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Powerplant Mechanic

Learn to inspect and perform or supervise maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of aircraft systems.  This major is designed for the person who desires to work on engines, turbines or other power generating devices and prepares you for entry employment in aviation maintenance or in a variety of service technician positions throughout the world.  The Powerplant Mechanic major is certified under Part 147 of the Federal Aviation Regulations with an FAA-approved and supervised curriculum.

 

Career Major Length 1224 Hours
 
Course Title Hours

Mathematics

30

Basic Physics and Aerodynamics

36

Ground Handling and Servicing

30

Aircraft Drawings

24

Hand Tools and Precision Measuring Instruments

24

Aircraft Hardware

24

Fluid Lines and Fittings

24

Aircraft Structural Materials

24

Nondestructive Inspection Methods and Procedures

24

Aircraft Cleaning and Corrosion Control

24

Weight and Balance

36

Federal Aviation Regulations, Publications & Records

30

Basic Electricity DC

42

Basic Electricity AC

36

Solid State Circuits

36

Aircraft Battery Service and Inspections

18

Powerplant Electrical Systems

72

Powerplant Wiring Practices

30

Fundamentals of Turbine Engines

48

Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection

24

Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start Systems

30

Turbine Fuels and Metering

30

Turbine Ignition Systems

18

Turbine Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation

90

Turbine Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Troubleshooting

60

Basic Propeller Systems

30

Complex Propeller Systems

30

Fundamental of Reciprocating Engines

48

Reciprocating Induction, Exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start Systems

42

Reciprocating Fuels and Metering

36

Reciprocating Ignition Systems

42

Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation

90

Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Troubleshooting

42


College Credit:

  • OCCC - 27 credit hours available

Average Oklahoma Salary
$21/hour

Helpful Attributes and Abilities

  • General math, Algebra I, general science or equivalent courses
  • Reading and math skills at the 10th grade level or above
  • Good manual dexterity and agility
  • Average or better mechanical aptitude
  • Ability to comprehend and apply basic math and physics concepts

Who Can Enroll
Adults

Location
Aviation Career Campus
Will Rogers World Airport
5600 S. MacArthur
Oklahoma City, OK 73179

Financial Aid
Available for those who qualify

Student Organization
SkillsUSA

Certifications Available
FAA Powerplant Mechanic


TIME OF DAY:

    DAYS:
  • 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Monday - Friday)

    NIGHTS:
  • 4:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (Monday - Friday)

    BREAKS:
  • 10 minutes every hour or 30 minutes every 1.5 hours

    LUNCH:
  • Days:11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. (30 minutes)
  • Nights:6:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. (30 minutes)

 


ENROLLMENT:

  • Maximum enrollment per class: 18


TRANSPORTATION:

  • Provide own

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

Spring 2010

Wayne Swinson  Day Powerplant
Length
Start
End
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation
15
 5-Aug-10 27-Aug-10
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting
7
 30-Aug-10 8-Sep-10
Instructor Prep Days
2
 9-Sep-10 10-Sep-10
Elton Fletchall-  Powerplant (4 day)
Length
Start
End
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering
4
 2-Aug-10 5-Aug-10
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation
12
 11-Aug-10 31-Aug-10
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting
8
 1-Sep-10 9-Sep-10
Instructor Prep Days
1
 9-Sep-10 9-Sep-10
Robert Henson - Night Powerplant (4 day)
Length
Start
End
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation
12
 3-Aug-10 25-Aug-10
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting
8
 26-Aug-10 9-Sep-10
       
Spring 2010
Linda Classen - Night Powerplant (four day)
Length
Start
End
AMT 3030 Fundamentals of Turbines 6.4 9/13/2010 9/22/2010
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation 12 9/22/2010 10/13/2010
AMT 3050  - Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool and Lube, and Start 4 10/13/2010 10/20/2010
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering 4 10/20/2010 10/28/2010
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshootingooting 8 10/28/2010 11/11/2010
AMT 3120 Fundamentals of Reciprocating Engines 6.4 11/11/2010 11/23/2010
AMT 3130 Recip Induction, exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start systems 5.6 11/23/2010 12/6/2010
AMT 3140 - Reciprocating Fuels and Metering 4.8 12/7/2010 12/13/2010
AMT 3040 - Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection 3.2 12/13/2010 12/16/2010
AMT 3150 Reciprocating Ignition Systems 5.6 1/4/2011 1/12/2011
AMT 3070 Turbine Ignition Systems 2.4 1/12/2011 1/18/2011
AMT 3100 - Basic Propellor Systems 4 1/19/2011 1/25/2011
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installationon 12 1/27/2011 2/16/2011
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 5.6 2/17/2011 2/28/2011
AMT 3110 Complex Propeller 3.6 3/1/2011 3/7/2011
 
