How do they match: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

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

Clean engines, sediment bulk and screens, and carburetors, adjusting carburetor float levels.
Determine repair limits for engine hot section parts.
Disassemble engines and inspect parts, such as turbine blades or cylinders, for corrosion, wear, warping, cracks, and leaks, using precision measuring instruments, x-rays, and magnetic inspection equipment.
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.
Modify aircraft structures, space vehicles, systems, or components, following drawings, schematics, charts, engineering orders, and technical publications.
Reassemble engines following repair or inspection and reinstall engines in aircraft.
Remove or install aircraft engines, using hoists or forklift trucks.
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.

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