GCAA AME Licence Exam case studies
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The GCAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Licence is the United Arab Emirates' credential for certifying aircraft maintenance, issued under the General Civil Aviation Authority's licensing framework and aligned with the Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence structure used in the region. It is aimed at technicians and engineers who inspect, repair, overhaul and return aircraft to service, and who need certifying privileges on the UAE register. The GCAA AME Licence Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,083 words.
1Corrosion Find During a Wing Spar Inspection
You are a licensed engineer performing a scheduled 2A-check inspection on a 12-year-old twin-turboprop. The maintenance manual requires a detailed visual inspection of the lower wing spar boom access panels.
647 words, about 3 min2Intermittent Generator Drop-Off in Flight
A twin-engine piston aircraft has two 28 V DC alternators with a split-bus system. The pilot reports that during climb, the right alternator warning light flickers and the right bus voltage drops from 28.2 V to about 26.5 V for a few seconds, then recovers.
603 words, about 3 min3Turbine Engine EGT Margin After a Hot Start
A regional operator's turbofan-powered aircraft has a reported 'hot start' event during a ground start at an overseas station. The start was aborted, and the engine was subsequently started normally.
668 words, about 3 min4Composite Repair After a Ramp Impact
A business jet with carbon-fibre/epoxy wing-to-body fairings and a composite horizontal stabiliser leading edge sustains a ramp impact: a ground vehicle strikes the right stabiliser leading edge, leaving a 30 mm × 15 mm gouge with visible fibre breakage and some whitish 'milky' areas around it. The aircraft is otherwise undamaged.
603 words, about 3 min5Human Factors in a Night Shift Sign-Off
It is 02:30 on a night shift. An engineer has already worked 11 hours and is completing the final sign-off on a landing gear retraction test after a brake unit replacement.
562 words, about 3 min