LUH72 Aircraft Technical Inspector

LUH72 Aircraft Technical Inspector

Requirements

• Five (5) years of recent applicable aircraft maintenance experience.
• One (1) year experience inspecting MDS (LUH-72) assigned.
• 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 the MDS (LUH-72) assigned.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• Valid Drivers License.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.