Profession aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician

Aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technicians perform overhaul, maintenance and repair work on gas turbine engines. They disassemble, inspect, clean, repair and reassemble the engines using engine-specific tooling.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Operation of different engines

  Know the characteristics, maintenance requirements and operating procedures of various kinds of engines such as gas, diesel, electrical, and engines with steam propulsion plants.

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

• Aircraft mechanics

  Technicalities over mechanics in aircrafts and related topics in order to perform a wide range of repais in aircrafts.

• Common aviation safety regulations

  The body of legislation and regulations that apply to the field of civil aviation at regional, national, European and International levels. Understand that regulations aimed at protecting citizens at all times in civil aviation; ensure that operators, citizens, and organisations comply with these rules.

• Mechanics

  Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

• Engine components

  Know the different engine components, and their operation and maintenance. Understand when repairs and replacement should be undertaken.

Skills

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Disassemble engines

  Disassemble internal combustion engines, generators, pumps, transmissions and other components of mechanical equipment.

• Wear appropriate protective gear

  Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

• Recognise signs of corrosion

  Recognise the symptoms of metal showing oxidation reactions with the environment resulting in rusting, copper pitting, stress cracking, and others, and estimate the rate of corrosion.

• Read engineering drawings

  Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

• Adjust tightness of engine parts

  Tighten or unscrew engine parts using hand and power tools; maintenance of tubing, casing and connecting rods.

• Fasten components

  Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Align components

  Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.

• Re-assemble engines

  Re-assemble transport equipment engines after overhaul, inspection, repair, maintenace or cleaning according to blueprints and technical plans.

• Use power tools

  Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.

• Read standard blueprints

  Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

• Bolt engine parts

  Securely bolt together engine components manually or using power tools.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB