Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook – GeneralFAA-H-8083-30B

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100-Hour Inspections ...................................................10-5

Abrasive Papers ...........................................................8-28

Acceleration .................................................................5-15

AC Circuits ................................................................12-59

AC Motors ...............................................................12-147

Direction of Rotation of Induction .......................12-150

Induction Motor Slip ............................................12-149

Rotating Magnetic Field .......................................12-148
Shaded Pole Induction ..........................................12-149
Single-Phase Induction .........................................12-149

Split-Phase ............................................................12-150

Synchronous .........................................................12-151

Three-Phase Induction..........................................12-148

Acoustic Emission .....................................................10-28

AC Series .................................................................12-152

Acting force .................................................................5-17

Advancing Blade..........................................................5-56

Adverse-Loaded CG Checks........................................6-20

Advisory Circulars (ACs) ............................................2-10

Aerodynamic Heating ..................................................5-49

Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) ....................1-20

After Solution...............................................................7-22

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) ..............................2-2

Aircraft Drawings ..........................................................4-1

Aircraft Listings ...........................................................2-27

Aircraft Logs ................................................................10-1

Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) ..... 2-33, 2-44, 4-11

Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) ...................1-1

Aircraft on ground (AOG) .........................................14-19

Aircraft Registration ....................................................2-37

Aircraft Theory of Flight .............................................5-36

Aircraft Weighing ..........................................................6-1

Airfoils .........................................................................5-38

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) ............................ 2-33,6-7

Air traffic control (ATC) .............................................2-22

Air Transport Association (ATA) ................................10-4
Air Transport Association (ATA) 100 .........................2-30
Airworthiness Directives (AD) ....................................2-26
Airworthiness Directives (ADs) ..................................10-4

Airworthiness Limitations ...........................................2-33

Alclad Aluminum.........................................................7-21

Aliphatic and Aromatic Naphtha .................................8-27

Allowances.....................................................................4-9

Allowances and Tolerances ...........................................4-9

Alloying .........................................................................7-7

Alodizing......................................................................8-22

Alternating Current (AC) ...........................................12-43

Alternators................................................... 12-154,12-171

Alternator Transistorized Regulators .......................12-172

Altimeter ....................................................................10-12

Aluminum ......................................................................7-5

Aluminum Alloy Rivets ...............................................7-24

Aluminum Alloys........................................ 7-5, 7-20, 7-23

Aluminum Alloy Tubing................................................9-1

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) .......................7-2
American National Fine (NF) ......................................7-37
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) .............4-7

Amplifier Circuits ....................................................12-113

Classification ........................................................12-113

Class A ..............................................................12-114

Class AB ...........................................................12-114

Class B ..............................................................12-114

Class C ..............................................................12-114

AN Flared Fittings .........................................................9-8

Angle of Attack ............................................................5-38

Annealing .....................................................................7-23

Anodizing.....................................................................8-22

Anti-Torque Systems ...................................................5-50

Apparent Power .........................................................12-64

Approved Airplane Inspection Program (AAIP) .........2-12

Arc Fault Circuit Breaker...........................................12-29

Arm ................................................................................6-2

Armatur ....................................................................12-155

Armature ..................................................... 12-130,12-131

Drum-Type .......................................................12-130

Gramme-Ring ...................................................12-130

Atom ............................................................................12-1

Attraction .......................................................................5-1

Autorotation .................................................................5-56

Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) ............................. 1-4,1-16
Aviation gasoline (AVGAS) ........................................1-25
Aviation Gasoline (AVGAS) .......................................1-25

Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) ....................................2-4

Axes of an Aircraft.......................................................5-40

Baking Soda .................................................................8-29

Ballast ..........................................................................6-22

Barcol Tester ................................................................7-27

Basic Inspection ...........................................................10-1

Preparation................................................................10-1

Techniques/Practices ................................................10-1

Batteries .....................................................................12-87

Lead-Acid ...............................................................12-91

Primary Cell ...........................................................12-87

Secondary Cell .......................................................12-87

Bearing Load Fasteners................................................7-60

Bending ........................................................................9-21

Bernoulli’s Principle .......................................... 5-29, 5-37

Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) ............2-18

Bilge Areas...................................................................8-12

Bill of Material...............................................................4-7

Binary Number System ................................................3-27

Blade Flapping .............................................................5-55

Bolts ................................................................... 7-37, 7-47

Close Tolerance ....................................................7-38

General Purpose ....................................................7-37

Identification and Coding .....................................7-38

Internal Wrenching ...............................................7-38

Special-Purpose ....................................................7-39

Bonded .......................................................................10-26

Borescope...................................................................10-18

Boundary Layer Airflow ..............................................5-39

Boyle’s Law ....................................................... 5-22, 5-24

Brinell Tester ...............................................................7-26

British Thermal Unit (BTU) ..........................................5-3

Brushless Alternator.................................................12-157

Buna-N .........................................................................9-16

Buoyancy .....................................................................5-26

Butyl.............................................................................9-16

Calipers ......................................................................11-19

Camber .........................................................................5-38

Capacitance ................................................................12-50

Alternating Current.................................................12-54

Capacitive Reactance Xc ........................................12-54

Direct Current .........................................................12-50

Parallel ....................................................................12-54

Reactances in Series and in Parallel .......................12-55

Series ......................................................................12-53

Capacitor ....................................................................12-50

