The datum is an imaginary vertical plane from which all horizontal measurements are taken for balance purposes with the aircraft in level flight attitude. Acceptable methods, techniques, and practices aircraft inspection and repair table of contents. Acceptable methods of aircraft inspections and rep. Grease, corrosion, or dirt on any electrical junction may cause the connections to overheat.
Most small private aircraft use leadacid batteries. Download and install the soda pdf desktop app to edit, compress, split, secure and merge pdf files offline. This document is available in either paper or pdf format. The empty weight of the aircraft, and the permissible useful load are affected accordingly. Minor modifications in the strict sense of the word, which for some. The most active metals, those which lose electrons easily, such as magnesium and aluminum, corrode easily. This advisory circular ac pertains to aircraft repairs and inspections.
The faa would like to thank the following persons and organization for their assistance in producing ac 43. They define acceptable means, but not the only means, of accomplishing or showing. Acceptable methods, techniques, and practices aircraft inspection and repair, was published 2004 under isbn 9780970810977 and isbn 0970810970. Corrosion and inspection of general aviation aircraft civil aviation. Consolidated reprint if faa advisory circular ac 43. A soft sponge or cheesecloth with a minimum of manual rubbing is. The most common type of compression tester currently in use is the differential pressuretype tester. However, many of the older airframes remain in service. Mix enough resin, using the manufacturers instructions, to completely cover the damaged area, and apply one or two coats. First choice for joiningterminating any wires up through 22 through 12awg are. This is a must have book for anyone involved in the construction or maintenance of aircraft.
Watkins, and the sae, aerospace electronics and electrical systems division. The proper identification of electrical wires and cables with their circuits and voltages is necessary to provide safety of operation, safety to maintenance pe rsonnel, and ease of maintenance. Annually check bus bars for general condition, cleanliness, and security of all attachments and terminals. It provides a crossreference to validate the readings obtained and tends to. Each wire and cable should be marked with a part number. Glue lineresultant layer of adhesive joining any two. Optimos powertransistor product summary features v r. This advisory circular is the official bible on how to inspect, modify, or fix aircraft of almost every construction type. Richard finch, richard fischer, michael grimes, ray stits, william a. Published by faa and aircraft technical book company. Dry the fiberglass laminate thoroughly prior to bonding repair. The inspection of the plumbing for an oil system is similar to the inspection of any other. Tags are primarily used for document types whose content cant be directly indexed such as images or videos. Once aligned on the heading, the person in the cockpit runs the engines to approximately 1,700 rpm to duplicate the aircrafts magnetic field and then the person reads the compass.
Acceptable methods, techniques and practices 2nd edition by department of transportation at over 30 bookstores. Ensure that used parts are airworthy and properly identified as a pma or tso part. Investigate the effects of these changes, since the aircraft flight characteristics may be adversely affected. It appears that rick provided the best answer that is available ac 43 1b chapter. This advisory circular ac contains methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the administrator for the inspection and alteration on nonpressurized areas of civil aircraft of 12,500 lbs gross weight or less. Tweet on twitter back to advisory circulars main page. Advisory circular ac refers to a type of publication offered by the federal aviation administration faa to provide guidance for compliance with airworthiness regulations, pilot certification, operational standards, training standards, and any other rules within the 14 cfr aeronautics and space title. Aircraft batteries may be used for many functions, e. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Paperback 9780977489695 by federal aviation administration and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Easa clarified that a full synchronisation with faa ac 43 is not possible. Png civil aviation advisory circulars 010702 ac43 4 corrosion control for aircraft ac43 6a automatic pressure altitude encoding systems and transponders maintenance and inspection practices ac43 7 ultrasonic testing for aircraft ac43 9b maintenance records.
This updated book encompasses two advisory circulars. Today only a limited number of wood aircraft structures are produced. Faaac43204 visual inspection for aircraft document. This data can be used if there is no repair or maintenance instructions published. The repair data in this ac is for minor repairs to nonpressurized areas of an aircraft. Grease, corrosion, or dirt on any electrical junction may cause the connections to overheat and eventually fail. The weight check consists of checking the sum of the weights of all items of useful load against the authorized useful load maximum weight less empty weight of the aircraft. It provides a crossreference to validate the readings obtained and tends to assure that the cylinder is defective before it is removed. The faa website does give you the superseded ones, cant find a 43. Most commercial and military aircraft use nicad batteries. There is nothing to prevent you from using those documents as a reference. Acceptable methods, techniques, and practices aircraft inspection and repair. If a search doesnt return the item you were looking for, try a search using a short search term such as aircraft type in the tag box clear the other search fields. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online.
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