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Aircraft Maintenance and Turbine Engine Flashcards

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This 31-card flashcard set covers core topics in aircraft maintenance and turbine engine operation, including cascade thrust reversers, preflight checks, corrosion prevention, electrical fundamentals (Ohm's law, conductors, insulators), orthographic drawing, and the "dirty dozen" human factors in maintenance. Use it for exam prep, on-the-job review, or as a study tool when pursuing aircraft maintenance technician certification.

Subject:
Professional Training
Topic:
Other Professions
Grade Level:
Adult Education
Updated June 2026

Terms in This Set

  • How can you determine that a surface scratch in aluminum alloy propeller blade is not actually a crack?
  • What checks of a turbine engine are necessary to verify preflight conditions?
  • How does a cascade-type thrust reverser operate?
  • What is checked on engine runup to determine the operational condition of the engine?
  • How is exhausted flow different in a ducted fan turbine engine verses an unducted fan engine?
  • What position should the flight deck fuel metering control (or fuel condition level)be set to for starting a turbine engine?
  • What is continuity?
  • What is Ohms law?
  • What are the two factors for corrosion to occur ?
  • How can corrosion be prevented?
  • Why are aluminum aircraft painted?
  • What are the six basic views of an object?
  • What is a wiring diagram ?
  • What is a schematic diagram ?
  • What is the dirty dozen?
  • What is polarity?
  • What is a conductor?
  • What is an insulator?
  • What is surface corrosion?
  • What is galvanic corrosion?
  • What is pitting corrosion?
  • What is an orthographic drawing ?
  • What is an isometric drawing?
  • What does a dahsed line represent?
  • What is complacency ?
  • What is fatigue?
  • What is stress?
  • What is a norm?
  • What are the three types of human error?
  • Why are series circuits used?
  • Why are parallel circuits used?

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