MEAMEC0042 — Maintain basic light aircraft engines and propellers
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103 assessable components: 8 elements (28 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 58 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Inspect piston engine system and components
- 1.1Check isolation tags already attached to the system or related systems and configure aircraft or engine for safe system inspection and operation in accordance with applicable maintenance manual
- 1.2Visually or physically check piston engine and components or systems for external and internal signs of defects in accordance with applicable maintenance manual while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and items of personal protective equipment (PPE)
2 Test piston engine
- 2.1Prepare aircraft and engine in accordance with applicable maintenance manual
- 2.2Provide assistance with engine and/or system operation during prescribed test procedures to establish serviceability and correct function in accordance with applicable maintenance manual
3 Troubleshoot piston engine
- 3.1Use available information from maintenance documentation and inspection and test results, when required, to assist in fault determination
- 3.2Use maintenance manual fault diagnosis guide and logical processes to ensure efficient and accurate troubleshooting to line replacement level
- 3.3Obtain specialist advice, when required, to assist with the troubleshooting process
- 3.4Locate piston engine faults and identify and record the causes of the faults in maintenance documentation, when required
- 3.5Determine fault rectification requirements to assist in planning the repair
4 Remove piston engine and engine system components
- 4.1Prepare and support aircraft and render safe in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual including fitting isolation tags, when required, to ensure the safety of personnel and freedom from damage during engine removal
- 4.2Carry out removal in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual while observing all relevant WHS requirements, including the use of MSDSs and items of PPE
- 4.3Tag and prepare engine for transport or storage in accordance with the specified procedures
- 4.4Complete required removal maintenance documentation and process in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
5 Install piston engine and engine system components
- 5.1Check engine to be installed to confirm correct part or model numbers, modification status and serviceability
- 5.2Carry out installation in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual
- 5.3Remove support or safety equipment at the appropriate time to ensure personnel safety and freedom from structural damage
- 5.4Complete required installation maintenance documentation and process in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
6 Inspect and maintain fixed pitch propeller
- 6.1Render engine safe for propeller inspection in accordance with maintenance manual or enterprise procedures
- 6.2Inspect fixed pitch propeller for security, damage and deterioration in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual while observing all relevant WHS requirements, including the use of MSDSs and items of PPE
- 6.3Blend out metal propeller nicks and dents within damage limits in accordance with maintenance manual procedures
7 Remove fixed pitch propeller
- 7.1Render engine safe and the aircraft is prepared for propeller removal in accordance with maintenance manual or enterprise procedures
- 7.2Remove propeller in accordance with maintenance manual procedures while observing all relevant WHS requirements, including the use of MSDSs and items of PPE
- 7.3Tag and prepare removed propeller for transport or storage in accordance with specified procedures
- 7.4Complete required removal maintenance documentation and process in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
8 Install fixed pitch propeller
- 8.1Render engine safe and prepare the aircraft for propeller installation in accordance with maintenance manual or enterprise procedures
- 8.2Check propeller to be installed to confirm correct part or number, modification status and serviceability
- 8.3Carry out installation in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual
- 8.4Complete required installation maintenance documentation and process in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
Performance evidence
- maintain, under routine supervision, at least one item from each of the following groups:
- normally aspirated engine (all types), main components and accessories drives
- control system
- starter system
- fuel and air systems
- exhaust system
- oil system (if dry sump) (may be omitted where not applicable to the enterprise)
- fixed pitch propeller (may include a spinner and the propeller will be made from one of metal, composite or wood)
- while undertaking the above work:
- take into account all safety precautions associated with piston engine system operation, and awareness of dual inspection requirements associated with work on engine controls
- apply testing procedures and functional rigging checks
- operate systems, monitor indications, record parameters and recognise correct function
- compile engine condition monitoring records
- rig and adjust engine controls and systems
Knowledge evidence
- work health and safety (WHS) procedures for engine and propeller maintenance, including lifting and handling of heavy objects
- how to obtain material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
- use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- engine and propeller maintenance manuals
- engine and propeller maintenance regulatory requirements and standard procedures
- fault diagnosis techniques
- piston engine and engine system layout and operation:
- four stroke engine theory of operation and performance
- cylinder configurations
- construction (components and materials)
- carburettors and air induction systems
- fuel injection systems
- fuels and their characteristics
- ignition systems
- lubricating systems and lubricants
- cooling systems
- exhaust systems
- accessory drives and mounts
- normally aspirated piston engine maintenance requirements and troubleshooting procedures
- system component operation, including the following electrical and instrument system interfaces:
- magnetos and ignition harnesses
- spark plugs
- fuel pumps
- fuel filters
- oil pumps
- oil filters
- oil tanks
- vacuum pumps
- generators
- starter motors
- oil pressure gauges (direct reading)
- temperature gauges (direct reading)
- tachometers
- manifold pressure gauges
- maintenance requirements and troubleshooting procedures
- removal and installation procedures for piston engines and engine components:
- removal procedures and handling
- control linkages
- electrical wiring
- engine instrument connections
- installation and rigging
- ground running
- system component removal, installation and system testing
- propellers, materials and damage and deterioration criteria:
- fixed pitch propeller types, terminology and theory:
- tractor or pusher
- matching to engine and aircraft
- leading edge or trailing edge
- blade stations
- forces acting on a propeller
- propeller balance
- materials and construction methods:
- metal propeller metals, construction and surface protection
- wooden propeller materials, construction and surface protection
- composite propeller materials, construction and surface protection
- damage and deterioration
- methods of blending out of minor damage to metal propellers
- propeller removal and installation procedures
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: to interpret maintenance documentation, specifications (allowable limits) and procedures.
- Writing skills: to complete maintenance documentation.
- Numeracy skills: to interpret and communicate technical information.
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