APR 129B - Apprenticeship / Aircraft Systems I

6 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Registered Apprentices with Southern Oregon Aviation JATC.

Course Description: Provides a detailed understanding of electronics with aviation applications. Six segments will be included: Aircraft Electrical Circuits test equipment and Fault Isolation, Repair/Identification Damage and Broken Aircraft Electrical Wires, Cables and Connectors, Aircraft Hydraulic Systems, Landing Gear Systems, Aircraft Brake Systems and Aircraft Flotation Systems.

Course Level: Career/Tech Apprenticeship

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify and operate equipment used for particular applications, identify types of fixtures (breakout boxes, control boxes, and generic TMDE), types of electrical systems used and the difference between static and dynamic testing, electrical layout, physical layout, functions, safe practices and troubleshooting techniques.
CLO#2: Demonstrate troubleshooting applications to diagnose wiring limitations.
CLO#3: Repair and perform terminations of damaged aircraft electrical wires, cables and connectors.
CLO#4: Identify all system components including reservoirs, pumps, check valves, control valves, sequence valves, shuttle valves, accumulators, restrictors, synchronizing circuits and actuating cylinders.
CLO#5: Describe pressure regulation methods used on hydraulics systems.
CLO#6: Identify different types of landing gear associated with aircraft, major subcomponents and their basic system operation.
CLO#7: Identify operations systems and associated subcomponents of aircraft brake systems.
CLO#8: Demonstrate basic maintenance practices of aircraft brake systems. (ILO: Information Literacy)
CLO#9: Identify flotation systems, basic operation, maintenance procedures, tools for maintenance and transition process from water to flight for aircraft flotation systems and helicopter emergency flotation systems.