Maricopa Community Colleges  AMT262   19886-19935 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/12/88
AMT262 19886-19935 L+L 4 Credit(s) 8 Period(s)
Aircraft Turbine Engines
Historical development and application of turbine engines. Turbine engine manufacturers and the models they produce. Theory of thrust and the design and environmental factors which influence thrust. Turbine engine construction and support system details. Operational characteristics of engines and test techniques on the aircraft and in test cells. Special emphasis on safety. Prerequisites: AMT182.
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AMT262   19886-19935 Aircraft Turbine Engines
1. Overhaul Turbine engines. (I)
2. Inspect, check, service and repair turbine engines and turbine engine installations. (II)
3. Install, troubleshoot and remove turbine engines. (III)
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AMT262   19886-19935 Aircraft Turbine Engines
    I. Engine Overhaul
        A. Current manufacturers, models and applications
          1. Turbojet
          2. Turboprop
          3. Turbofan and bypass ratios
          4. Turbo shaft
        B. Theory of operation
          1. Newton's laws
          2. Gross thrust
          3. Net thrust
          4. Specific fuel consumption (SFC)
          5. Factors affecting thrust output
          6. Thrust to horsepower conversions
        C. Construction details
          1. Inlet ducts
          2. Compressors
          3. Burners
          4. Turbines
          5. Exhaust
          6. Thrust augmentation
          7. Thrust reversers
        D. Introduction to laboratory practices
          1. Safety and housekeeping in lab
          2. Technical data required
        E. Disassembly practices
          1. Care of lines, fittings and hardware
          2. How to find special tools required
          3. Use of special tools
          4. Handling of oils and fuels found during disassembly
          5. Indexing
          6. Care and identification of hardware
          7. Proper storage of disassembled parts and modules
        F. Inspection Processes
          1. Fault nomenclature
          2. Critical inspection areas for particular engines
          3. Borescope usage
          4. Compressor blade inspections
          5. Burner, liner and duct inspections
          6. Turbine blade and starter inspections
          7. Inlet and exhaust duct inspections
          8. Ignitor cleaning and inspection
          9. Seals and bearings
        G. Repair
          1. How to determine allowed repairs
          2. Blending of compressor blades
          3. Repair of cracks in burner section
          4. Replacement of seals and bearings
        H. Assembly
          1. Proper lubrication and indexing of parts
          2. Torquing and safetying of parts
      II. Turbine, Engine Installation, Inspection and Repair
          A. Fuel
            1. Turbine fuels and their characteristics
            2. Components
            3. Theory of operation of components
            4. Field adjustments
            5. Troubleshooting cause and effect
          B. Lubrication
            1. Turbine lubricants and their characteristics
            2. Components
            3. Theory of operation of components
            4. Field adjustments
            5. Troubleshooting cause and effect
          C. Ignition
            1. Components
            2. Theory of operation of components
            3. Field adjustments
            4. Troubleshooting cause and effect
          D. Starting
            1. Components
            2. Theory of operation
          E. Instrumentation Systems
            1. RPM
            2. Fuel flow
            3. EGT
            4. EPR (engine pressure ratio)
            5. Oil pressure
            6. Oil temperature
            7. Oil quanity
            8. Built in test equipment
            9. Torque
          F. Bleed Air
            1. Anti-ice
            2. Surge control
            3. Environmental
          G. Governing Systems
            1. Pro angle control
            2. Fuel control
            3. Protection governors
        III. Engine Removal, Installation and Troubleshooting
            A. Engine Removal
              1. Safety
              2. Hoisting
              3. Inspection
            B. Engine installation
              1. Safety
              2. Hoisting
              3. Inspection
            C. Engine Operation
              1. Prerun checks and safety practices
              2. Installing on aircraft or test stand
              3. Motoring checks
              4. Instrumentation checks
              5. Starting procedures
              6. Acceleration and deceleration checks
              7. Idle, part power trim adjustments
              8. Data collection and analysis
              9. Shut down procedures
              10. Troubleshooting problems from run data
              11. Repairing problems found during run
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