Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA352 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain basic rotary wing aircraft systems
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | MEA352 - Maintain basic rotary wing aircraft systems |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency requires application of hand skills and the use of system/component knowledge and applicable maintenance publications and test equipment to inspect, test and troubleshoot, and replace components of rotor, rotor control systems and airframe systems of basic rotary wing aircraft during the performance of scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. Maintenance may be performed individually or as part of a team.Applications include rotary wing aircraft that have mechanical control systems, either skids or floats and a normally aspirated engine.This unit of competency is part of the Mechanical Certificate IV (Aircraft Maintenance Stream) training pathway. Where a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) licensing outcome is sought this unit forms part of the CASA requirement for the granting of the chosen maintenance certification licence under Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66, in accordance with the licensing provisions in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Competency should be assessed in the work environment or simulated work environment using tools and equipment specified in maintenance documentation. It is also expected that applicable general-purpose tools and test equipment found in most routine situations would be used where appropriate. The application of testing procedures should clearly indicate knowledge of system operation, the relationship of individual components and the links with other systems (if applicable) within the limits of the aircraft/system fault-finding guide before undertaking any action. The work plan should take account of applicable safety and quality requirements in accordance with the industry and regulatory standards. The following conditions of assessment represent the requirements of the Regulators (ADF and CASA) and maintenance stakeholders and must be rigorously observed. A person cannot be assessed as competent until it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the workplace assessor that the relevant elements and performance criteria of this unit of competency are being achieved under routine supervision on groups listed in the Range of Conditions, as follows: at least one (1) component from each of: main rotor blades and tail rotor blades rotor heads, swash plates and tail rotor pitch control assemblies mechanical flight control components (collective and cyclic pitch levers, rudder pedals, cables, pulleys, guides, fairleads, bellcranks, rods, torque tubes, chains and sprockets) main rotor, intermediate or tail rotor gearboxes drive shafts and couplings fuel systems cabin heating systems a representative range of components from: rigid or flexible fuel tanks, selector/shutoff valves and rigid or flexible plumbing cabin heater ducting and control valves. This shall be established via the records in the Log of Industrial Experience and Achievement or, where appropriate, an equivalent Industry Evidence Guide (for details refer to the Companion Volume Assessment Guidelines). Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors). Where the unit is to be used for CASA licensing purposes the Assessor must also meet the criteria specified |
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Competency Field | Aviation maintenance |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Inspect rotor and rotor control systems and components |
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Element: Inspect basic rotary wing airframe systems |
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Element: Ground test rotor and rotor control systems |
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Element: Test/adjust basic rotary wing airframe systems and components |
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Element: System adjustment is performed in accordance with maintenance manual | ||||||||
Element: Troubleshoot rotor and rotor control systems |
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Element: Troubleshoot basic rotary wing airframe systems |
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Element: Remove and install rotary wing rotor and rotor system components |
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Element: Remove and install rotor control system components |
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Element: Remove and install basic rotary wing airframe system components |
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