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Aviation Maintenance Technologies and Operations - AVEN3430
Plane

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.aviation.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to the technologies and theory needed to understand and manage maintenance programs for aircraft and aviation equipment. Background theory includes introduction to stress and stress concentrators, fatigue, corrosion, vibrations and wear; operation and monitoring of aircraft systems and avionics; maintenance and repair technologies and maintenance management. Role of CASA; data mining and trend analysis; Weibull Analysis; MSG-3 and reliability centred maintenance. Examples will be from airframe, powerplant and systems maintenance.

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