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Readings in the sources

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

  • FAA-H-8083-32B Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook — Powerplant

  1. Engine types K1–K5, K10, S4–S6

    For the test: Engine types; operating principles; internal combustion theory; horizontally-opposed and radial construction; diesel principles; cylinder, crankshaft and bearing identification

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 1: Reciprocating Engines · Types of Engines · Reciprocating Engine Operating Principles · Four-Stroke Cycle · Operating Cycles · Cylinders · Pistons · Crankshafts

  2. Performance — PLANK factors, specific fuel consumption K7

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 1: Reciprocating Engine Power & Efficiencies · Piston Displacement

  3. Storage and preservation K6, K8, K9, S2

    For the test: Storage and preservation; maintenance and inspection; ground operations

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Reciprocating Engine Operation · Factors Affecting Engine Operation · Engine Troubleshooting · Ground Check

  4. Cylinder assembly inspection S1, S3, S9

    For the test: Cylinder assembly inspection; piston and wrist pin installation; cylinder installation

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Cylinder Assembly Reconditioning · Cylinder Removal · Cylinder Installation · Cylinder Compression Tests · General Overhaul Procedures

  5. Locate top dead center of number one cylinder S8

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 1: Cylinder Numbering

  6. Maintenance that requires moving the propeller R1

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Engine Starting

  7. Ground operation preparation; engine fire during start R2, R3

    • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Ground Operation Engine Fire

Source: FAA-H-8083-32B, reciprocating engines chapters. Public domain. Pointers only.

Chapter and section verified against FAA-H-8083-32B, 2023 edition, on 28 August 2026. Page numbers are deliberately not cited: they move between printings, and a citation that rots silently is worse than a coarser one that stays true. Checked by our handbook citation check against our index of the handbook's chapters and sections.

Elements The ACS asks for Where in FAA-H-8083-32B Read it for
K1–K5, K10, S4–S6 Engine types; operating principles; internal combustion theory; horizontally-opposed and radial construction; diesel principles; cylinder, crankshaft and bearing identification Ch. 1 — Reciprocating Engines; Types of Engines; Reciprocating Engine Operating Principles; Four-Stroke Cycle; Operating Cycles; Cylinders; Pistons; Crankshafts The four-stroke cycle as the organizing idea. PP-A Concepts §2
K7 Performance — PLANK factors, specific fuel consumption Ch. 1 — Reciprocating Engine Power & Efficiencies; Piston Displacement Why a power check needs density altitude — GEN-J Concepts §5
K6, K8, K9, S2 Storage and preservation; maintenance and inspection; ground operations Ch. 10 — Reciprocating Engine Operation; Factors Affecting Engine Operation; Engine Troubleshooting; Ground Check The engine operator manual governs
S1, S3, S9 Cylinder assembly inspection; piston and wrist pin installation; cylinder installation Ch. 10 — Cylinder Assembly Reconditioning; Cylinder Removal; Cylinder Installation; Cylinder Compression Tests; General Overhaul Procedures The overhaul manual's limits and torque sequence
S7 Inspect and rig cable and push-pull engine controls — Arrives from AF-C
S8 Locate top dead center of number one cylinder Ch. 1 — Cylinder Numbering The reference position for timing — PP-H
R1 Maintenance that requires moving the propeller Ch. 10 — Engine Starting PP-A Concepts §1 — read this first
R2, R3 Ground operation preparation; engine fire during start Ch. 10 — Ground Operation Engine Fire; Reciprocating Engine Operation PP-A Concepts §3
R4 Use of other than manufacturer's procedures — GEN-I Concepts §3

The operative sources

  • The engine manufacturer's operator and overhaul manuals — every limit, clearance, torque value and sequence in this unit is theirs.
  • The engine data plate for model, serial and displacement.

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