MEAMEC0057 — Repair the structure of non-pressurised small aircraft
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What an assessment for MEAMEC0057 must cover
30 assessable components: 2 elements (8 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 13 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 Prepare to undertake repair
- 1.1Assess extent of damage to assist in determining repair procedure
- 1.2Identify appropriate repair scheme in accordance with structural repair manual or approved data
- 1.3Obtain specialist (structures personnel) or supervisory advice in establishing an approved repair scheme where a standard repair scheme cannot be identified, or damage is out of limits
- 1.4Organise all materials and equipment required
2 Repair aircraft structure
- 2.1Perform structural repairs in accordance with approved repair scheme ensuring that aircraft standard practices are used, and process requirements are carried out 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)
- 2.2Employ preventative maintenance techniques to preserve the integrity of aircraft structure
- 2.3Clean work area of all waste material or contaminants
- 2.4Complete required maintenance documentation and process in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
Performance evidence
- undertake one repair task from each of the following groups: - remove corrosion by chemical and mechanical methods - restore protective coatings - apply sealants and jointing compounds - generate a freehand precision hole - remove and install structural hardware and fastening devices - remove and replace bushes, bearings and bearing surfaces - metal scab patch, flush, splice, lap and formed section repair - composite external patch, scarf and stepped repairs
- recognise each type of damage: - impact damage - fatigue cracking - corrosion - delamination of composites and bonded structures
- identify various aircraft metals and their basic properties
- correctly interpret repair scheme drawings, including third angle projection, isometric, sectional formats and hand sketches
- use appropriate hand tools and machines, including riveting equipment, drilling equipment, aligning tools and material fasteners (grip pins)
- apply correct removal, installation and repair techniques for: - a range of rivets (blind and solid) using hand, squeeze and pneumatic situations - a range of close tolerance fasteners (standard and oversize – hillocks and taper locks), including hole preparation - threaded devices, including internal and external thread cutting, Helicoil inserts and damaged stud replacement - hardware assembled by close tolerance fits using heat, cooling and force methods, including bearings, bushes and inserts
Knowledge evidence
- work health and safety (WHS) procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and material safety data sheets (MSDSs) relating to repair
- requirements for handling and storing aircraft metals and composite materials, including sealing agents, to industry standards
- structural flight loads and aerodynamic requirements
- means of identifying aircraft structural assembly fasteners (metal and composite) by interpretation of markings, numbering systems, size, shape and colour
- structural and non-structural component methods of attachment, faying surface treatment and fuel tank sealing
- assessment of structural damage: - types and classes of mechanical damage - types of corrosion and determining the extent of damage - relevant documentation and manuals - damage limits and repair schemes for metallic and non-metallic structure
- procedures for the fabrication and fitment of metal repairs: - scab patch - flush patch - splice - lap - formed section - corrosion removal and passivation
- procedures for performing composite repairs: - external patch - scarf patch - stepped repairs - bolted repairs
- repair of integral fuel tanks and sealing of faying surfaces, including specific WHS and PPE requirements
- surface finishes and methods of restoration, including specific WHS and PPE requirements
- how to obtain MSDSs
- maintenance and structural repair manuals, including servicing schedules
- regulatory requirements and standard procedures relating to repair
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: to interpret maintenance documentation and procedures.
- Writing skills: to complete maintenance documentation.
- Numeracy skills: to interpret and communicate technical information.
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