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Powerplant Maintenance Technician

This certificate is designed to prepare students to qualify for the Powerplant Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

This certificate enables the holder to perform 100 hours and annual inspections on aircrafts ranging from small aircrafts used in general aviation through jets utilized by commercial airlines. The written examinations are administered by the FAA through computer testing centers. The total program requires 1,150 hours of lecture and laboratory.

Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.

REQUIRED COURSES:Units
AERO100.1 Airframe and Powerplant General Calculations 2.5
AERO100.2 Airframe and Powerplant General Publications 2.5
AERO101.1 Airframe and Powerplant General - Materials 2.5
AERO101.2 Airframe and Powerplant General - Servicing 2.5
AERO104 PwrPlnt Maint Lec-Rcp Eng Ovh 6
AERO105 Powerplant Maintenance Lecture - Accessory Overhaul 6
AERO106.1 Airframe and Powerplant General Laboratory - Calculations 1
AERO106.2 Airframe and Powerplant General Laboratory - Publications 1
AERO107.1 Airframe and Powerplant General Laboratory - Materials 1
AERO107.2 Airframe and Powerplant General Laboratory - Servicing 1
AERO110 Powerplant Maintenance Laboratory - Reciprocating Engine Overhaul 5
AERO111 Powerplant Maintenance Laboratory - Accessory Overhaul 5
Total Units36

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