NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Inspect aircraft engines
Level
4
3403 version 5
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Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to
inspect aircraft engines; inspect engines; and complete
finishing activities related to inspecting aircraft engines.
Classification
Aeronautical Engineering > Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the
enterprise being the organisation carrying out the work. Enterprise procedures
referred to in this unit standard are the applicable procedures found in the following:
enterprise exposition; manufacturer publications; Government and local body
legislation; airworthiness authority requirements.
2
The scope of the system that this standard relates to is described in the applicable
chapters of ATA iSpec 2200.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare to inspect aircraft engines.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Requirements for inspection are determined by reviewing maintenance
documentation and enterprise procedures.
1.2
Engine identity is confirmed with documentation by comparing serial and part
numbers.
1.3
Work area is prepared, and resources obtained and checked for serviceability in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
1.4
publications, materials, tools, test equipment, safety equipment,
environmental conditions established.
Engine is prepared for inspection in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
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clean, gain access.
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NZQA registered unit standard
3403 version 5
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Outcome 2
Inspect engines.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Engine is inspected in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
2.2
visual inspection, optically aided visual inspection.
Defects found during inspection are reported and documented in accordance
with enterprise procedures.
Outcome 3
Complete finishing activities related to inspecting aircraft engines.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Completion activities specific to the task and work area are carried out in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
activities may include but are not limited to – tool control,
cleanliness, tidiness, return of publications, systems and aircraft
left ready for next activity.
Range
3.2
Resources are checked for serviceability and returned to service or storage in
accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
3.3
tools, equipment, safety equipment.
Leftover parts and materials are disposed of in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Range
3.4
serviceable, unserviceable, surplus, waste, scrap, hazardous.
Documentation is completed in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 June 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
7 August 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
3
8 May 2001
31 December 2016
Review
4
25 September 2006
31 December 2016
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
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NZQA registered unit standard
3403 version 5
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Process
Version
Date
Last Date for Assessment
Review
5
17 July 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0028
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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