AVMT 104 - General Group IV: Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics / Human Factors/ Ground Operations and Servicing:

(3 credits)

Lecture:

Electron Theory. Ohm’s Law. Voltage. Current. Resistance. Circuit continuity. Electrostatic discharge. Magnetism. Watt’s Law. Faraday’s Law. Lenz’s Law. Power. Electrostatic Discharge. Controlling devices including switches and relays. Protective devices including fuses, circuit breakers, and current limiters. Resistor types and color coding. Electrical circuit drawings. Direct current electrical circuits. Kirchoff’s Laws. Electrical measurement tools, principles, and procedures. Resistance in series. Resistance in parallel. Total resistance. Series circuits. Parallel circuits. Complex/combined circuits. Taking voltage, current, resistance, and capacitance measurements. High voltage circuits. Capacitance in a circuit. Inductance in a circuit. Taking voltage, current, resistance, and capacitance measurements. Alternating current electrical circuits. Impedance. Transformers. Aircraft batteries. Handling, storage, and inspection of different types of batteries. Working around batteries. Semiconductors including diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Digital logic including RAM, ROM, NVRAM, logic gates, inverter, rectifier, and flip flop. Semiconductors including diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Digital logic including RAM, ROM, NVRAM, logic gates, inverter, rectifier, and flip flop. Binary numbers. Right hand motor rule. AC and DC motors.

Lab:

Perform circuit continuity test. Measure voltage. Measure current. Measure resistance. Measure voltage drop across a resistor. Test a switch or relay. Test a fuse of circuit breaker. Read and interpret aircraft electrical circuit diagrams, and symbols including solid state devices and logic functions. Troubleshoot a circuit. Identify symbols used in electrical and electronic schematic diagrams. Demonstrate how to test for short circuit and open circuit conditions. Determine or measure for open electrical circuits. Read and interpret aircraft electrical circuit diagrams, and symbols, including solid state devices and logic functions. Inspect an aircraft battery. Service an aircraft battery.

This class consists of 10 lessons and 5 labs.

Human Factors

Lecture:

Safety culture and organizational factors. Human error principles. Event investigation. Human performance and limitations. Physical and social environment. Communication/reporting hazards. Teamwork and leadership. Professionalism and integrity. Shift and task turnover. Conditions/preconditions for unsafe acts. Types of human errors. Selective reporting of hazards. Fatigue management and fitness for duty. Noninvasive condition monitoring technologies.

Lab:

Locate information regarding human factors errors. File a malfunction or defect report. Brief a shift turnover for continuity of work.

This class consists of 1 lesson and 2 labs.

Ground Operations and Servicing

Lecture:

Aircraft towing procedures. Aircraft securing procedures. Airport operation area procedures and ATC communications including runway incursion prevention. Engine starting, ground operations, and aircraft taxiing procedures. Preparing to tow an aircraft. Connecting external power equipment to an aircraft. Engine start-up without using a checklist. Engine starting and ground operations. Engine starting and operation while troubleshooting or adjust engine controls. Ground operation of an aircraft engine with cowling removed contrary to manufacturer instructions. Ground operation of aircraft in the vicinity of other aircraft or ground support equipment. Aviation fueling/defueling procedures. Types/classes of fire extinguishers and procedures. Aircraft oil, hydraulic and pneumatic, and deicing servicing procedures. Oxygen system servicing procedures. Characteristics of aviation gasoline and turbine fuels, including basic types and means of identification. Fuel additives commonly used in the field. Use of approved grades/types of fuel in aircraft engines. Fueling/defueling ungrounded aircraft of using improper equipment. Misfueling and using incorrect or contaminated fuel. Oxygen system servicing. Tool and hardware use and accountability. Material handling. Parts protection. Hazardous materials, Safety Data Sheets, and PPEK16. Foreign object damage effects.

Lab:

Perform a foreign object damage control procedureoAM.I.F.S3 -Prepare an aircraft for towingoAM.I.F.S11 -Secure an aircraftoAM.I.F.S12 -Locate and explain procedures for securing a turbine-powered after engine shutdown. Identify different grades of aviation fueloAM.I.F.S7 -Select an approved fuel for an aircraftoAM.I.F.S8 -Prepare an aircraft for fueling. Connect external power to an aircraftoAM.I.F.S4 -Use appropriate hand signals for the movement of aircraftoAM.I.F.S9 -Follow a checklist to start up or shut down an aircraft reciprocating or turbine engineoAM.I.F.S10 -Identify procedures for extinguishing fires in an engine induction system.

This class consists of 3 lessons and 3 labs.