The Basics Of Aircraft Maintenance

The Basics Of Aircraft Maintenance

Proper aircraft maintenance is essential for keeping aircraft and aircraft parts in optimal condition, and ensuring the safety of pilots, crew, and passengers.

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Repair stations and maintenance technicians perform maintenance and inspections on aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for certifying the repair stations and aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs).

Repair stations are certified underFAR Part 145. AMTs are certified under FAR Part 65.

FAR Part 43 details the standards regarding the maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alterations of aircraft and aircraft articles and systems.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is responsible for certifying repair stations in the European Union and member states.

AMTs maintain specific areas of aircraft depending on their certification and rating.

The different aircraft ratings are airframe (the aircraft body, such as the tail, fuselage, wings, and landing gear), power plant (engines and propellers), and avionics (electrical systems and instruments).

Most AMTs hold a dual airframe and powerplant FAA certification, and are referred to as A&P mechanics.

Maintenance Of Aircraft and the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)

Maintenance of aircraft is a comprehensive, ongoing process. The entire aircraft needs to be examined, maintained, and have the necessary parts replaced to uphold the safety standards mandated by the FAA.

Aircraft are required to be maintained after a certain period of calender time or flight hours or flight cycles.

Also, some aircraft articles have a specific life (flight cycle) limit, and need to be replaced immediately upon reaching the maximum use requirements.

Besides the aircraft articles that are due for replacement, all other parts need to be checked for faults or faulty performance.

Because of the noise of testing different systems, working long hours, and the expectations of maintaining high safety standards, being an AMT can be a stressful job.

Here are just some of the routine maintenance tasks performed by an AMT:

• cleaning aircraft and components
• application of corrosion prevention compound
• lubricating parts
• draining and trouble shooting fuel systems
• checking and servicing hydraulics and pneumatic sytems
• replacing components
• inspecting for general wear and tear

A newer field of aircraft maintenance is working in avionics, which deals with electronic systems. These parts are vital for navigation and communications, and include radar, instruments, computer systems, radio communications, and global positions systems (GPS).

A strong knowledge of wiring and technical skills is required for working in avionics maintenance 

Singapore Airlines,Tatas set to fill kingfisher space

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PONNONAM-2013 at Hindustan University

    






PONNONAM-2013 at  Hindustan University

Hindustan University celebrated PONNONAM - 2013 on 7^th September 2013 at MGR Hall.  Renowned Film Actor Mr. Ashokan was the Chief Guest on the occasion.  Dr. Mrs Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Hindustan University presided over the function.  The programme commenced with the traditional lighting of lamp and ONAM song performed by students.

In her message to the gathering, Dr. Mrs Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Hindustan University expressed her whole-hearted happiness and appreciated the students for having brought life to the celebration of PONNONAM 2013. She thanked all the organizers (especially students) for having retained the tradition and culture of the year old festival and also urged the baton of celebrating spirit and zeal to be passed-on to subsequent batches in the same manner. 

The Chief Guest, Mr. Ashokan, Actor, Malayalam Film Industry started his speech with high appreciations to the students and organizers for having made him part of this unforgettable moment of celebration.  He felt witnessing a celebration of ONAM festival in Kerala at Hindustan University. He also appreciated the efforts the students have put in making pookalam (traditional rangoli made with flower petals).  Adding to this, he said students have done extremely well to prepare and maintain pookalam in its true and rich form matching to the good old form. Further, he was amazed to see the traditional thiruvathirakali and sinkarimelam – for which he felt, has elevated the rich culture of Keralam once again.  He concluded his speech expressing his gratitude to Chancellor for the opportunity to witness and be part of this grandeour.  The Chief Guest was felicitated with the traditional ponnada (folded traditional silk cloth, generally placed around shoulders of honoree) by Dr. Mrs Elizabeth Verghese, Chancellor, Hindustan University. The morning programme ended with“ ONAM SADYA”-  a  traditional  kerala lunch .

In the post-lunch session, students performed the traditional Kerala sports viz. kummiyadi and vadamvali to mark the festive-galore amongst all present.  The festival was celebrated by around 1000 plus students. 

 Dr. A. Joseph Stanley,Director(Academics), Dr. Pon Ramalingam,( Registrar), Brig. Dr. Ravi Verman (Retd.), Dean (Administration), Mr. Santhosh Verghese, (Special Office), Mr. Abraham Alex,( Campus Manager), Dr. Dilip Shah,(HOD, Dept of Aeronautical Engg) and other distinguished members also participated in the celebration. The programme was concluded with National Anthem.  

National-level seminar---(The School of Aeronautical Sciences,Hindustan University,in association with the Aeronautical Society of India)

Chennai:National-level seminar---(The School of Aeronautical Sciences,Hindustan University,in association with the Aeronautical Society of India) 19th sept 
"Airworthiness and flight safety"