Capacitor Start Motor ..............................................12-150

Capstan servo .................................................................4-2

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) extinguishers ..............................1-5

Casting .........................................................................7-28

Center of gravity (CG) .................................. 2-5, 5-40, 6-3

Centigrade scale ...........................................................5-21

Centripetal force...........................................................5-17

Cessna 172 ...................................................................5-11

CG Envelopes ..............................................................6-24

CG Range .....................................................................6-15

Charles’ Law ................................................................5-25

Checklists .....................................................................10-2

Chemical Cleaners .......................................................8-29

Chemical Energy..........................................................5-18

Chisels ..........................................................................11-9

Chord Line ...................................................................5-38

Circuit Breaker ...........................................................12-29

Circuit Protection Devices .........................................12-27

Circular Conductors ...................................................12-20

Circular Motion............................................................5-17

Civil Air Regulations (CAR) .......................................2-23

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) ....................... 2-23,14-28

Cleaning .............................................................. 8-23,8-24

Exterior .....................................................................8-23

Interior ......................................................................8-24

Container Controls ................................................8-25

Fire Prevention Precautions ..................................8-25
Fire Protection Recommendations ........................8-26
Flammable and Combustible Agents ....................8-25
Nonflammable Aircraft Cabin Cleaning Agents and

Solvents.................................................................8-25

Types of Cleaning Operations ..............................8-24

Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) ...........................10-4

Commutators ............................................................12-130

Compensating Windings ..........................................12-131

Component Maintenance Manual (CMM)...................2-33

Composite Materials ....................................................7-30

Compressibility Effects................................................5-46

Computer Graphics ........................................................4-1

Computer Aided Design (CAD) .................................4-1
Computer Aided Design Drafting (CADD) ...............4-1
Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) .........................4-1
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)....................4-1
Computing Area of Two-Dimensional Solids .............3-18

Computing Surface Area of Three-Dimensional Solids3-23 Computing Volume of Three-Dimensional Solids ......3-20

Conduction ...................................................................5-19

Conductors ..................................................... 12-18, 12-23

Contamination Control.................................................1-25

Convection ...................................................................5-20

Conventional Flow .....................................................12-14

Cooling Air Vents ........................................................8-13

Copper .................................................................. 7-10, 9-1

Copper Alloys ..............................................................7-10

Corrosion........................................................................8-1

Forms ..........................................................................8-5

Concentration Cell ..................................................8-6

Active-Passive .....................................................8-7

Metal Ion Concentration ......................................8-7

Oxygen Concentration .........................................8-7

Dissimilar Metal .....................................................8-6

Exfoliation ..............................................................8-7

Fatigue ....................................................................8-9

Filiform ...................................................................8-5

Fretting ....................................................................8-9

Galvanic ................................................................8-10

Intergranular ...........................................................8-7

Pitting ......................................................................8-6

Stress-Corrosion/Cracking ......................................8-7

Surface ....................................................................8-5

Types ..........................................................................8-2

Direct Chemical Attack ..........................................8-2

Electrochemical Attack ...........................................8-3

Corrosion Control ................................................. 8-1,8-21

Corrosion Limits ..........................................................8-20

Corrosion Prone Areas .................................................8-11

Corrosion Removal ......................................................8-14

Counter Electromotive Force (emf) .........................12-142

Countersink ................................................................11-14

Couplants ...................................................................10-26

Coupling...................................................................12-115

Direct ....................................................................12-115

Impedance ............................................................12-116

RC.........................................................................12-115

Transformer ..........................................................12-116

Cube Roots ...................................................................3-13

Current .......................................................................12-16

Current Dividers.........................................................12-41

Current Limiter ..........................................................12-29

Current Transformers .................................................12-67

Dalton’s Law................................................................5-25

Datum................................................................... 6-2, 6-17

DC Generator .............................................. 12-123,12-135

Compound Wound ...............................................12-134

Series Wound .......................................................12-132

Shunt Wound ........................................................12-133

DC Motor ...................................... 12-137, 12-138, 12-140

Armature...............................................................12-140

Brush ....................................................................12-141

End Frame ............................................................12-141

Field ......................................................................12-141

DC Voltage ..............................................................12-125

decibel (dB)..................................................................5-32

Defueling......................................................................1-28

Delta Connection (Three Phase) ..............................12-156

Density ...........................................................................5-2

Department of Defense (DoD) .....................................2-41

Department of Transportation ........................................2-1

Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DAR) .....2-14
Designated Engineering Representatives (DER) .........2-13
Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representatives

(DMIR) ........................................................................2-14

Dies ............................................................................11-14

Differential Relay Switch ........................................12-162

Digital Images ..............................................................4-23

Digital Multimeter .....................................................12-78

Dihedral........................................................................5-42

Doping........................................................................12-96

Doppler Effect ..............................................................5-32

Double Flaring ...............................................................9-5

Beading.......................................................................9-7

Double Flaring Instructions ........................................9-5

Fittings ........................................................................9-5

Flareless Fittings ........................................................9-5

Drain Cocks .................................................................7-77

Drills ..........................................................................11-12

Dual In-Line Parallel (DIP) Switches ........................12-33

Eddy Current ..............................................................10-20

Electrical Conductivity ..............................................10-37

Electrical Energy ..........................................................5-18

Electrical Safety .............................................................1-1

Fire Safety ..................................................................1-1

