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

AM.I.E.S5

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Select and install aircraft bolts.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 7-80
Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Turnbuckles › General Safety Wiring Rules
General Safety Wiring Rules When using the safety wire method of safetying…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 7-49
Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Aircraft Metals › Repair of Damaged Internal Threads
Tang breakoff—select proper breakoff tool. Tangs should be removed from all drilled through holes. In blind holes, the tangs may be removed when necessary if enough hole-depth is provided below the tang of the installed insert. These ... installation. The manufacturer’s instruction must be followed when making an installation. Helicoils are available for the following threads: unified coarse, unified fine, metric, spark plug, and national taper pipe threads. Fastener Torque Torque As the speed of an aircraft…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 7-41
Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Aircraft Metals › Special-Purpose Bolts
Companion collars are made of aluminum alloy or mild steel. The blind…