Many maintenance personnel are not aware of the Internet resources available. Further, there needs to be a paradigm shift toward recognizing the Internet as an extension of their...
The FAA has elected to include others down the chain in the drug and alcohol testing program requirements. The FAA finally decided that a vast group of workers who were performing...
If Joe Hertzler had to pick one single issue that exists in our industry regarding our ability to work efficiently with the FAA he would have to say it is a lack of standardization...
Human factors in aircraft maintenance has been recognized as a must in aerospace today. The industry has embraced the importance of this training, and governments have given due...
Keeping in mind the quote “Just when you have a chance at winning the rat race, they bring in new rats,” here is some help to identify the new rats. Bill O’Brien’s article covers...
Avionics suites installed in the aircraft of today have the ability to monitor many inputs, interpret data, and provide appropriate responses to the crew and other aircraft devices...
Particle Counter Designed for use in the aviation refueling industry, the ACM20 particle counter from Parker Hannifin (UK) Ltd. allows quick, easy, and accurate detection of ...
It can be easy for us to overlook seat belts. We must not only scrutinize seat belts at each inspection, we must make sure we do not cause damage to them during our maintenance...
Today turbine engines power the majority aircraft. These engines have come to play a significant part in aviation. We will take a look back in time and examine some historical...
Compression testing is a way to determine engine health. We use differential compression testing in aviation because it is a more reliable method of testing engine compression...