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AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC
Air National Guard Units · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1635000 and is part of the Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Wing, National Guard.
What You'll Do
- →As a AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC, WG-8602-10, this position is located in an Air National Guard Aviation Wing, Maintenance Group, Maintenance Squadron, Propulsion Element, (Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance, (JEIM) and the Hush House).
- →The primary purpose of this position is to certify acceptable performance, test, repair, trouble-shoot, operationally check and modify aircraft turbine and auxiliary power units, and associated propulsion system components.
- →(1) Troubleshoots malfunctioning engines and interrelated propulsion system components, determines degree of disassembly or certification required, repairs or replaces defective components, diagnostic computers and associated hardware.
- →Analyzes malfunctions using schematic and wiring diagrams, blueprints, manufacturer's specifications, computer diagnostics data, inspection findings, trending data and aircrew debriefs.
- →Performs engine run operation on installed and uninstalled engines to troubleshoot malfunctions or verify findings.
- →Removes and installs engines and auxiliary power units.
- →Operates, Automated Ground Test Systems (AGETS), trouble-shoots and repairs aircraft jet engines.
- →(2) Troubleshoots, modifies, repairs, and performs sequential disassembly and assembly of gearboxes and auxiliary power units.
- →Performs evaluations that must be accomplished at critical points in the repair/build-up process using a variety of quality characteristics, consisting of complete systems or components and assemblies that undergo many steps in a repair process and have highly critical tolerances.
- →Performs test cell operation of engine and aircraft run up, analyzes operating parameters, makes final adjustments and verifies that engine is operating within acceptable parameters for safe operation in the aircraft.
- →(3) Performs scheduled and special evaluations on installed engines, auxiliary power units, and associated airframe-mounted systems.
- →Interprets Engine Management trend data and investigates trend anomalies to eliminate catastrophic engine failure or damage by the prediction and detection of adverse trends towards known failure modes before they occur.
- →(4) Performs command directed and locally established in-progress inspections (IPI) (certifying acceptable performance of all conventional or modified aircraft engines prior to their being installed in the aircraft or placed in inventory) of propulsion system components and associated equipment to determine adequacy of workmanship, materials and maintenance.
- →Makes final certification of completed work and critical engine build measurements, annotating by signature that work and tolerances are correct.
Requirements
- ✓No education requirement associated with this position.
Personality Fit
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