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MODULE 07
MAINTENANCE PRACTICES

7.2 – WORSHOP PRACTICES

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 WORKSHOP PRACTICES

 Care of Tools
 ToolControl
 Use of Workshop materials

B07 Part 1 Chap 1 Sect 2

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 TOOLS &
MATERIALS

7.2.1
THE CARE OF TOOLS, CONTROL OF
TOOLS, USE OF WORKSHOP MATERIALS
 CARE OF TOOLS

Hand tool care:

 Files
 Screwdrivers
 Pliers
 Hammers
 Spanners
 Hand Tools
 Files
 Hammers
 Screwdrivers
 Punches
 Pliers
 Spanners 5
 Care of Hand Tools

Arranged - Readily to Hand:

 Easily checked
 Kept Safe from Damage
 FILES
 Sound, tight fitting handle
 Always have a metal ferrule
 Wood splitting
 HAMMERS
 Loose-fitting
hammerheads
 Fly off

 Shaft no cracks
 Securely wedged in
the hammerhead
 Damaged faces
SCREWDRIVERS
 Right size and shape
for the screw head
 Tip - good condition
 Tip - square
 Thick enough – fit screw slot snugly
 Electrical work - insulated handle
 DO NOT carry screwdrivers or similar
sharp-ended tools in your pockets
 PUNCHES & CHISELS
 Punches and Chisels with
‘mushroomed’ heads – dangerous
 Head ground or filed to its original shape
 PLIERS
 Pinch the skin
 Clipping wire - directed towards the
ground
 NEVER - tighten or slacken nuts, bolts
or screws
 SPANNERS
 CORRECT size – USE IT.
 Ring and socket spanners are less likely to SLIP
 Preferred to the open-ended spanner
 Adjustable spanner only as a last resort
 Strained and cracked jaws
 Do not use oversize spanner and packing
 Whenever possible PULL
 Pushing use open hand
NO
PULL
NOT
PUSH
 GENERAL CARE

 Do not place tools where they may be

accidentally dislodged
Particularly if they are, being used above head level

 Do not ‘throw a spanner in the works’ by

leaving tools behind when a job has been
completed
 TOOL CONTROL

CONTROL OF TOOL & EQUIPMENT

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 TOOL CONTROL

Accounted for - lost or misplaced

would be quickly noticed

 Not Left in an Aircraft

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 TOOL CONTROL

 Inventory - of all tools, spares or

equipment taken to an aircraft for
servicing purposes

 Checked when work has been

completed (Stage Checks)

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 TOOL CONTROL
 Usually stored in an orderly manner
Outline of each tool in a contrasting
colour to the background

 Toolkits used by several engineers

Tool tags - each engineer having a
different tag
 TOOL CONTROL
 To prevent small tools, torches,
pencils, etc., from falling into the aircraft
structure

 Use Tool Cadies

 Wear overalls fitted with closed

pockets -
ANY QUESTIONS ?

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