dgca.gov.in Syllabus For AME Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Exam : Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Organisation : Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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Name of Examination : AME Exam

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Syllabus For AME Exam :

Aircraft Rules and Regulations :
** Knowledge of Aircraft Rules as far as they relate to airwor-thiness and safety of aircraft.
** Knowledge of Privileges and responsibilities of the various categories of AME Licence and approved persons.

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** Knowledge of “Civil Airworthiness Requirements”, “Aeronauti-cal Information Circulars (relating to airworthiness)”, “Advisory Circulars” and AME Notices issued by DGCA.
** Knowledge of various mandatory documents like Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Airworthiness , Flight Manual, Export Certificate of Airworthiness.

** Method of identifying approved material on Aircraft.
** Knowledge of various documents/ certificates issued to establish airworthiness of Aircraft parts.
** Various logbooks required to be maintained for Aircraft. Method of maintaining the logbook. Procedure for making entries in logbooks; Journey logbook, Technical logbook etc.

** Use of schedules, its certification, preservation.
** Stores : Bonded and Quarantine stores, storage of various aeronautical products including rubber goods, various fluids.
** Knowledge of various terms such as Certificate of Flight Release, Certificate of Maintenance, Approved Certificates.

** Condition under which Aircraft is required to be test flown; Certificate to be issued by AME for test flight.
** Circumstances under which C of A is suspended.
** Ferry Flight, MEL, CDL.

** Minimum equipments, instruments required for various types of operation.
** Modification, concession, Airworthiness Directive, Service Bulletins.
** Approval of Organisation.Documents required to be carried on board.Issue of Type Approval.Registration markings.
** Human performance and limitations relevant to the duties of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence holder.

Paper II :
Aircraft General Engineering And Maintenance Practices :
1. Aircraft Maintenance Practices :
** General knowledge of procedure of jacking, leveling and mooring of aircraft .
** Knowledge of maintenance and handling of equipment used in the maintenance of aircraft.
** Knowledge of safety and fire precautions to be observed during maintenance, refueling and defueling of aircraft

** Knowledge of colour coding ,symbols or other markings to identify fluid systems pipelines, rubber parts and other aircraft systems of aircraft .
** Knowledge of various Aircraft manuals, ATA system of classi- fication, inspection schedules, time limit.

2. Workshop Practices :
** Knowledge of material, parts and use of hand tools , simple machine tools and precision measuring instruments
** Detailed knowledge of identification, terminology, correct use and inspection of aircraft bolts, nuts, rivets, screws and locking devices of British and American systems

** Detailed knowledge of the interpretation of engineering drawings including symbols
** Detailed knowledge of various types of gears and bearings, their use and common defects.
** Knowledge of various forms of threads used in British and American system.

** Knowledge of various types of threads, drills, taps, ream- ers.
** Knowledge of hardness testing machines and various types of hardness numbers.
** Knowledge of various types of Aircraft cables and swaging procedures used.

3. Aircraft Metallurgy :
** Knowledge of commonly used ferrous, nonferrous and composite materials , their identification, properties, heat treatment processes, testing and their application in aircraft industry.
** Knowledge of various types of corrosion, its cause and protection.

** Detailed knowledge of the hot oil and chalk , dye penetrant and fluorescent and magnetic particle techniques and the subsequent inspection of the parts.
** Knowledge of the X-ray, Ultrasonic and eddy current inspections.
** Knowledge of arc welding, gas welding, brazing and soldering.

4. Electrical and Instrument and Radio :
** Knowledge of electrical terminology and components used in AC/DC circuitry, Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law and their application. Principle of Electromagnetic Induction and their application. Various methods of voltage regulation. Principle of operation of electrical test equipments.

** Knowledge of Batteries and their maintenance.
** Knowledge of principle of operation of aircraft and engine instruments.
** Knowledge of various types of diodes/ triodes/ transistors and their function.

** Knowledge of conversion from decimal to binary system and vice-versa. Symbols used in logic gates.
** Elementary knowledge of computers, its applications.
** Identify the bands of frequency spectrum, their use and propagation characteristics.

5. Aircraft and Engine :
** Knowledge of the functions of the major aircraft components and types of propulsion systems used in aircraft industry.
** Knowledge of the terms lift, drag, angle of attack, stall.
** Knowledge of principle of four stroke cycle and Brayton’s cycle as applied to piston engines and jet engines.