MEA312 — Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft fixed wing flight control systems and components

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What an assessment for MEA312 must cover

45 assessable components: 4 elements (11 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Inspect fixed wing flight control systems and components

1.1Isolation tags already attached to the system or related systems are checked and aircraft configured for safe system inspection and operation in accordance with applicable maintenance manual
1.2Fixed wing flight control systems and components are visually or physically checked for signs of defects in accordance with the applicable maintenance manual while observing all relevant work health and safety (WHS) requirements

2 Test fixed wing flight control systems

2.1Powered controls of the aircraft and system are prepared in accordance with maintenance manual for the application of electrical and hydraulic power
2.2Power is applied, if necessary, and system is functionally tested in accordance with applicable maintenance manual for malfunction or evidence of incorrect rigging
2.3System rigging is performed in accordance with applicable maintenance manual

3 Prepare for troubleshooting

3.1Relevant maintenance documentation and modification status, including system defect reports, where relevant, are interpreted to identify an unserviceability

4 Troubleshoot fixed wing flight control systems

4.1Available information from maintenance documentation and inspection and test results is used, where necessary, to assist in fault determination
4.2Maintenance manual fault diagnosis guide and logical processes are used to ensure efficient and accurate troubleshooting to line replacement level
4.3Specialist advice is obtained, where required, to assist with the troubleshooting process
4.4Fixed wing flight control system faults are located and the causes of the faults are clearly identified and correctly recorded in maintenance documentation, where required
4.5Fault rectification requirements are determined to assist in planning the repair

Performance evidence

applying relevant WHS procedures
using relevant maintenance documentation and aircraft manuals to: recognise defects during visual inspection of fixed wing flight control systems and system components
rig fixed wing flight control systems
functionally test the operation of fixed wing flight control systems and recognise system/component malfunction or evidence of incorrect rigging
to the extent permitted by applicable fault diagnosis guides, troubleshooting unserviceabilities in fixed wing flight control systems and clearly recording the causes of the unserviceabilities.

Knowledge evidence

WHS precautions relevant to flight control system maintenance
standard trade practices relating to tool and test/rigging equipment usage and installation/securing of system components
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: airflow
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: conditions of flight
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: lift and forces
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: drag
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: wings, tailplane and vertical stabiliser
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: lift augmentation (flaps, slats and slots)
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: aircraft control surfaces and their function (elevator, ailerons, rudder, elevons and trim tabs)
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: spoilers and speed brakes
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: flight control balancing and flutter
flight control system layout and operation: theory of flight: stability and control and flight control rigging
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: cockpit controls
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: cables and cable tensioning
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: pulleys and fairleads
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: bellcranks
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: levers
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: control surface horns
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: screwjacks
flight control system layout and operation: mechanical system layout and operation: push/pull rods
flight control system layout and operation: powered flight controls: system layout and operation
flight control system layout and operation: powered flight controls: component construction and operation
flight control system layout and operation: electrical and instrument interfaces: flaps
flight control system layout and operation: electrical and instrument interfaces: trim
flight control system layout and operation: electrical and instrument interfaces: position indication
flight control system maintenance procedures and troubleshooting methods
flight control system interfaces with automatic pilot systems
relevant maintenance manuals
relevant regulatory requirements and standard procedures.

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