Aircraft Maintenance

Overview

Introduction
Maintenance classification.
Inspection.
Maintenance levels.
Servicing & cleaning.
Preservation &
de-reservation.
 Introduction

Data and maintenance routines will be shown are

similar to global aviation maintenance.
Aviation engineering and aircraft maintenance start
from studying the components of each part.
Aircraft maintenance like any maintenance-line
routine.
Protection and checks on systems need to study the
whole system.
There are two main types of maintenance…
 Maintenance practices

Maintenance Practices are classified into :

Protective Maintenance.
A. Inspection
o Daily inspection.
o Periodical inspection.
B. Servicing

Corrective Maintenance.
 Checks & Protection

Protection against ice

formation
 De-icing system.
 Anti-ice system.

De-icing system Anti-icing system

 Checks & Protection

Aircraft fuel system

 Regulation wise.
 Ram air functions:
Pressurization of fuel tanks.
Replacing the used fuel with air
 Fuel Temperature control.
 Checks & Protection

Protecting the engine compartment from over

pressure
 Checks & Protection

Visual inspection.
Checks on the engine before take-off.
Compressor.
Bearings.
Oil systems.
In-Line Checks

Pre departure check

(PDC)

After departure
Check
(ADC)
 Engine Lifetime

There are two parameters give the time of

maintenance :

1. Hard time.
2. Cycles.
 1.Hard Time

The time between overhauls.

The total number of flight hours that the engine can
make before it is entered into the overhaul
maintenance.
The hard time specified by the manufacturer
 2.Cycles

Depend on the material used in building the

engine.
Number of cycles are fixed for a given material.
 Conditions for the one cycle

1. Starting the engines, take off, maximum climb,

cruise, idle, landing, shutting down the engines.
2. Reaching to high powers.
3. The engines are used to move the aircraft from one
location to another.
 Lifetime Of Such Types Of Aircraft

Aircraft Type Life (in years) Life (in cycles) Life (in hours)

Airbus-300 20 36000 60000

Airbus-310 20 35000 60000

Boeing-737 20 75000 51000

Boeing-757 40 100000 --
 Lifetime Determining

1. On condition
 Inspection after each flight.
 Only the module that has the problem will go maintenance
not the engine as a block.
2. Engine condition monitoring (ECM)
 Continuous monitoring of key engine parameter.
 Uses standard engine and aircraft instrumentation for
monitoring.
 No additional measurement equipment is needed.
 Engine Condition Monitoring

The Figure shows sensors and parameters that show results on ECM
 Maintenance Categories For Engines

Level A1
On engine installed on-wing
Level B
On uninstalled engine
Level C
Repairing parts
Level D1
On accessories, pumps, starter, generator,
Level T1
Engine testing
 Maintenance Categories For Engines

Level
B

Level Level Level

B1 B2 B3
Hot section Replacement Engine Replacement Replacement
Level A1 inspection of (Fan, modules are of bearings parts without
LPT,HPT) disassembled disassembling
Maintenance Categories For Engines

Level C

Level C1 Level C2 Level C3

Repair parts
Sheet metal
by using
hand tools work
 Maintenance sence

Engineering sence, experience, and instructions of the

maintenance manual are very important in making
correct servicing.
 Maintenance sence

Very Dangerous Less Dangerous

 Engine Cleaning

Carbo Blast
• Engine is turned on at idle speed.
• Detergent is sprayed into the engine intake.
Water Washing
• Sealing any openings to engine components.
• Engine is rotated by dry cranking.
• Water is sprayed into the engine intake.
Preservation Routine

Storing engine Storing engine

for less than more than 90
90 days days

All openings
Same steps
must be closed

Fuel paths must

Silica gel put
be evacuated
inside the
from fuel and
engine
filled with oil

Humidity must
be monitored
De reservation Routine

Removing the
cover from all
openings

Restoring the
correct oil
level in the oil
tanks

Replacing oil
with fuel in
fuel paths
 Conclusion

Aircraft engineering and maintenance need to be

familiar with any components in aircraft.
No way for any default in maintenance whether in
preventive or corrective maintenance routine.
Maintenance of aircraft classified into levels.
Determining lifetime of the aircraft is very
important.
Discussion