Physiological Safety ...................................................1-1

Electrochemical Test......................................................7-4

Electrodynamometer Meter Movement .....................12-74

Electrolytic .................................................................12-52

Electromagnetism ......................................................12-12

Electromotive Force (Voltage) ..................................12-14

Electron ........................................................................12-2

Conductors ............................................................12-3

Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors........12-2

Insulators...............................................................12-3

Semiconductors.....................................................12-4

Electron Flow .............................................................12-14

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator ..........3-27

Electronic Weighing ....................................................6-28

Electron Shells .............................................................12-2

Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons .................................12-1

Electrostatic Field ........................................................12-5

Element ........................................................................12-1

Elements of Human Factors .........................................14-2

Anthropometry .........................................................14-4

Clinical Psychology..................................................14-3

Cognitive Science .....................................................14-4

Computer Science.....................................................14-4

Educational Psychology ...........................................14-5

Experimental Psychology .........................................14-3

Industrial Engineering ..............................................14-5

Medical Science .......................................................14-4

Organizational Psychology.......................................14-4

Safety Engineering ...................................................14-4

Empty Weight ................................................................6-4

Empty Weight Center of Gravity (EWCG) ........... 6-2, 6-4

Empty Weight Center of Gravity (EWCG) Range ......6-15

Emulsion Cleaners .......................................................8-28

Solvent Emulsion .....................................................8-28

Water Emulsion ........................................................8-28

Energy ................................................................. 5-2,12-20

Engine Frontal..............................................................8-13

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ......................1-6

Ethics............................................................................13-6

Exosphere.....................................................................5-33

Extinguishers..................................................................1-5

Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211) ..............1-6

Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301)........................1-6

Carbon dioxide (CO₂).................................................1-5

Chlorobromomethane (Halon 1011) ..........................1-6
Dibromodifluoromethane (Halon 1202).....................1-6
Halogenated hydrocarbon...........................................1-6
Methyl bromide (Halon 1001)....................................1-6

Extruding......................................................................7-28

FAA..............................................................................2-30

FAA Involvement ........................................................14-1

Fasteners

Airloc ........................................................................7-66

Camloc .....................................................................7-65

Captive .....................................................................7-64

Hi-Tigue ...................................................................7-61

Taper-Lok .................................................................7-61

Turn Lock .................................................................7-64

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)........... 1-20,14-30

FAA Safety Team...................................................14-31

FAA’s Maintenance Fatigue Section .....................14-30

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) .............2-38

Ferrous ...........................................................................7-2

Ferrous Metals .............................................................7-16

Fiber Reinforce ............................................................7-31

Field Effect Transistors ............................................12-107

Field Frame ..............................................................12-128

Field Rotation...........................................................12-155

Files ..............................................................................11-9

Flat ..........................................................................11-10

Half-Round .............................................................11-10

Hand .......................................................................11-10

Knife .......................................................................11-11

Lead-Float ..............................................................11-10

Mill .........................................................................11-10

Round or Rattail .....................................................11-10

Square .....................................................................11-10

Triangular and Three Square ..................................11-10

Vixen (Curved-Tooth Files) ...................................11-11

Warding ..................................................................11-10

Wood ......................................................................11-11

Filtering ....................................................................12-111

Fire Extinguishers ................................................... 1-7,1-8

Fire Protection................................................................1-5

Using Fire Extinguishers ............................................1-8

Fire Safety ......................................................................1-5

Fittings ...........................................................................9-1

Fixed base operator (FBO).........................................14-14

Fixed Resistor ............................................................12-24

Flex ..............................................................................9-21

Flexible Hose ...................................................... 9-16,9-18

Flexible Wing Aircraft .................................................5-56

Flight Controls .............................................................6-14

Flight Management System (FMS)..............................6-28

Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) ............ 2-2,10-12

Flight Standards Service (AFS) .....................................2-2

Float-type carburetor....................................................5-30

Fluid Lines .................................................. 9-7, 9-16, 9-17

Fluid Pressure...............................................................5-27

Fluids............................................................................6-14

Flux Density ...............................................................10-30

Force ..............................................................................5-4

Foreign Object Damage (FOD) ............................. 1-4, 9-1

Forging .........................................................................7-27

Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration ......................2-38

Forms ...........................................................................2-33

Forward Biased Diode ...............................................12-98

Forward Flight .............................................................5-54

four forces of flight .............................................. 5-4, 5-36

Power ..........................................................................5-6

Torque ........................................................................5-6

Work ...........................................................................5-4

Rolling ....................................................................5-6

Sliding .....................................................................5-5

Static .......................................................................5-5

Fractional Powers.........................................................3-13

Fractions.........................................................................3-2

Free Electrons ..............................................................12-2

Freon ..............................................................................1-6

Frequency.................................................................12-158

Frequency Measurement ............................................12-76

Frequency of Sound .....................................................5-31

Fueling Hazards ...........................................................1-26

Fueling Procedures.......................................................1-26

Fuel System..................................................................6-13

Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics ...............12-1

Fuse ............................................................................12-28

Fuselage stations (FS) ....................................................4-9

Gaskets .........................................................................7-35

Gas Laws......................................................................5-23

Gauge pressure (psig) ..................................................5-23

Gear ..............................................................................5-10

General Gas Law..........................................................5-25

Generator Brushes....................................................12-136

Generator Control Units (GCU)...............................12-164

Generator Terminals ................................................12-135

Gravity ...........................................................................5-2

