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Evaluate aircraft piston engine power plants

Evaluate aircraft piston engine power plants

Unit of competency
National Code
MEA722
State Code
AUF01
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
12/02/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/07/2015
Field of Education
031501 - Aerospace Engineering
Original Release Date
22/07/2015
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit of competency applies to aircraft piston engines, engine controls, air inlet, cooling, lubrication and propeller systems, and components thereof. It involves evaluation of power plants and components for compliance with design standards and with airworthiness regulatory requirements within both civil and military environments. Also covered is documentation of the evaluation process within management systems, such as configuration management (CM) and integrated logistic support (ILS).It is suitable for people working as paraprofessionals within aircraft design teams, within the engineering departments of aircraft maintenance organisations or employed within Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMOs) and Approved Engineering Organisations (AEOs), and for those pursuing qualifications or careers in those fields.Where the engine is installed in a rotorcraft the interface between the engine throttle/governor and the rotor controls is covered in MEA718 Evaluate rotorcraft flight control system.This unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare to evaluate piston engine power plant
  • 1.1 Confirm and apply safe working practices relating to aircraft structure
  • 1.2 Determine parameters and context of applications and purpose of evaluation
  • 1.3 Confirm personal functions and responsibilities, team and support functional group interdependencies and communications
  • 1.4 Confirm that tasks and responsibilities are appropriate to qualifications and delegations and that appropriate support, including technical and professional assistance, is available
  • 1.5 Determine chain of responsibility for the activity evaluation, reporting arrangements and timelines
  • 1.6 Identify work health and safety (WHS) and regulatory requirements with particular emphasis on safety, codes of practice and standards, including airworthiness regulatory requirements for aircraft piston engine power plant, risk management and organisational procedures
2. Identify principles and techniques required for evaluation of aircraft piston engine power plant
  • 2.1 Identify features and functions of power plant and related systems
  • 2.2 Review piston engine and engine system operation, layout and performance
  • 2.3 Review engine control system design and function, including interface with full authority digital engine control systems
  • 2.4 Review propeller and propeller control system design and function
  • 2.5 Review engine air inlet system design and function
  • 2.6 Review engine cooling system design and function
  • 2.7 Review engine dry sump lubricating system design and function
3. Evaluate aircraft piston engine power plant and components
  • 3.1 Evaluate proposed modifications and repairs to power plant systems and components
  • 3.2 Evaluate power plant maintenance requirements
  • 3.3 Evaluate power plant reliability and defect history
  • 3.4 Evaluate proposed component substitutions
  • 3.5 Evaluate for compliance with WHS Acts, regulations, codes, directives and standards/specifications, including those related to risk management
4. Report results
  • 4.1 Report results of scoping, principles and techniques identification and evaluation of piston engine power plant systems and system components
  • 4.2 Provide documentation, such as modification instructions and drawings and data required by CM and/or ILS, and for compliance with airworthiness regulations
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