Airbus Americas, Inc.

On-the-job Training

• General Flightline Maintenance Tasks
  • Check and inspect Nose Landing Gear Shock Strut
  • Check and inspect Auxiliary Power Unit Fuel Filter
  • Check and inspect Nose Landing Gear Shock Strut Service
  • Check and inspect Main Landing Gear Shock Strut Service
  • Check and Inspect Engine Oil
  • Inspect and check Fuel Tank Water Drain
  • Check and Inspect Tire Inflation
  • Check Hydraulic Accumulator Press
  • Check and Inspect Hydraulic Tank Oil Level
  • Check Registration Plate Installation
  • Inspect and check Identification Plate Installation
  • Check Leasing Plate Installation
• General Flightline Operations
  • Perform Aircraft Dispatching. Operating "headset" during departure and arrival of aircraft
  • Perpare aircraft for operation: Knowledge of aircraft configuration. Assist loading, weighing, towing operation to set aircraft to specific configuration by performing floor safety on ground check
  • Supply aircraft with energy: Supply aircraft with electrical power
  • Supply aircraft with energy: Supply aircraft with hydraulics power
  • Supply aircraft with energy: Service aircraft with water
  • Runway health & safety knowledge. Airbus Apron Training on specific health and safety rules to work on runway environment
  • Use maintenance documentation. Knowledge of the relevant maintenance documentation such as Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Illustrative Parts Catalog, etc.
  • Operate Ground Support Equipment: Air conditioners, cherry pickers, crane, platform ground power
  • Perform fuel sampling/sumping before/after fueling as required
  • Perform aircraft fueling and fuel transferring as required
  • Perform aircraft marshalling
  • Secure aircraft with chalks at gate
  • Evaluate maintenance task per applicable aircraft maintenance manual procedure
  • Perform hydraulic serving
  • Perform cabin cleaning
  • Perform exterior fuselage cleaning
  • Remove and install engine protections
  • Remove and install pilot probe protections
  • Remove and install static port protections
  • Remove and install TAT probe protections
  • Remove and install ram air turbine safety device
  • Remove and install steering by-pass pin
  • Remove and install landing gear door safety device
  • Connect tug and tow bar for aircraft dispatch and movement
• Check and Inspect the Oxygen System
  • Fit Oxygen system and components. Cleaning and installation of quick donning oxygen masks
  • Install and connect equipment. Knowledge of installation/connection and/or locking systems of pipes. Oxygen system component replacement
  • Oxygen system technology. Knowledge of oxygen system technology and ability to work on gaseous oxygen systems. Servicing oxygen with use of booster cart
• Install and Perform Electrical Task
  • Installation of Flight test equipment. Introduction and familiarization of installation of parts
  • Perform electrical troubleshooting. Assist avionics with troubleshooting, to include connector/components removal. Familiarization with process
  • Perform bite test through multipurpose control and display unit (MCDU)
  • Perform bonding test of part/component as required
  • Perform safety measures, lock-out tag-out procedure for applicable maintenance tasks
• Conduct Pre- and Post-Flight Inspections
  • Check and Inpect avionics compartment for 80VU and 90VU
  • Check and Inspect lateral avionics compartment R/H, (Battery Compartment)
  • Check and Inspect lateral avionics compartment L/H (emergency Power Supply)
  • Check and Inspect wings aircraft configuration and safety percautions
  • Check and Inspect retract slats and flaps
  • Cargo Compartment 1: Check that all components installed in cargo compartment are properly attached, including flight test ballast
  • Cargo Compartment 2 and Area Between FR 65 & 70: Check all components installed in cargo compartment are properly attached, including flight test ballast
  • Check and inspect the fuselage outside all doors and fairnings
  • Check and inspect horizontal stabilizer/vertical stabilizers for hydraulic leaks, no damage to flight control surfaces
  • Check and inspect auxiliary power unit compartment for correct oil levels and no leaks
  • Check and inspect section 19 for leaks, foreign objects and/or damages
• Check and Inspect Belly Fairing (L/H and R/H)
  • Check and inspect skin and assembly for deformations, cracks, fractures, indentations, delamination of composite materials
  • Check and inspect hydraulics compartment, yellow system for foreign objects, leaks, nitrogen pressure
  • Check and inspect hydraulics compartment, blue system for clogging indicator, air pressurization manifold and filter
  • Check and inspect main landing gear and main landing gear doors for safety devices
  • Check and inspect nose landing gear, nose landing gear bay and doors for traces of impact or damage, good condition on mountings and pipes and cables
  • Check and inspect engines and pylons: Cowlings Open
  • Check and inspect engines and pylons: Cowlings Closed
  • Check and inspect cabin: General condition of the cabin, pax doors, emergency exits
  • Check and inspect cockpit: Flight crew compartment, emergency equipment, 49VU and 120VU, etc.
  • Check and inspect electrical power supply: Battery voltage check, power supply and emergency test, power supply external, emergency general test
  • Check and inspect communications: Flight interphone, CVR test, audio communication, emergency beacon
  • Check and inspect fire protection: Engines and APU fire test
  • Check and inspect ATA 28 Fuel
  • Check and inspect ATA 34 Navigation
  • Check and inspect hydraulic systems
  • Check and inspect flight controls: Flight computer, elevator operation, side-stick priority, speed brakes, rudder functions
  • Check and inspect autopilot
  • Check and inspect landing gea: Pressurized yellow hydraulic system, parking break, brake petals
  • Check and inspect crew oxygen
  • Check and inspect ground power engine
  • Check and inspect Ice & Rain protection
  • Check and inspect auxiliary power unit