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The Aircraft (Rotary Wing) Technical Inspector is responsible for ensuring that assigned aircraft are maintained within required specifications and are airworthy before operation. Inspects repairs and modification of aircraft structures, structural components and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for ensuring that assigned aircraft are maintained within required specifications and are airworthy before operation
Inspects repairs and modification of aircraft structures, structural components and engines of complex to extreme difficulty
Plans, conducts, and supervises aircraft technical inspections
Develops and implements quality control and ground safety programs to ensure compliance with contract specifications
Evaluates personnel, including verification of skills, training and experience
Performs audits and inspections of work centers and ongoing maintenance actions, procedures, equipment and facilities
Examines parts and components for conformance to design specification to determine serviceability
serviceable, unserviceable-reparable, unserviceable-non reparable, affixing completed appropriate form/tag for disposition
return to stock, route to appropriate shop for repair and/or turn-in. Form/tag will contain comment relative to evaluation and be stamped by the Inspector
Monitors timeliness and applicability of maintenance technical data and technical library
Reviews maintenance source documents, inspection records, notes recurring discrepancies or trends and initiates appropriate action
Manages the material deficiency and technical order improvement program
Reviews engineering investigation requests
Initiates and reviews quality deficiency reports, technical deficiency reports and hazardous material reports, ensuring that they are accurate, clear, concise and comprehensive
Conducts safety inspections, training, and drills. Inspects and verifies proper completion and documentation of safety and flight discrepancies
Briefs and debriefs pilots and crew members assigned to functional check flights
Participates in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required
Ensures compliance with aircraft configuration control, Army oil analysis Program and test measuring diagnostic equipment calibration
Provides lower level technicians guidance in aircraft repair and technical inspection techniques and procedures according to directives, technical manuals, work standards and operational policies throughout all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts
Prepares evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining to aircraft maintenance repair and related activities
Make entries in aircraft logs and records
Perform other qualified duties as requested
Requirements:
Five (5) years of recent applicable aircraft maintenance experience
One (1) year experience performing Technical Inspections on rotary wing aircraft
A valid and up-to-date (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license
A Valid FAA Inspection Authorization (IA). If no IA, shall have a minimum of five (5) years as an inspector on helicopters
Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location
Valid Driver's License
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems or other technology as applicable to fabrication, repair, operation and maintenance requirements
Efficient in record keeping and preparation of reports
capable of reviewing other people's work and determining accuracy and conformity to standards
Proficient in the use of the Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation Enhanced (ULLS-AE), the current maintenance management system utilized to maintain Army aircraft forms and records
Thorough comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components
Thorough knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair and the ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems
Detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers, etc. is required
Ability to provide technical support to structural/mechanical engineers and customers
Excellent organizational skills in prioritizing workload to meet aircraft delivery schedule