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Job Description
These engineers work round the clock inside a closed hangar or out on the runway at various drastic temperature conditions. Aircraft maintenance is classified as Line Maintenance and Base Maintenance, which involves the following services.
Line Maintenance
- Any unscheduled maintenance resulting from unanticipated events.
- Scheduled servicing and inspection checks that do not require specialized training, equipment or facilities.
- First flight service preparation.
- Aircraft maintenance after a period of being out of service.
- Servicing or repairs on enroute aircraft during transits.
- Preparing an on-time schedule departure.
Base Maintenance
- A and B checks
- Technical defect rectification
- Interior refurbishment
- Exterior aircraft cleaning
- C and D checks
- Routine maintenance
- Flight hours review
- Avionics and airframe modification
- Structure inspection and repairs
- Composite repairs
- NDT (Non Destructive Testing)
- Engine overhaul and replacement
- Landing gear checking and replacement