Maricopa Community Colleges  AMT184   19886-19935 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 09/21/93
AMT184 19886-19935 L+L 6 Credit(s) 12 Period(s)
Aircraft Sheet Metal
Properties and uses of sheet metal in the fabrication of structural and nonstructural components of aerospace vehicles. Inspection, fabrication and repair techniques. Sheet metal bending, cutting, forming, drilling, riveting and heat-treating. Prerequisites: AMT180.
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AMT184   19886-19935 Aircraft Sheet Metal
1. Perform basic heat treating processes. (I)
2. Install special rivets and fasteners. (II)
3. Install conventional rivets. (II)
4. Inspect and repair sheet metal structures. (III)
5. Handform, layout and bend sheet metal. (IV)
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AMT184   19886-19935 Aircraft Sheet Metal
    I. Working With Aircraft Sheet Metal
        A. Safety and shop practices
        B. Stresses and structure
          1. Types of sheet metal structure
          2. Structural loads
        C. Materials for sheet metal aircraft construction
          1. Aluminum alloy
            a. Advantage over other materials
            b. Alloying agents and designations
            c. Heat treatment
            d. Heat-treatable alloy
          2. Aluminum Alloy-faced Honey Comb
          3. Magnesium
          4. Stainless Steel
      II. Sheet Metal Aircraft Fasteners
          A. Structural fasteners
            1. Solid rivets
            2. Special fasteners
          B. Installation of solid rivets
            1. Selection of the proper rivet
            2. Layout of rows of rivets
            3. Hole preparation of protruding head rivets
            4. Hole preparation of flush rivets
            5. Rivet installation
        III. General Construction and Repair Tools
            A. Tools for sheet metal construction and repair
              1. Layout tools
              2. Marking tools
              3. Punches
              4. Cutting tools
              5. Riveting tool
            B. Special assembly tools
              1. Clamps and sheet fasteners
              2. Hole finder
              3. Clip chaser
          IV. Sheet Metal Design, Construction and Repair
              A. Layout and forming
                1. Terminology
                2. Making the layout
                3. Making the bends
                4. Folding the box
                5. Forming compound curves
                6. Bumping
                7. Flanging lightening holes
                8. Joggling
              B. Repair and assembly of sheet metal structure
                1. Repairability of sheet metal structure
                2. Assessment of damage
                3. Inspection of riveted joints
                4. Inspection of corrosion
                5. Repair of negligible damage
                6. Repair of stressed-skin structure
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