Ground Air Heating .....................................................1-24

Ground Movement of Aircraft .....................................1-11

ground power unit (GPU) ............................................1-21

Ground Support Air Units............................................1-23

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) ............................14-12

Hacksaws .....................................................................11-8

Halogenated hydrocarbon extinguishers ........................1-6

Hammers ......................................................................11-1

Hand Tool ....................................................................11-1

Hardening.....................................................................7-29

Hardness Testing..........................................................7-25

Hearing Protection .........................................................1-4

Heat ..............................................................................5-18

Heat Transfer ...............................................................5-19

Heat Treatment.................................................... 7-16,7-24

Annealing .................................................................7-19

Case Hardening ........................................................7-20

Carburizing ...........................................................7-20

Nitriding ................................................................7-20

Hardening .................................................................7-17

Hardening Precautions .............................................7-19

Normalizing ..............................................................7-19

Heat Treatment of Magnesium Alloys .........................7-24

Heat Treatment of Nonferrous Metals .........................7-20

Heat Treatment of Titanium.........................................7-25

Full Annealing ..........................................................7-25

Stress Relieving ........................................................7-25

Thermal Hardening...................................................7-25

Helicoils .......................................................................7-49

Helicopters ...................................................................1-10

Helicopter Structures ...................................................5-49

Helicopter Weighing ....................................................6-25

Helicopter Weight and Balance ...................................6-25

High-Speed Aerodynamics ..........................................5-46

High-Speed Airfoils .....................................................5-48

Hole Repair ..................................................................7-70

Push-Pull Tube Linkage .......................................7-72

Repair of Damaged Holes with Acres Fastener

Sleeves ..................................................................7-71

Hole Repair Hardware .................................................7-70

Horizontal Deflection.................................................12-77

Hose Clamps ................................................................9-22

Hose Fittings ................................................................9-21

Human Error ..............................................................14-13

Human Factors ............................................ 14-1,14-2,14-6

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) .....14-31

Human Factors on Aviation Maintenance and Inspection

(HFAMI) ....................................................................14-13

Hydraulic Ground Power Units ...................................1-22

Hydraulic lock..............................................................1-12

Hydraulic Transmission ...........................................12-165

Hydrochloric acid vapor ................................................1-6

Hydrometer ..................................................................6-12

Illustrated Parts Catalogues (IPC)................................4-11

Impact Drivers .............................................................11-6

Impenetrability ...............................................................5-1

Inclined Coil Iron Vane Meter ...................................12-75

Inclined Plane...............................................................5-11

Inductance ..................................................................12-56

Inductor-Type Rotary Inverter ...................................12-94

Inspection .....................................................................8-11

Inspection authorization (IA) .......................................2-16

Inspection Authorization (IA) (by 14 CFR Section)....13-5

Section 65.91, Inspection Authorization ..................13-5

Section 65.92, Inspection Authorization: Duration ..13-5 Section 65.93, Inspection Authorization: Renewal ..13-5 Section 65.95, Inspection Authorization: Privileges and Limitations ...............................................................13-6

Inspection of Composites...........................................10-36

Inspection of Welds ...................................................10-38

Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) ...........2-4

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)......................................2-22

Integrated Circuit .....................................................12-122

International Ergonomics Association (IEA).............14-31

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ...4-7 Interpoles..................................................................12-132

Inter-turbine temperature (ITT) ...................................1-14

Inverters .....................................................................12-93

Involving Magnesium ..................................................8-20

Ionosphere ....................................................................5-33

Ions...............................................................................12-2

Iron Vane Meter .........................................................12-74

ISO 9001 ......................................................................2-41

Jacking .........................................................................6-14

JET A ...........................................................................1-25

JET A-1 ........................................................................1-25

JET B ...........................................................................1-25

Job task analysis (JTA) ..............................................14-10

Kelvin scales ................................................................5-21

Kerosene ......................................................................8-27

Kinetic Energy ...............................................................5-3

Kinetic theory...............................................................5-23

Kirchhoff’s Current Law............................................12-41

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law ...........................................12-36

K-Monel .......................................................................7-11

Laminated Structures ...................................................7-31

Landing Gear ...................................................... 6-17,8-12

Land Planes ....................................................................1-8

Lateral ..........................................................................5-53

Lateral Axis..................................................................5-42

Law of Conservation ......................................................5-1

Law of Exponents ........................................................3-12

LC Filters .................................................................12-112

Band-Pass .........................................................12-112

Band-Stop .........................................................12-112

High-Pass (HPF) ...............................................12-112

Low-Pass...........................................................12-112

Leading edge of the MAC (LEMAC) ..........................6-28

Least common denominator (LCD) ...............................3-2

Leveling .......................................................................6-14

Lever ..............................................................................5-8

First Class Lever .....................................................5-8

Second Class Lever.................................................5-9

Third Class Lever ...................................................5-9

Lighted Pushbutton Switches.....................................12-32

Light Emitting Diode (LED)..........................................7-5

Light-Emitting Diode (LED) ...................................12-103
Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) ......................... 2-16,2-40,7-77
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)................................12-104

Liquid Penetrant .........................................................10-18

Lithium Ion Batteries .................................................12-93

Loading Graphs............................................................6-24

Logic Circuits...........................................................12-119

..............................................................................12-121

