Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › I. General › Task E. Aircraft Materials, Hardware, and Processes

AM.I.E.S4

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Identify aircraft materials and hardware based on manufacturer’s markings.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 7-36
Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Aircraft Metals › Aircraft Hardware
Aircraft Hardware Aircraft hardware is the term used to describe the various types of fasteners and miscellaneous small items used in the manufacture and repair of aircraft. The importance of aircraft hardware is often overlooked because of its small size ... however, the safe and efficient operation of any aircraft is greatly dependent upon the correct selection and use of aircraft hardware. An aircraft, even though made of the best materials and strongest parts, would be of doubtful value unless those…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 7-51
Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Aircraft Metals › Standards and Specifications
fittings to various parts of the aircraft, and for fastening innumerable bracing members and other parts together. The rivet creates a bond that is at least as strong as the material being joined. Two of the major types of rivets ... used in aircraft are the common solid shank type, which must be driven using a bucking bar, and the special (blind) rivets, which may be installed where it is impossible to use a bucking bar. Aircraft rivets are not hardware…