Aircraft Composite Structure: Inspection, Fabrication, Damage Assessment and Repair, Level 3

Upon successful completion of this training, participant is able to:

• Understand the Structural Repair Manual and perform inspections and repairs on the structure and components of the Airbus family aircraft and Boeing Aircraft;
  
  
• State the differences between structural classifications and repair categories;
  
  
• Select an applicable repair procedure as given in the SRM;
  
  
• Understand repair methods as given in the SRM;
  
  
• Identify and verify that the repair material is the correct material called in the repair document;
  
  
• Demonstrate the resin infusion technique;
  
  
• Operate and control the heat application equipment to meet the repair cure cycle requirements;
  
  
• Describe the principles of heat transfer and how it affects the ability to meet the cure cycle requirements;
  
  
• Discuss the protective coating requirements, and their handling procedures involving fiber-reinforced plastic structures, and determine the type, application, and restoration procedures using approved manuals;
  
  
• Repair honeycomb sandwich parts, with both skins and core damage, using wet layup or prepreg materials. This repair can use either a single-sided or double-sided heating method. The repair is to be performed from one side access. The repair can be either a one or two-stage repair method;
  
  
• Repair to the edge band of a honeycomb sandwich part, the damage is to extend into the core and have ply drop-offs. This repair can use either single-sided or double-sided heating methods. The repair can use either a one or two-stage repair method. The cure cycle heat application can be any of the listed methods in this document.