Turbine Engines · FAA readings

Readings in the sources

6 short readings for PP-B, 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. Operating principles K1–K3, S1–S4

   For the test: Operating principles; engine types; construction and internal components; identifying compressors, blades and components; mapping airflow

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 1: Gas Turbine Engines · Turbine Engine Operating Principles · Compressor Section · Compressor Types · Axial-Flow Compressor · Centrifugal-Flow Compressors · Combustion Section · Turbine Section · Gas Turbine Engine Bearings & Seals

2. Performance and monitoring; causes of performance loss K4, K7, S12

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 1: Gas Turbine Engine Performance
   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Turbine Engine Operation

3. Troubleshooting, maintenance and inspection K5, K11, S7, S10

   For the test: Troubleshooting, maintenance and inspection; adjustment and testing; fuel control adjustment; trimming

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Troubleshooting Turbine Engines · Turbine Blade Inspection · Turbine Disc Inspection

4. Remove and install a fuel nozzle S5

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 2: Fuel Spray Nozzles & Fuel Manifolds · Duplex Fuel Nozzle · Simplex Fuel Nozzle

5. Combustion liner inspection S6, S8, S11, S13

   For the test: Combustion liner inspection; inlet guide vane and compressor blade inspection; damaged blades; first two stages for FOD

   • FAA-H-8083-32B Ch. 10: Combustion Section Inspection · Inspection & Repair of Combustion Chambers · Turbine Nozzle Inlet Guide Vane Inspection

6. Turbine operation; maintenance; fire; foreign object damage R1–R4

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