Maricopa Community Colleges  AMT228   19936-19955 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/25/93
AMT228 19936-19955 L+L 7 Credit(s) 12 Period(s)
Aircraft Electrical Systems, Instruments, Fuel, Communication and Navigation Systems
Proper operation, inspection, servicing and troubleshooting of DC generator, DC(Direct Current) alternator, AC(Alternating Current) alternator, voltage regulator, reverse current relay, generator and alternator protection devices, magnetos and ignition system components. Mechanical and electrical sensing, communications and information display systems. Transmitter and receiver fundamentals. Avionics installation, inspection and testing. Fuel systems inspection, repairs, troubleshooting and handling. Prerequisites: Admission to the program.
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AMT228   19936-19955 Aircraft Electrical Systems, Instruments, Fuel, Communication and Navigation Systems
1. Repair and inspect aircraft electrical system components: crimp and splice wiring to manufacturers' specifications and repair pins and sockets of aircraft connections. (I)
2. Install, check, and service aircraft electrical wiring, controls, switches, indicators, and protective devices. (I)
3. Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair alternating and direct current electrical systems. (II)
4. Inspect, check, and troubleshoot constant speed and integrated speed drive generators. (II)
5. Inspect, check, and service speed and configuration warning systems, electrical brake controls, and antiskid systems. (II)
6. Inspect and repair fluid quantity indicating systems. (III)
7. Troubleshoot, service, and repair fluid pressure and temperature warning systems. (III)
8. Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair electronic flight instrument systems and both mechanical and electrical heading, speed, altitude, temperature, pressure, and position indicating systems to include the use of built-in test equipment. (III)
9. Install instruments and perform a static pressure system leak test. (III)
10. Inspect, check, and troubleshoot auto pilot, servos, and approach coupling systems. (IV)
11. Inspect, check, and service aircraft electronic communication and navigation systems including VHF passenger address interphones and static discharged devices, aircraft VOR, ILS, LORAN, radar beacon transponders, flight management computers, and GPWS. (IV)
12. Inspect and repair antenna and electronic equipment installations. (IV)
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AMT228   19936-19955 Aircraft Electrical Systems, Instruments, Fuel, Communication and Navigation Systems
    I. Aircraft Electrical Component Inspection and Repair
        A. Switches
        B. Protective devices
        C. Connectors
          1. Pins
          2. Sockets
        D. Fuses and circuit breakers
        E. Lights
      II. Aircraft Electrical Systems
          A. AC system and component installation
            1. Inspection
            2. Test
            3. Repair
            4. Troubleshooting
          B. DC system and component installation
            1. Inspection
            2. Test
            3. Repair
            4. Troubleshooting
          C. Troubleshooting integrated systems
            1. Charging
            2. Buses
            3. Auxiliary
          D. Inspect and troubleshoot generators
            1. Constant speed drive
            2. Integrated speed drive
        III. Aircraft Instrument Systems Inspection and Troubleshooting
            A. Flight instruments (electronic, mechanical, and electrical)
              1. Airspeed indicators
              2. Altimeter
              3. Vertical speed indicator
              4. Gyroscopic instruments
                a. Attitude gyros
                b. Rate gyros
              5. Direction indicating instruments
                a. Navigational grid system
                b. Aircraft magnetic compass
              6. Built-in test equipment
            B. Auxiliary instruments
              1. Clock
              2. Outside air temperature indicator
            C. Instrument installation and marking
              1. Panel layout
              2. Instrument mounting
              3. Range marking
              4. Inspection and repair
              5. Troubleshooting and service
              6. Operational tests
            D. Position indicating systems
              1. Direct current
              2. Alternating current
            E. Position and warning systems
              1. Overview
                a. Caution: alert of abnormal situation
                b. Warning: requires immediate attention
                c. System annunciations: displays condition or mode of operation
              2. Condition requiring warnings
              3. Conditions requiring cautions
              4. Conditions requiring annunications
                a. Mode selection
                b. Built-in monitoring (status flags)
              5. Typical display and annunciation
              6. Typical annunciation and warning
              7. Configuration warning
                a. Inspection
                b. Servicing
            F. Warning systems
              1. Stall warning indicator
              2. Angle of attack
              3. Accelerometer
            G. Airframe fuel system indicators
              1. Fuel quantity types
              2. Pressure types
            H. Brake and antiskid systems
              1. Inspection and repair
              2. Troubleshooting and service
          IV. Automatic Flight Control, Communication, and Navigation Systems
              A. Autopilots (servos and approach coupling systems)
                1. Error sensing
                  a. Attitude gyros
                  b. Rate gyros
                  c. Pitch error sensing
                  d. Altitude deviation sensing
                2. Correction
                3. Follow-up
                  a. Displacement follow-up
                  b. Rate follow-up
                4. Command
                5. Inspection and check
                6. Troubleshooting and service
              B. Yaw dampers
              C. Flight directors
              D. Approach control systems
              E. Fundamentals of communication and navigation systems
                1. Comparison of analog and digital electronics
                2. Analog electronics
                3. Digital electronics
              F. Inspection and service
                1. VHF passenger address interphones
                2. Static discharge devices
              G. Radio communications
                1. Radio waves
                2. AM receives
                3. FM receivers
                4. Radio transmitters
                5. Antenna
                  a. Types
                  b. Inspection and repair
              H. Radio navigation
                1. Very high frequency omnirange navigation system (VOR)
                2. Automatic direction finder (ADF)
                3. Instrument landing system (ILS)
                4. Distance measuring equipment (DME)
                5. Radar beacon transponder
                6. Radio magnetic indicator
                7. Radio altimeter
                8. Weather radar
                9. Area navigation (RNAV)
                10. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
                11. Long range navigation (LORAN)
                12. Glide proximity warning system (GPWS)
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