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Aircraft Materials, Hardware and Processes · FAA readings

Readings in the sources

8 short readings for GEN-E, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  1. Metals, non-metals, tempers, tension, compression, torsion, bending, shear K1–K3, K9

    For the test: Materials and application; heat treatment and metalworking; forces on materials; suitability and compatibility

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 7: Properties of Metals · Ferrous Aircraft Metals · Nonferrous Aircraft Metals · Nonmetallic Aircraft Materials · Heat-Treatment of Ferrous Metals · Metalworking Processes

  2. Bolts, nuts, screws, pins, washers, turnbuckles, turnlock fasteners, cables and terminals; head markings; wiring technique K4, K5, K11

    For the test: Hardware, including turnlock fasteners, cables, cable fittings and rigid line couplings; safety wire and clip requirements; identification markings

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 7: Aircraft Hardware · Threaded Fasteners · Aircraft Bolts · Aircraft Nuts · Captive Fasteners · Turn Lock Fasteners · Dzus Fasteners · Camloc Fasteners · Airloc Fasteners · Control Cables & Terminals · Turnbuckles · Safetying Methods · Safety Wiring · General Safety Wiring Rules · Identification & Coding

  3. Micrometers, Vernier scales, dial indicators K6

    For the test: Precision measurement tools and procedures

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 11: Layout and Measuring Tools · Micrometer Calipers · Reading a Micrometer · Vernier Scale

  4. Torque tables and wrench types K8, K10

    For the test: Torquing tools and procedures; torque and fastener preload

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 7: Torque · Torque Tables · Fastener Torque
    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 11: Torque Wrench

  5. Weld defects and their appearance K12–K14

    For the test: Acceptable and unacceptable welds; weld repair procedures

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 10: Inspection of Welds · Visual Inspection

  6. Safety practice R1–R4

    For the test: PPE; improper torque; used hardware and suspected unapproved parts; critical fastener torquing

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 1: Shop Safety · Physiological Safety
    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 2: Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUP)

  7. Head markings, coding systems, rivet head styles and their codes S4, S11

    For the test: Identify materials and hardware from manufacturer's markings; identify rivets by physical characteristics

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 7: Identification & Coding for Screws · Hardness Identification · Rivet Identification · Solid Shank Rivets · Head Styles

  8. Alloy designations, substitution rules, hardness testing S10, S12, S13

    For the test: Select the correct aluminum alloy for a structural repair; determine suitability of materials; distinguish heat-treated from non-heat-treated alloys

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 7: Aluminum Alloys · Wrought Aluminum · Substitution of Aircraft Metals · Standards and Specifications · Hardness Testing · Heat-Treatment of Nonferrous Metals