Aircraft Maintenance

Runway Overrun Warning (ROW)/Runway overrun Protection (ROP)   ROW/ROP SELECTOR SWITCH- A NEW ADDITION TO AIRBUS NEO COCKPIT:   The intr...

PW1100 engines Those who have seen PW1100 engines would have also seen these 3 holes at 8 equally distant locations.   These are called wear...

  Ice ridges Ice ridges on the lower nose fuselage can cause Computed Airspeed (CAS) values delivered by the ADRs to be lower than the actua...

  secondary glide slope Capturing a secondary glide slope can lead to unexpected aircraft behavior. It is important for the flight crew to b...

 Landing Gear   Proper servicing of landing gear is obviously important to ensure proper landing gear operations during takeoff and landing....

 Hydraulic Fluid Quality Several cases of uncommanded spoiler extension were reported to Airbus in recent years. Investigations showed that ...

 How Royal Air Maroc Is Preparing For The World Cup It is not just Qatar Airways and airlines from surrounding nations that are getting read...

Aircraft Brake Wear and Temperature Indicators Aircraft brakes work hard at stopping a landing aircraft. Over time, they wear. The rate of w...

  Human Factors Importance of Human Factors The greatest impact in aircraft safety in the future will not come from improving the technology...

 Lead-Acid Battery Testing Methods   The state of charge of a storage battery depends upon the condition of its active materials, primarily ...

 Microswitches  A microswitch opens or closes a circuit with a very small movement of the tripping device (1 ⁄16 inch or less). This is what...

 ultrasonic Instruments   A portable, battery-powered ultrasonic instrument is used for field inspection of airplane structure. The instrume...

 Eddy Current Inspection Electromagnetic analysis is a term describing the broad spectrum of electronic test methods involving the intersect...

 Dissimilar Metal Corrosion  Extensive pitting damage may result from contact between dissimilar metal parts in the presence of a conductor....

Filiform Corrosion  Filiform corrosion is a special form of oxygen concentration cell that occurs on metal surfaces having an organic coatin...

 Cotter Pin Safetying  Cotter pin installation Castellated nuts are used with bolts that have been drilled for cotter pins. The cotter pin s...

 Snap Rings  A snap ring is a ring of metal, either round or flat in cross section, which is tempered to have spring like action. This sprin...

 Control Cables and Terminals Cables are the most widely used linkage in primary flight control systems. Cable-type linkage is also used in ...

 Oil Level Check Always allow engine to cool down to ambient temperature before starting any work on the lubrication system. Severe burns an...