AND Gate .............................................................12-121

Exclusive NOR Gate ............................................12-122

Exclusive OR Gate ...............................................12-122

Inverter Logic .......................................................12-121

Logic Polarity .......................................................12-120

NAND Gate ..........................................................12-122

NOR Gate .............................................................12-122

OR Gate ................................................................12-122

Longitudinal .................................................................5-53

Longitudinal Axis ........................................................5-43

Loudness ......................................................................5-32

Mach Number ..............................................................5-31

Magnesium.....................................................................7-8

Magnesium Alloys .........................................................7-8

Magnetic Amplifiers ................................................12-118

Magnetic Particle .......................................................10-29

Magnetism....................................................................12-6

Magnets ........................................................................12-9

Main Rotor Systems.....................................................5-49

Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA) ................14-10

Maintenance Instruction Manuals (MIM) ....................4-11

Maintenance Manual....................................................10-3

Main Wheels ................................................................6-17

Mallets..........................................................................11-1

Manifold pressure gauge ..............................................5-23

Manufacturers’ Service Bulletin ..................................10-3

Mass and Weight............................................................5-1

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) ..............................1-2

Matter ................................................................... 5-1, 12-1

Maximum except takeoff (METO) ................................6-5

Maximum Weight ..........................................................6-3

Mean Aerodynamic Chord ...........................................6-28

Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) ................................6-28

Mechanical Energy ......................................................5-18

Mechanic Certification: Subpart A - General (by 14 CFR Section) ........................................................................13-1

Refusal to Submit to a Drug or Alcohol Test ...........13-2
Section 65.3, Certification of Foreign Airmen Other
Than Flight Crewmembers .......................................13-1
Section 65.11, Application and Issue .......................13-1
Section 65.12, Offenses Involving Alcohol and

Drugs ........................................................................13-1

Section 65.13, Temporary Certificate ......................13-1
Section 65.14, Security Disqualification ..................13-1
Section 65.15, Duration of Certificates ....................13-1

Section 65.16, Change of Name: Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificate................................................13-2

Section 65.17, Test: General Procedure ...................13-2

Section 65.18, Written Tests: Cheating or Other

Unauthorized Content...............................................13-2

Section 65.19, Retesting After Failure .....................13-2

Section 65.20, Applications, Certificates, Logbooks, Reports, and Records: Falsification, Reproduction, or Alteration ..................................................................13-2

Section 65.21, Change of Address ...........................13-2

Mechanic Certification: Subpart D - Mechanics (by 14

CFR Section)................................................................13-3

Section 65.71, Eligibility Requirements: General ....13-3

Section 65.73, Ratings ..............................................13-3

Section 65.75, Knowledge Requirements ................13-3
Section 65.77, Experience Requirements .................13-3
Section 65.79, Skill Requirements ...........................13-3
Section 65.80, Certificated Aviation Maintenance
Technician School Students .....................................13-4

Section 65.81, General Privileges and Limitations ..13-4 Section 65.83, Recent Experience Requirements.....13-4

Section 65.85, Airframe Rating: Additional

Privileges ..................................................................13-4

Section 65.87, Powerplant Rating: Additional

Privileges ..................................................................13-4

Section 65.89, Display of Certificate .......................13-4

Megger (Megohmmeter) ............................................12-72

Mercury barometer.......................................................5-34

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor FET (MOSFET) ........12-108

Metal Tube Lines ...........................................................9-2

Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) .......................................8-27

Metric System ..............................................................3-26

Microfiche ....................................................................4-23

Microfilm .....................................................................4-23

Micrometer Calipers ..................................................11-19

Micro-organisms ............................................................8-2

Microprocessors .......................................................12-123

Microswitches ............................................................12-31

Mild Abrasive Materials ..............................................8-28

Minimum Fuel ...............................................................6-4

Molecule ......................................................................12-1

Moment ..........................................................................6-2

Mooney M20................................................................5-11

Motion ..........................................................................5-14

MS Flareless Fittings .....................................................9-9

Cryofit ........................................................................9-9

Swaged .......................................................................9-9

MS (Military Standard) numbers .................................7-37

Multirange Ohmmeter................................................12-72

NAS (National Aircraft Standard) numbers ................7-37

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) . ........................................................................................2-1

National Coarse (NC) ..................................................7-37

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ...............1-5

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...........13-5

Nautical miles (NM) ....................................................2-11

NDI Methods .............................................................10-17

Negative Powers ..........................................................3-12

Neoprene ......................................................................9-16

Newton’s Law of Motion .............................................5-16

First...........................................................................5-16

Second ......................................................................5-16

Third ............................................................... 5-17, 5-37

Nickel-Cadmium Batteries.........................................12-91

Nomograms ..................................................................4-23

Nosewheel ....................................................................6-17

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) ...................2-26

Nuclear Energy ............................................................5-18

Nut Plates .....................................................................7-68

Nuts .................................................................... 7-41, 7-47

Identification and Coding .....................................7-45
Internal and External Wrenching ..........................7-45
Non-Self-Locking .................................................7-41

Self-Locking .........................................................7-42

Sheet Spring ..........................................................7-45

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) .. ......................................................................................14-4

Ohmmeter ..................................................................12-71

Ohm’s Law..................................................... 12-17, 12-59

Oil Capacitors ............................................................12-53

Oil Caps .......................................................................7-77

Oil System....................................................................6-13

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) ...................2-30

Orthographic ..................................................................4-9