Elton Fletchall- Day Powerplant (four day)
Length
Start
End
AMT 3030 Fundamentals of Turbines 6.4 9/13/2010 9/21/2010
AMT 3100 - Basic Propellor Systems 4 9/22/2010 9/28/2010
AMT 3110 Complex Propeller 4 9/29/2010 10/5/2010
AMT 3050  - Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool and Lube, and Start 4 10/6/2010 10/12/2010
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering 4 10/13/2010 10/19/2010
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation 12 10/20/2010 11/10/2010
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 8 11/11/2010 11/29/2010
AMT 3120 Fundamentals of Reciprocating Engines 6.4 11/30/2010 12/9/2010
AMT 3130 Recip Induction, exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start systems 5.6 12/9/2010 1/4/2011
AMT 3040 - Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection 3.2 1/5/2011 1/11/2011
AMT 3140 - Reciprocating Fuels and Metering 4.8 1/11/2011 1/19/2011
AMT 3070 Turbine Ignition Systems 2.6 1/20/2011 1/25/2011
AMT 3150 Reciprocating Ignition Systems 6 1/25/2011 2/3/2011
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation 11.6 2/7/2011 2/25/2011
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 5.6 3/1/2011 3/8/2011
Wayne Swinson  -  Night Powerplant
Length
Start
End
AMT 3030 Fundamentals of Turbines 8 9/13/2010 9/22/2010
AMT 3050  - Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool and Lube, and Start 5 9/23/2010 9/29/2010
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering 5 9/30/2010 10/6/2010
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation 15 10/7/2010 10/29/2010
AMT 3100 - Basic Propellor Systems 5 11/1/2010 11/5/2010
AMT 3110 Complex Propeller 5 11/8/2010 11/12/2010
AMT 3070 Turbine Ignition Systems 3 11/15/2010 11/17/2010
AMT 3040 - Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection 4 11/18/2010 11/23/2010
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 10 11/29/2010 12/10/2010
AMT 3120 Fundamentals of Reciprocating Engines 8 12/13/2010 1/6/2011
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation 15 1/7/2011 1/28/2011
AMT 3130 Recip Induction, exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start systems 7 1/31/2011 2/8/2011
AMT 3140 - Reciprocating Fuels and Metering 6 2/9/2011 2/17/2011
AMT 3150 Reciprocating Ignition Systems 7 2/18/2011 2/28/2011
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 7 3/1/2011 3/9/2011
Robert Henson - Night Powerplant (four day)
Length
Start
End
AMT 3120 Fundamentals of Reciprocating Engines 6.4 9/13/2010 9/21/2010
AMT 3130 Recip Induction, exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start systems 5.6 9/21/2010 9/29/2010
AMT 3040 - Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection 3.2 9/30/2010 10/6/2010
AMT 3140 - Reciprocating Fuels and Metering 4.8 10/6/2010 10/13/2010
AMT 3150 Reciprocating Ignition Systems 5.6 10/14/2010 10/26/2010
AMT 3070 Turbine Ignition Systems 2.4 10/26/2010 10/28/2010
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installation 12 11/1/2010 11/18/2010
AMT 3100 - Basic Propellor Systems 4 11/22/2010 11/30/2010
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 5.6 12/1/2010 12/9/2010
AMT 3030 Fundamentals of Turbines 6.4 12/9/2010 1/5/2011
AMT 3110 Complex Propeller 4 1/6/2011 1/12/2011
AMT 3050  - Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool and Lube, and Start 4 1/13/2011 1/20/2011
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering 4 1/24/2011 1/27/2011
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation 12 1/31/2011 2/17/2011
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshootingooting 8 2/22/2011 3/3/2011
Scott Wetmore - Day HSAMT powerplant
Length
Start
End
AMT 3010 Powerplant electrical  12 10/25/2010 11/9/2010
AMT 3020 Powerplant Wiring 5 11/10/2010 11/16/2010
AMT 3030 Fundamentals of Turbines 8 11/17/2010 12/1/2010
AMT 3050  - Turbine Induction, Exhaust, Cool and Lube, and Start 5 12/2/2010 12/8/2010
AMT 3080 - Turbine Engine removal, Overhaul and Installation 15 12/9/2010 1/13/2011
AMT 3090 Turbine Inspection , Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshootingooting 10 1/14/2011 1/28/2011
AMT 3060 - Turbine Fuels and Metering 5 1/31/2011 2/4/2011
AMT 3040 - Powerplant Instrumentation and Fire Protection 4 2/7/2011 2/10/2011
AMT 3070 Turbine Ignition Systems 3 2/11/2011 2/15/2011
Instructor Prep Days 3 2/16/2011 2/18/2011
AMT 3120 Fundamentals of Reciprocating Engines 8 2/22/2011 3/3/2011
AMT 3140 - Reciprocating Fuels and Metering 6 3/4/2011 3/11/2011
Spring Break 5 3/14/2011 3/18/2011
AMT 3100 - Basic Propellor Systems 5 3/21/2011 3/25/2011
AMT 3110 Complex Propeller 5 3/28/2011 4/1/2011
AMT 3130 Recip Induction, exhaust, Cool, Lube and Start systems 7 4/4/2011 4/12/2011
AMT 3150 Reciprocating Ignition Systems 7 4/13/2011 4/21/2011
AMT 3160 Reciprocating Engine Removal, Overhaul and Installationon 15 4/22/2011 5/12/2011
AMT 3170 Reciprocating Engine Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Troubleshooting 7 5/13/2011 5/23/2011
       

 

* Due to ongoing curriculum updates the section dates listed above are subject to change.

Holidays/Breaks:
Labor Day
9/6/10
Fall Break
10/21/10 - 10/22/10
Thanksginving Break
11/24/10 - 11/26/10
Winter Break
12/20/10 - 12/31/10
ML King Day
1/17/11
Spring Break
3/14/11 - 3/18/11
Memorial Day
5/30/11

 

Student must provide their own tools (See required Tool List)

 

Industry Accreditations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Metro Tech Accreditations
Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (OBCTE)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE)
North Central Association-Commission on Accreditation & School Improvement (NCA-CASI)

 

 

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