Aircraft Mechanic / Service Technician

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Aircraft Maintainer; Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Aircraft Maintenance Tech); Aircraft Mechanic; Aircraft Restorer; Aircraft Service Technician (Aircraft Service Tech); Aircraft Technician (Aircraft Tech); Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A and P Mechanic); Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT); Aviation Mechanic; Helicopter Mechanic

Tasks

• Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
• Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.
• Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.
• Inspect airframes for wear or other defects.
• Check for corrosion, distortion, and invisible cracks in the fuselage, wings, and tail, using x-ray and magnetic inspection equipment.
• Measure parts for wear, using precision instruments.
• Remove or install aircraft engines, using hoists or forklift trucks.
• Service and maintain aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities such as flushing crankcases, cleaning screens, and or moving parts.
• Test operation of engines and other systems, using test equipment, such as ignition analyzers, compression checkers, distributor timers, or ammeters.
• Assemble and install electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hydraulic, and structural components and accessories, using hand or power tools.
• Reassemble engines following repair or inspection and reinstall engines in aircraft.
• Maintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts, such as wings and fuselage, rigging, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, or seals.

Knowledge

• Mechanical
• Engineering and Technology
• Public Safety and Security
• English Language
• Transportation
• Education and Training
• Mathematics
• Computers and Electronics
• Design
• Physics

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Active Learning
• Writing

Abilities

• Problem Sensitivity
• Written Comprehension
• Near Vision
• Information Ordering
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Multilimb Coordination
• Oral Expression
• Flexibility of Closure
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Oral Comprehension
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Visualization
• Perceptual Speed
• Far Vision
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Written Expression
• Category Flexibility
• Selective Attention
• Trunk Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Auditory Attention
• Speech Clarity
• Speed of Closure
• Response Orientation
• Reaction Time
• Static Strength
• Depth Perception
• Speech Recognition