Oscilloscope ...............................................................12-76

Over-Excitation Protection ......................................12-164

Over “G” ....................................................................10-14

Overhaul Manual .........................................................10-4

Overvoltage Protection ............................................12-164

Oxygen Hazards ...........................................................1-25

Oxygen Servicing Equipment ......................................1-24

Parallel .......................................................................12-62

Parallel Conductors ..................................................12-138

Parallel DC Circuits ...................................................12-40

Parallel Generator Operations ..................................12-164

Part Manufacture Approval (PMA) ...............................2-4

Pascal’s Law ................................................................5-27

Percentage ....................................................................3-10

Permanent Ballast ........................................................6-23

Permanent Magnet Rotary Inverter ............................12-94

Phantom Lines .............................................................4-17

phosgene gas ..................................................................1-6

Phosphoric-citric Acid .................................................8-29

Photoconductive Cells ...............................................12-27

Physical Parameters ...................................................12-56

Pins...............................................................................7-75

Cotter .................................................................7-75

Flathead .............................................................7-75

Roll ....................................................................7-75

Tape ...................................................................7-75

Plastics .........................................................................7-29

Pliers ............................................................................11-3

Plumb Bob ...................................................................6-11

PN Junctions ..............................................................12-98

PNP Transistor .........................................................12-107

Polyester Film ............................................................12-52

Porosity ..........................................................................5-1

Potential Energy ................................................... 5-2, 5-19

Power .................................................................. 5-4,12-20

Power and Energy ......................................................12-20

Powered Parachute ...........................1-11, 5-58, 6-26, 6-28

Power of Zero ..............................................................3-12

Power Rectifier Diodes ............................................12-103

Powers ..........................................................................3-11

Powers of Ten ..............................................................3-12

Precipitation Practices..................................................7-23

Preflight........................................................................10-5

Pressure ........................................................................5-22

Absolute ...................................................................5-23

Differential ...............................................................5-23

Gauge........................................................................5-23

Preventive Maintenance ...............................................8-10

Proportion ......................................................................3-8

Pulley .............................................................................5-9

Block and Tackle ..................................................5-10

Single Fixed Pulley .................................................5-9

Single Movable Pulley ............................................5-9

Pulse Structure .........................................................12-120

Punches ........................................................................11-3

Pure Metals ....................................................................8-1

Push-Pull Tube Linkage...............................................7-72

Pythagorean Theorem ..................................................3-25

Quenching ....................................................................7-22

Radiant Energy.............................................................5-18

Radiation ......................................................................5-20

Radiation Hazards ......................................................10-36

Radiographic ..............................................................10-34

Radiographic Interpretation .......................................10-35

Radio Station License ..................................................2-38

Ratio ...............................................................................3-7

Reamers......................................................................11-13

Reciprocating Engines .................................................1-11

Rectangular Conductors .............................................12-20

Rectifiers ..................................................................12-100

Diode ....................................................... 12-103,12-105

Light-Emitting Diode (LED) ............................12-103

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) ........................12-104

Photodiode ........................................................12-104

Power Rectifier Diodes .....................................12-103

Schottky Diodes ................................................12-105

Varactors ...........................................................12-104

Zener Diodes .....................................................12-103

Full-Wave Rectifier ..............................................12-102

Half-Wave Rectifier .............................................12-101

Rectifier Unit ...........................................................12-156

Reheat Treatment .........................................................7-22

Reinforced Plastic ........................................................7-31

Relative Wind ..............................................................5-38

Relays.........................................................................12-33

Resistance ..................................................................12-18

Resistance of a Conductor .........................................12-18

Resistance and Relation to Wire Sizing .................12-20

Resistors ......................................................... 12-24, 12-50

Variable Resistors...................................................12-26

Potentiometer ......................................................12-27

Rheostat ..............................................................12-26

Wire-Wound ...........................................................12-26

Resistors in Parallel....................................................12-40

Resonance ......................................................... 5-32,12-63

Retreating Blade...........................................................5-56

Reverse Current Sensing ..........................................12-164

Rigid Fluid Lines ...........................................................9-1

Riveted and Rivetless Nut Plates .................................7-68

Deutsch .................................................................7-70

Dill Lok-Skrus and Dill Lok-Rivets .....................7-69

Rivets .................................................................. 7-51,7-57

Blind .....................................................................7-56

Dzus ......................................................................7-64

Friction Lock ........................................................7-57

Mechanical Lock ..................................................7-58
Bulbed CherryLOCK Rivets .............................7-58
Huck Mechanical Locked Rivets.......................7-58
Wiredraw CherryLOCK Rivets .........................7-58

Pin .........................................................................7-60

Pull-Thru ...............................................................7-57

Solid Shank ...........................................................7-52

Standards and Specifications ................................7-51

Rockwell Tester ...........................................................7-26

Rolling-Type Flaring .....................................................9-4

Roots ............................................................................3-12

Rotary Inverters .........................................................12-94

Rotary Selector Switches ...........................................12-31

Rubber ..........................................................................7-32

Ruddervators ................................................................5-42

Rules ..........................................................................11-14

Safety Around Hazardous Materials ..............................1-2

Acid ............................................................................1-2

ALK ............................................................................1-2

CARC .........................................................................1-2

RAD ...........................................................................1-2

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) .............................................1-2

Saturable-Core Reactor ............................................12-119

Scales .............................................................................6-7

