Aircraft Maintenance Technician

An Aircraft Maintenance Technician is responsible for the certification of an aircraft after maintenance, inspection, repair or modification. This occupation requires a high degree of responsibility and skill, including:

• Certifying airworthiness of airframe, piston and turbine engines, electrical/electronic systems, propellers and rotary systems;
• Troubleshooting aircraft structural, mechanical or electrical systems to identify problems;
• Adjusting and repairing systems according to specifications, technical drawings, manuals and established procedures;
• Repairing and overhauling aircraft structural, mechanical or electrical systems;
• Installing or modifying aircraft engines, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, flight control, fuel and pneumatic systems;
• Dismantling airframes, aircraft engines or other aircraft systems for repair, overhaul, inspection and reassembly;
• Supervising, performing and documenting routine maintenance.