Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Alternative Tech Titles
Aircraft Maintainer
Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Aircraft Maintenance Tech)
Aircraft Mechanic
Aircraft Restorer
Aircraft Service Technician (Aircraft Service Tech)
Aircraft Technician (Aircraft Tech)
Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A and P Mechanic)
Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)
Aviation Mechanic
Helicopter Mechanic
Daily Duties & Technical Responsibilities
Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
Core Technology, Languages & Tools
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
SAP software
Tracware AeroTrac
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Facilities management software
Maintenance planning software
Maintenance record software
Skills, Knowledge & Engineering Competencies
Basic Skills
reading work related information
thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Technical
planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment
repairing machines or systems using the right tools
Engineering and Technology
mechanical
product and service development
Safety and Government
public safety and security
Arts and Humanities
English language
Transportation
movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Hand and Finger Use
hold or move items with your hands
put together small parts with your fingers
Verbal
read and understand what is written
communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
notice when problems happen
order or arrange things
Controlled Movement
quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
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