Screwdrivers ................................................................11-1

Screws ..........................................................................7-66

Identification and Coding .....................................7-67

Machine ................................................................7-67

Structural...............................................................7-66

Scriber ........................................................................11-18

Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) Batteries .............................12-92

Seals .............................................................................7-33

Packings ...................................................................7-34

O-Ring ..................................................................7-34

V-Ring ..................................................................7-35

Sealing Compounds..................................................7-35

One Part ................................................................7-36

Two Part................................................................7-36

Wipers ......................................................................7-35

Seaplanes............................................................. 1-8,10-16

Self-Inductance ..........................................................12-57

Semiconductors ..........................................................12-95

Reverse Biased Diode ............................................12-99

Series ..........................................................................12-59

Series Circuit................................................... 12-82,12-83

Series DC Circuits......................................................12-33

Series-Parallel Circuits...............................................12-86

Series-Parallel DC Circuits ........................................12-42

Service Bulletins (SB)..................................................2-33

Servicing Aircraft.........................................................1-20

Ground Support Equipment .....................................1-21

Electric Ground Power Units ................................1-21

Shock Absorber Cord...................................................7-33

Shock Waves................................................................5-47

Expansion ..........................................................5-48

Normal Shock ....................................................5-47

Oblique Shock ...................................................5-48

Shop Safety ....................................................................1-1

Sine Wave ..................................................................12-77

Single-Phase Alternator ...........................................12-155

Ski Planes .......................................................................1-9

Slack.............................................................................9-21

Slide Calipers .............................................................11-25

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). ................2-41

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) .............. 2-41,7-2

soda-acid ........................................................................1-5

Sodium Dichromate Solution.......................................8-23

Solution Heat Treatment ..............................................7-21

Solvent Cleaners ..........................................................8-27

Sound ................................................................. 5-30, 5-46

Sound Intensity ............................................................5-32

Sources of Electricity .................................................12-22

Chemical.................................................................12-23

Light .......................................................................12-23

Pressure ..................................................................12-22

Thermal ..................................................................12-23

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) ...2-27 Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) ..............2-1

Special Flight Permits ................................................10-16

Special Inspections.....................................................10-12

Special Wrenches .........................................................11-5

Specific Gravity .............................................................5-2

Specific Heat ................................................................5-21

Speed ............................................................................5-14

Speed of Sound ............................................................5-31

Spirit Level...................................................................6-11

Split-Phase Motor ....................................................12-150

Spoiler Recesses...........................................................8-13

Square Roots ................................................................3-12

Stability ........................................................................5-40

Directional ............................................................5-42

Dutch Roll .............................................................5-42

Dynamic ................................................................5-40

Lateral ...................................................................5-42

Longitudinal ..........................................................5-41

Static .....................................................................5-40

Static Electricity ...........................................................12-4

Static Inverters ...........................................................12-94

Steel................................................................................9-1

Stitch Lines ..................................................................4-18

Strap Wrenches ............................................................11-6

Stratosphere..................................................................5-33

Stress ............................................................................5-12

Bending ....................................................................5-13

Compression .............................................................5-13

Shear .........................................................................5-13

Strain ........................................................................5-14

Tension .....................................................................5-12

Torsion .....................................................................5-13

Structural Repair Manual .......................... 2-33, 4-11, 10-4

Subsonic .......................................................................5-47

Subsonic Flow..............................................................5-37

Sun ...............................................................................5-18

Supersonic ....................................................................5-47

Supplemental Lift-Modifying Devices ........................5-45

Flaps ..................................................................5-45

Slats ...................................................................5-46

Slots ...................................................................5-45

Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) ................. 2-4,2-27

Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUP).............................2-24

Switches .....................................................................12-30

Synthetic Rubber..........................................................7-32

System Safety Services ..............................................14-31

Tabs ..............................................................................5-44

Anti-servo .................................................................5-44

Balance .....................................................................5-44

Servo.........................................................................5-44

Trim ..........................................................................5-44

Tantalum ....................................................................12-52

Tap ................................................................. 10-36, 11-14

Taps and Dies.............................................................11-14

Tare Weight ...................................................................6-5

Taxiing .........................................................................1-19

Taxi Signals .................................................................1-20

Technical Standard Order (TSO) ...................................2-4

Temperature .................................................................5-21

Temporary Ballast........................................................6-22

The Atmosphere ...........................................................5-32

Density .....................................................................5-34

Pressure ....................................................................5-34

The “Dirty Dozen” .....................................................14-13

Complacency ..........................................................14-14

Distraction ..............................................................14-15

Fatigue ....................................................................14-16

Lack of Assertiveness.............................................14-22

Lack of Awareness .................................................14-26

Lack of Communication .........................................14-13

Lack of Knowledge ................................................14-14

Lack of Resources ..................................................14-18

Lack of Teamwork .................................................14-16

Norms .....................................................................14-26

Pressure ..................................................................14-22

Stress ......................................................................14-24

Physical ...............................................................14-24

Physiological.......................................................14-25

Psychological ......................................................14-24

The Neutral Plane ....................................................12-127

The Pear Model ............................................................14-9

The Pilot in command (PIC) ........................................10-5

The RL Time Constant...............................................12-56

Thermal Efficiency ......................................................5-19

Thermal Expansion ......................................................5-22

Thermal Protectors .....................................................12-29

Thermistors ................................................................12-27

