Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MEA397A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Test aircraft piston engines after repair or overhaul
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MEA397A - Test aircraft piston engines after repair or overhaul |
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Description | This unit of competency is part of the Mechanical Certificate IV (Component Workshop Maintenance Stream) training pathway. It covers the competencies required to test aircraft piston engines that are not fitted to an airframe after repair or overhaul. The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit requires application of hand skills, theory knowledge and maintenance publication procedures and/or standard enterprise procedures to test run aircraft piston engines, adjust operating parameters and troubleshoot/rectify faults.Applications include all types of aircraft piston engines that are not installed in an airframe. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | MEA392A Disassemble aircraft piston enginesMEA393A Repair and/or overhaul aircraft piston engine cylinder assembly componentsMEA394A Repair and/or overhaul aircraft piston engine crankcase assembly componentsMEA395A Reassemble aircraft piston enginesMEA396A Assemble aircraft piston engine quick engine change unit | ||
Competency Field |
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: Prepare piston engine for test run |
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Element: Run and test piston engine performance |
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Element: Troubleshoot piston engine faults |
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Element: Remove engine from test rig/cell |
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