Aircraft Maintenance Airframe

Certificate: Industrial Technology
Credit Requirements: 29 Semester Credit Hours

This certificate, along with the General and Powerplant certificates, prepares the student to sit for the certification exams required by the Federal Aviation Administration to become certified airframe and powerplant maintenance technicians. Students are prepared for employment repairing aircraft, engines and related systems with airlines, government agencies, aircraft manufacturers and aircraft service companies.

For admission into this program the student must be a high school graduate or possess a GED and take TTC's placement test or meet the College's SAT or ACT requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Spring

 

Wood Structures, Coverings and Finishes

2

 

Sheet Metal and Non-metallic Structures

4

 

Aircraft Welding

2

 

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

3

Total 11

Second Semester - Summer

 

Assembly and Rigging

3

 

Aircraft Environmental Systems

3

 

Utility and Warning Systems

3

 

Landing Gear Systems

3

Total 12

Third Semester - Fall

 

Aircraft Electrical Systems

4

 

Aircraft Fuel Systems

1

 

Airframe Inspection

1

Total 6