directives –Type certificate Data Sheets –ATA specifications
Unit 5 Aircraft Hardware, Materials, Systems Processes
- Hand tools –Precision instruments –Special tools and equipment in an airplane maintenance shop –Identification terminology –Specification and correct use of various aircraft hardware (i.e. nuts
- screws etc.) –American and British systems of specifications – Threads
- etc. –Drills
- tapes & reamers. –Identification of all types of fluid line fittings
- metallic and non-metallic -Plumbing Connectors -Cables –Swaging procedures
- Advantages of swaging over splicing. 12 Subject Code: 3170111 w.e.f
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