What is aeroplane maintenance?

Question

What is aeroplane maintenance?

Answer 1

I'm a maintainer of military aircraft and aeroplane maintenance basically means maintaining an aircraft to keep it flying and in tip top shape

Answer 2

Stuff they do to the plane to keep it in the bloody sky!

A plane is a mechanical item, and like everything mechanical, it needs maintenance to make sure it runs safely.

It is a lot more thorough than a family car service, and every aspect of the plane would be checked over. Planes are much, much more complicated than cars.

There are electrics, radios, gauges, hydraulics, fuel systems, jet turbines, all different types of metals, welds and rivets, wheels and tyres and wheels, tyres and brakes that need to be checked before every flight.

Answer 3

A -Annual Inspection

1 -100 hour Inspection

T -Transponder

A - Altimeter

P -Pitot Static

E -ELT

breakdown

the Annual pretty much tears an airplane apart and makes sure there isnt anything that might potentially kill you in the not so distant future

100 hour inspection checks most systems and makes sure they function "Properly" generally high wear and tear things like the engine, only needs to be done if you're Going to operate that airplane Commercially although it should still be done anyways (Flight schools are required to do them for example)

Transponder

Altimeter

Pitot Static

----------All get checked at regular intervals (believe 24 calender months)

ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) checked every 12 months and needs at least 1/2 of the full battery to be legal

Answer 4

Well you've come to the right source,  aircraft are maintained on an hourly basis every 100 hours of flight time it has to be inspected this is called isochronical phase every 100 hours the insepction gets more in depth during these inspections TCTO's (time change tech orders) also take place you might compare this maintenance to a light bulb where you'd change it before it blows, through many specialized test aircraft componets have an expected service life engineers know how many times/hours a componet can be safely used so that before it casues a system failure it is changed. There is also depot level maint, at this level the aircraft is basicly disassembled and inspected as well as many items that were inacessable to flightline and isochronical phase mechanics are then addressed.