Heat Stress and the Aircraft Maintenance Industry: General guidelines for preventing heat stress By Justin Bruursema Introduction Heat stress is a serious workplace hazard for...
Toolbox Basics Some considerations when starting on your new toolbox By Joe Escobar Everyone's been there. Starting out in a new job as an aircraft mechanic. One of the most ...
Outsourcing Problems . . . Again Outside contractors to get increased FAA surveillance . . . right! The investigations of several recent accidents have raised flags on a potential...
Composite Aircraft Materials StandardizationMore and more maintenance technicians are now maintaining composite aircraft. I spoke at the IA renewal seminars in Spokane and Tacoma...
Ramping Up for the New 145 Public meeting presentations The FAA and industry have been working hard for more than 15 years to perfect the re-write to the rule governing the certificati...
Performance Reviews A good management tool if used properly Your organization has a limited amount of resources with which to work to accomplish its goals and objectives. I've...
Component history documents often provide a valuable key to what components to approach first.Computer diagnostics are a valuable troubleshooting tool. Results should always ...
Halogen sources create light using a filament, seen here in three different lamps, using a gas containing trace amounts of a halogen material. LEDs and halogen sources light aircraft...
A discussion on PT6 engine STCs By Joe Escobar The Pratt & Whitney PT6 engine is in wide use today. Since its introduction in 1964, the PT6 family of engines has achieved more...
AD2003-14-03 marks yet another effort by the Crane Manufacturing Corp. and the FAA to eliminate the persistent fuel leakage problem associated with the Lear Romec engine-driven...