ATEC1551

In this course, students will develop practical skills in the installation, removal, and selection of solid, blind, and special purpose fasteners . Key skills include determining the suitability of sheet metal for repairs, designing repairs using structural manuals, and preparing and installing patches for aircraft or components. Students will also trim and form sheet metal, fabricate aluminum parts, determine rivet patterns, and assess the repairability of metallic structures.Student Learning Outcomes

• Install and remove solid rivets.
• Install and remove blind rivets.
• Determine applicability of sheet metal for repair in a specific application.
• Select and install special purpose fasteners.
• Design a repair using a manufacturer?s structural repair manual.
• Prepare and install a patch to repair an aircraft or component.
• Make a drawing of a repair, including the number of rivets and size of sheet metal required.
• Remove a repair that was installed with rivets.
• Trim and form a piece of sheet metal to fit a prepared area.
• Fabricate an aluminum part in accordance with a drawing.
• Determine a rivet pattern for a specific repair.
• Countersink rivet holes in sheet metal.
• Perform a repair on a damaged aluminum sheet.
• Determine extent of damage and decide if metallic structure is repairable.