0 or 3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Laboratory Upper DivisionDepartmental Credit
Students apply foundational airworthiness assurance principles from the aviation and aerospace industries, performing maintenance and inspection tasks on the school's large transport category laboratory aircraft. They research OEM data to develop and test air vehicle work instructions, incorporating modern maintenance and inspection practices like MSG-3, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and global Safety and Quality standards and Industry 4.0 data science frameworks relating to air vehicle maintenance. They also practice essential participative team and leadership competencies, taking on leadership roles with their laboratory peers as technical team members in a live airport ramp environment.
Learning Outcomes1Recall and explain the definitions, key components and location of U.S. and global regulatory guidance related to Airworthiness, Safety Management Systems (SMS), Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) for MRO and Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing operations.
2Use OEM and FAA technical data/guidance for standard maintenance practices, perform air vehicle maintenance and inspection tasks using the lab's large airplane.
3Create technical Work Instructions and air vehicle General Familiarization Training using OEM data, demonstrating compliance to airworthiness and quality standards for large air vehicles.
4Demonstrate key leadership and team coordination competencies for working with hazardous air vehicle systems, technologies and processes.
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