Thermography ............................................................10-37

Three-Phase Alternator ............................................12-156

Three-Phase Induction Motor ..................................12-148

Three Unit Regulators ..............................................12-161

Tie-Down Procedures ....................................................1-8

Time Constant ............................................................12-50

Titanium ................................................................ 7-9,8-20

Titanium Alloys .................................................... 7-9,8-20

Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)..2-1 Part 1 Definitions and Abbreviations .........................2-3

Part 3 General Requirements......................................2-1

Part 21 Certification Procedures for Products and

Parts ............................................................................2-3

Part 23 Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes ..........2-4

Part 25 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes ....................................................................2-5

Part 27 Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category

Rotorcraft....................................................................2-5

Part 29 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft....................................................................2-5

Part 33 Airworthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines ...2-8 Part 35 Airworthiness Standards: Propellers ..............2-8

Part 39 Airworthiness Directives ...............................2-8

part 43 Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alterations........................................2-2

Part 45 Identification and Registration Marking ........2-8
Part 47 Aircraft Registration ....................................2-10
Part 65 Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight

Crewmembers...........................................................2-10

part 91 General Operating and Flight Rules...............2-2

Part 119 Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators ..................................................................2-10

Part 121 Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations .........................................2-11

Part 125 Certification and Operations: Airplanes Having a Seating Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More;

and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft .....................................................................2-12

Part 135 Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft..................................................2-12

Part 145 Repair Stations ...........................................2-13

Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools 2-13

Part 183 Representatives of the Administrator.........2-13

Toggle Switch ............................................................12-30

Double-Pole, Double-Throw (DPDT) ....................12-30
Double-Pole, Single-Throw (DPST) ......................12-30
Single-Pole, Double-Throw (SPDT) ......................12-30
Single-Pole, Single-Throw (SPST) ........................12-30

Tolerances ......................................................................4-9

Torque ...................................................... 5-4, 7-49,12-138

Cotter Pin Hole Line Up .......................................7-50

Torque ...................................................................7-49

Torque Tables .......................................................7-50

Torque Wrenches ..................................................7-49

Torque Wrench ............................................................11-5

Total Parallel Resistance ............................................12-40

Towing .........................................................................1-17

Transformer Losses....................................................12-67

Transformers ..............................................................12-65

Transistors ................................................................12-105

Transonic......................................................................5-47

Transparent Plastics .....................................................7-29

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...........13-1

Trigonometric Functions..............................................3-24

Trimmers ....................................................................12-53

Troposphere .................................................................5-33

True Power .................................................................12-64

Turbofan.......................................................................1-15

Turbofan Engines .........................................................1-15

Turboprop ....................................................................1-14

Turboprop Engines.......................................................1-14

Turnbuckles

Double Wrap .........................................................7-79

Single Wrap ..........................................................7-79

Twist Drills ................................................................11-12

Twisting .......................................................................9-21

Two-Phase Alternator ..............................................12-156

Two Resistors in Parallel ...........................................12-40

Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS)......... 2-30, 6-2, 10-4

Type certificates (TCs) ..................................................2-3

Ultrasonic ...................................................................10-21

Pulse Echo ..............................................................10-22

Resonance...............................................................10-24

Underwriters Laboratory (UL) .......................................1-6

Unified Coarse (UNC) .................................................7-37

Unified Fine (UNF)......................................................7-37

Uniform Motion ...........................................................5-14

Universal Bulkhead Fittings ..........................................9-8

Universal Numbering System ........................................4-3

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) .................................................1-2

Useful Load....................................................................6-4

Vacuum Tubes .........................................................12-110

Valence Electrons ........................................................12-2

Valves ..........................................................................7-77

Varactors ....................................................................12-53

Varmeters ...................................................................12-75

Velocity ........................................................................5-14

Vernier Scale ..............................................................11-23

Vertical Axis ...................................................... 5-43, 5-52

Vertical Deflection .....................................................12-77

Vibrating-Type Regulator ........................................12-159

Voltage .....................................................................12-164

Voltage Dividers ........................................................12-37

Voltage Regulation .................................... 12-164, 12-171

Voltmeter ...................................................................12-70

Washers .............................................................. 7-46, 7-47

Bolt and Hole Sizes ..............................................7-47

Installation Practices .............................................7-48

Lock ......................................................................7-46

Plain ......................................................................7-46

Repair of Damaged Internal Threads ....................7-48

Special Washers ....................................................7-47

Waterline (WL) ..............................................................4-9

Wattmeter...................................................................12-76

Wave Motion ...............................................................5-30

Weighing an Aircraft .....................................................6-5

Weighing Points ...........................................................6-14

Weight and Balance ........................................ 6-1, 6-6, 6-7

Weight-Shift Control ................................ 1-11, 5-56, 6-27

Whole Numbers .............................................................3-1

Wing Flap.....................................................................8-13

Wingtip Vortices ..........................................................5-40

Wiring ................................................................ 7-77, 7-80

Cotter Pin Safetying ..............................................7-80

Snap Rings ............................................................7-80

Turnbuckles ..........................................................7-79

Wiring Diagram Manual ..............................................10-4

Work ..............................................................................5-4

Wrenches......................................................................11-4

Wrought Aluminum .......................................................7-7

Wye Connection (Three-Phase) ...............................12-156

Zener Diodes ............................................................12-103

Zone Numbers................................................................4-8