NEHRU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

KALIYAPURAM, COIMBATORE-641 105.

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN

AE- AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

FINAL YEAR VII SEMESTER

Proposed Method of Teaching

UNIT-1: WELDING IN AIRCRAFT STRUTURAL COMPONENTS

S.No Description Hours

1.1 Equipments used in welding shop & their maintenance 2
1.2 Ensuring quality welds 1
1.3 Welding jigs & fixtures , Soldering & Brazing 1
1.4 Inspection of damage & Classification, Repair or 2
Replacement, sheet metal inspection
1.5 NDT, Riveted repair design, Damage investigation, Reverse 2
technology
SHEET METAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Inspection of damage Classification Repair or
replacement Sheet metal inspection
N.D.T. Testing Riveted repair design, Damage
investigation reverse technology

UNIT-2: PLASTICS AND COMPONENTS IN AIRCRAFT

S.No Description Hours

2.1 Types of plastics used in aircrafts 1

2.2 Maintenance & repair of plastic components 1

2.3 Repair of cracks, holes etc., various repair schemes- 2
Scopes.
2.4 Inspection & Repair of composites components 2
2.5 Special precautions 1
 2.6 Autoclaves 1

UNIT-3: AIRCRAFT JACKING, ASSEMBLY AND RIGGING

S.No Description Hours

3.1 Airplane jacking & Weighing & C.G location 1
3.2 Balancing of control surfaces 1
3.3 Inspection maintenance 1
3.4 Helicopter flight controls 2
3.5 Tracking & Balancing of main rotor. 2

UNIT-4: REVIEW OF HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM

S.No Description Hours

4.1 Trouble shooting & maintenance practices, Service 2
& Inspection UNIT-
4.2 Inspection & maintenance of landing gear systems, 2
5:
Air-conditioning, pressurization system.
4.3 Inspection & maintenance of Water & Waste 2
system, Installation & maintenance of Instruments-
handling-Testing -Inspection
4.4 Inspection & maintenance of Auxiliary systems, 1
Fire protection system,
4.5 Ice protection system Rain removal system 2
4.6 Position & warning system- Auxiliary Power Units 2
(APUs)
SAFETY PRACTICES

S.No Description Hours

5.1 Hazardous materials storage & handling, Aircraft 3
furnishing practices
5.2 Equipments, Trouble shooting 2
5.3 Theory And practices 1
 -# Inspection Invited

Total Hours - 40 hours.

Faculty In charge Head of The department Principal