Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › III. Powerplant › Task C. Engine Inspection

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 10-14
Chapter 10: Inspection Concepts & Techniques › Special Inspections › Hard or Overweight Landing Inspection
mechanic with the areas to be inspected. As such, they are not all inclusive. When performing any of these special inspections, always follow the detailed procedures in the aircraft maintenance manual. In situations where the manual does not adequately address ... advice from other maintenance technicians who are highly experienced with them. The following paragraphs describe some typical types of special inspections. Hard or Overweight Landing Inspection The structural stress induced by a landing depends not only upon the gross weight…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 10-12
Chapter 10: Inspection Concepts & Techniques › Special Inspections
aircraft have all these systems installed. Small and simple aircraft have fewer systems than larger, more complex aircraft. Special Inspections During the service life of an aircraft, occasions may arise when something out of the ordinary care ... aircraft could possibly affect its airworthiness. When these situations are encountered, special inspection procedures, also called conditional inspections, are followed to determine if damage to the aircraft structure has occurred. The procedures Appendix D to Part 43—Scope and Detail…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 8-5
Chapter 8: Engine Removal & Replacement › Inspection & Replacement of Powerplant External Units & Systems
required special maintenance upon it before installing a replacement engine. If an engine is being changed at the end of its normal time in service, it is usually necessary only to flush the oil system; however, if an engine ... removed for internal failure, usually some units of the oil system must be replaced and others thoroughly cleaned and inspected…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 11-1
Chapter 11: Light-Sport Aircraft Engines › Engine General Requirements
certificate can perform maintenance and inspections on light-sport engines. The holder of a sport pilot certificate may perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft owned or operated by that pilot and issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light…