MEAMEC0055 — Shot-peen aircraft components

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What an assessment for MEAMEC0055 must cover

33 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. 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 Prepare for shot-peening task

1.1Obtain and interpret process documentation requirements
1.2Prepare shot-peening equipment in accordance with the applicable process

2 Apply shot-peening process to Almen strip

2.1Select and fit the correct Almen strip and set up equipment with the correct stand-off distance and regulated air pressure or spindle speed in accordance with the process documentation
2.2Implement applicable work health and safety (WHS) provisions, including the use of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and personal protective equipment (PPE)
2.3Apply the process to the Almen strip
2.4Measure the Almen strip distortion to ensure that it is within the specified tolerance
2.5Adjust equipment settings and repeat the Almen strip test when required
2.6Record settings that produce specified Almen strip distortion and present the test strip for inspection

3 Apply shot-peening process to component

3.1Clean and mask the component in accordance with process documentation
3.2Apply shot-peening in accordance with the process documentation using equipment settings derived from Almen test strip and while observing all WHS requirements, including use of MSDSs and PPE
3.3Check the shot peened surface for required density and coverage and re-peen, when required
3.4Check the shot-peened component for cleanliness to ensure that all contaminants have been removed in accordance with the process documentation

4 Complete shot-peening task

4.1Record task completion in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
4.2Present shot-peened component for inspection, along with Almen test strip and completed documentation
4.3Tag, seal and pack the component, where applicable and in accordance with specified procedures
4.4Dispose of waste shot peening media in accordance with procedures

Performance evidence

shot-peen applications on more than one aircraft component
apply correct stand-off distances for either of the following: nozzle distance from surface for air pressure shot peening processes, or spindle distance from job for rotor shot peening
regulate air pressure or spindle speed through either the specified air pressure applied to the shot nozzle or the specified revolutions per minute (r.p.m.) of the spindle in the rotor peening process

Knowledge evidence

how to obtain relevant material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
work health and safety (WHS) procedures
the reasons for shot peening
the types of aircraft component and the materials that are shot peened
shot-peening equipment and processes applicable to aircraft components, including: air pressure or rotor propulsion of shot; fixed or portable shot peen units; the uses of different types of shot peening media
the use of process documentation
the types of Almen test strips and their uses
setting up and calibrating equipment for use
preparation of surfaces for peening and cleaning after peening
environmental requirements associated with disposal of used media

Foundation skills

Reading skills: Reading skills to interpret maintenance documentation and procedures.
Writing skills: Writing skills to complete maintenance documentation.
Numeracy skills: Numeracy skills to interpret and communicate technical information and to measure and adjust equipment within specified tolerances.

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What does an assessment tool for MEAMEC0055 need to cover?

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