| (a) Implementation. The provisions of this section
shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
(b) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Aircraft Maintenance
Technology. Students shall be awarded two credits for successful completion
of this course.
(c) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Career Cluster focuses on planning, management, and movement of people,
materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related
professional support services such as transportation infrastructure
planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and
facility maintenance.
(3) Aircraft Powerplant Technology is designed to teach
the theory of operation of aircraft powerplants and associated maintenance
and repair practices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
powerplant curriculum subjects utilizing aircraft, aircraft training
devices, or equivalent simulated situations. In this course, the academic
and technical skills are separated to reflect the learning outcomes
as designed in the FAA Airman Certification Standards. Powerplant
maintenance and repair practices include knowledge of the theory,
function, diagnosis, and service of powerplants, systems, and components
of aircraft. Industry-recognized professional licensures, certifications,
and registrations are available for students who meet the requirements
set forth by the accrediting organization.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(6) The FAA uses standard terms with specific expectations
for performance. The terms are defined as follows.
(A) Check means to verify proper operation.
(B) Inspect means to examine with or without inspection
enhancing tools or equipment.
(C) Overhaul means to disassemble, clean, inspect,
repair as necessary, and reassemble.
(D) Repair means to correct a defective condition.
(E) Service means to perform functions that assure
continued operation.
(F) Troubleshoot means to analyze and identify malfunctions.
(7) When a student performs an action, such as checking,
inspecting, overhauling, repairing, servicing, troubleshooting, and
installing in this course, they are to complete all associated tasks.
If an action detects a flaw, defect, or discrepancy in an aircraft
or component, that finding could trigger another maintenance action.
Actions may include documenting findings through logbook entries,
maintenance action forms, installation plans, and work orders.
(d) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify and compare employment opportunities,
including entrepreneurship opportunities, and certification requirements
for the field of aircraft maintenance;
(B) identify and demonstrate ways to contribute and
collaborate as an effective member of a team;
(C) identify individual ethical and legal behavior
standards according to professional and regulatory agencies;
(D) research and discuss the impact of the English
language proficiency requirements as prescribed by the Federal Aviation
Regulations;
(E) identify and explain human factors that may impact
health and safety in a worksite as addressed by industry standards;
(F) explain the role of human factors in maintaining
health and safety in the workplace and demonstrate personal responsibility
to maintain health and safety in the workplace;
(G) identify and explain how employees' personal responsibility
attitudes can affect the success and profitability of a workplace;
(H) apply reasoning skills to a variety of simulated
workplace situations in order to make ethical decisions;
(I) identify standards of industry related to employee
appearance and health habits;
(J) identify and practice effective written and oral
communication skills;
(K) identify and practice effective listening skills;
and
(L) define and apply FAA standard terms that have specific
expectations for performance, including check, inspect, overhaul,
repair, service, and troubleshoot.
(2) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of reciprocating engines. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the components and types of reciprocating
internal combustion aircraft engines, including inline, opposed, V-type,
and radial engines;
(B) explain the operational theory of reciprocating
internal combustion aircraft engines, including inline, opposed, V-type,
and radial engines;
(C) explain the purpose and methods of reciprocating
engine preservation;
(D) explain the purpose and methods of reciprocating
engine maintenance and inspection;
(E) locate and explain the procedures for reciprocating
engine ground operations;
(F) identify the components and explain the basic operation
of diesel engines;
(G) explain the basic operational theory of diesel
engines;
(H) research and identify the risks of maintenance
that requires moving the propeller;
(I) research and identify the risks of ground operating
a reciprocating engine;
(J) research and identify the actions necessary in
the event of a reciprocating engine fire; and
(K) research and identify the risks in not using the
manufacturer's procedures during maintenance.
(3) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for reciprocating
engines, utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent
simulated situations. The student is expected to:
(A) perform and document findings from a cylinder assembly
inspection;
(B) operate and troubleshoot a reciprocating engine;
(C) install a wrist pin in a piston;
(D) identify the parts of a cylinder and a crankshaft;
(E) identify and inspect bearings found in reciprocating
engines; and
(F) inspect and rig cable and push-pull engine controls.
(4) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of turbine engines. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the components and types of turbine engines;
(B) explain the basic operational theory of turbine
engines;
(C) explain the purpose and methods of monitoring turbine
engine performance;
(D) explain the purpose and methods of turbine engine
troubleshooting, maintenance, and inspection;
(E) research and explain the causes of turbine engine
performance loss;
(F) explain the basic operational theory of bleed air
systems;
(G) explain the purpose and methods of turbine engine
preservation;
(H) explain the theory and application of auxiliary
power units;
(I) research and identify the risks of turbine engine
operation;
(J) research and identify the risks of performing maintenance
on a turbine engine;
(K) research and identify the actions necessary in
the event of a turbine engine fire; and
(L) research and identify the risks of foreign object
damage (FOD) to turbine engines.
(5) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for turbine engines,
utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent simulated
situations. The student is expected to:
(A) identify different turbine compressors;
(B) identify different types of turbine engine blades;
(C) identify components of turbine engines;
(D) map airflow direction and pressure changes in turbine
engines;
(E) identify and locate the procedures for the adjustment
of a fuel control unit;
(F) identify and locate the installation or removal
procedures for a turbine engine;
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