NZQA registered unit standard
4067 version 5
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Title
Balance aircraft flight control surfaces
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: statically
balance aircraft flight control surfaces; and carry out task
completion activities.
Classification
Aeronautical Engineering > Aircraft Structures
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
Balancing of helicopter rotary flight control surfaces is covered in other unit standards.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Statically balance aircraft flight control surfaces.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Task is determined by reviewing maintenance documentation and enterprise
procedures.
1.2
Work area is prepared and resources obtained and checked for serviceability or
status in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Range
publications, tools, materials, equipment, safety equipment.
1.3
Environmental conditions are established in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
1.4
Balancing equipment is set up and control surface mounted in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
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SSB Code 9068
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NZQA registered unit standard
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4067 version 5
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Control surface is balanced to meet specifications in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
Range
check balance; calculate adjustments; fit, remove and/or adjust
balance weights.
Outcome 2
Carry out task completion activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Item is prepared for use, storage, or transit in accordance with enterprise
procedures.
2.2
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, preparation for next
activity, return of aircraft and systems to normal.
Range
2.3
Leftover items, parts, and materials are disposed of in accordance with
enterprise procedures.
may include but is not limited to – serviceable, unserviceable,
surplus, waste, scrap, hazardous.
Range
2.4
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
19 June 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
7 August 1997
31 December 2016
Revision
3
8 May 2001
31 December 2016
Review
4
26 March 2007
31 December 2016
Review
5
18 June 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.
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
4067 version 5
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Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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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.
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