How do they match: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

  • Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic
  • Power Plant Installer

  • Examine engines through specially designed openings while working from ladders or scaffolds, or use hoists or lifts to remove the entire engine from an aircraft.
  • Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
  • Listen to operating engines to detect and diagnose malfunctions, such as sticking or burned valves.
  • 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.
  • Test operation of engines and other systems, using test equipment, such as ignition analyzers, compression checkers, distributor timers, or ammeters.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate heating or drying equipment.
  • Determine operational criteria or specifications.
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
  • Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems.
  • Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.