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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft powerplant repair and overhaul
practices
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
6
This is a knowledge-based unit standard for people pursuing unit
standards in the aircraft powerplant repair and overhaul domain.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of aircraft propeller repair and overhaul practices;
aircraft gas turbine engine repair and overhaul practices;
aircraft reciprocating engine repair and overhaul practices;
aircraft gearbox and transmission repair and overhaul
practices; and aircraft powerplant handling practices.
Classification
Aeronautical Engineering > Aircraft Powerplant Repair and
Overhaul
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The depth and scope of knowledge required for the performance criteria in this unit is
that required to carry out powerplant repair and overhaul tasks to the standards
required by the aircraft or equipment manufacturer.
2
Standard practices referred to are those in the aviation industry, examples being Great
Britain – Civil Aviation Authority, CAP 562: Civil Aircraft Airworthiness Information and
Procedures (CAAIP) (London: TSO) and United States – Federal Aviation
Administration, Advisory Circular 43.13, Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and
Practices – Aircraft Inspection and Repair (US Department of Transportation).
3
Aircraft powerplants include propellers, gas turbine engines/reciprocating engines,
gearboxes and transmissions.
4
Credit for this unit standard may also be gained from tasks assessed on aeroderivative engines, and associated systems and components used for marine or
industrial applications.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft propeller repair and overhaul practices.
Range
fixed and variable pitch propellers.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Propellers are described in terms of types, function, construction and operating
principles.
1.2
Repair and overhaul of propellers are described in terms of standard industry
practices.
Range
disassembly, assembly, inspection, troubleshooting, defect
rectification, repair, balancing and testing.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft gas turbine engine repair and overhaul practices.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Gas turbine engines are described in terms of function, construction and
operating principles.
2.2
Repair and overhaul of gas turbine engines are described in terms of standard
industry practices.
Range
disassembly, assembly, inspection, troubleshooting, defect
rectification, repair, adjustment and testing.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft reciprocating engine repair and overhaul practices.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Reciprocating engines are described in terms of function, construction and
operating principles.
3.2
Repair and overhaul of reciprocating engines are described in terms of standard
industry practices.
Range
disassembly, assembly, inspection, troubleshooting, defect
rectification, repair, adjustment and testing.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft gearbox and transmission repair and overhaul practices.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Gearboxes and transmissions are described in terms of purpose, function,
construction and operation.
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Repair and overhaul of gearboxes and transmissions are described in terms of
standard industry practices.
Range
disassembly, assembly, inspection, troubleshooting, defect
rectification, repair, adjustment and testing.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft powerplant handling practices.
Range
propellers, gas turbine engines, reciprocating engines, aircraft gearboxes and
transmissions.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Procedures to prepare powerplant and powerplant component for storage and
shipping are described in terms of standard industry practices.
5.2
Safety precautions for powerplant and powerplant component repair and
overhaul activities are described in terms of standard industry practices.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28137 and unit standard 28143.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 May 1996
31 December 2018
Revision
2
7 August 1997
31 December 2018
Revision
3
8 May 2001
31 December 2018
Review
4
25 September 2006
31 December 2018
Review
5
18 June 2014
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0028
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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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
Please contact ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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