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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

Source: FAA-H-8083-32B, turbine 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–K3, S1–S4 Operating principles; engine types; construction and internal components; identifying compressors, blades and components; mapping airflow 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 The gas path as one continuous story. PP-B Concepts §1
K4, K7, S12 Performance and monitoring; causes of performance loss Ch. 1 — Gas Turbine Engine Performance · Ch. 10 — Turbine Engine Operation Why a turbine loses performance gradually
K5, K11, S7, S10 Troubleshooting, maintenance and inspection; adjustment and testing; fuel control adjustment; trimming Ch. 10 — Troubleshooting Turbine Engines; Turbine Blade Inspection; Turbine Disc Inspection Locate — transport-fleet work
K6, S9 Post-installation procedures; removal and installation Ch. 10 — Turbine Engine Operation Locate
K8 Bleed air — PP-K
K9, K10 Storage and preservation; auxiliary power units — —
S5 Remove and install a fuel nozzle Ch. 2 — Fuel Spray Nozzles & Fuel Manifolds; Duplex Fuel Nozzle; Simplex Fuel Nozzle Spray pattern matters — PP-I
S6, S8, S11, S13 Combustion liner inspection; inlet guide vane and compressor blade inspection; damaged blades; first two stages for FOD Ch. 10 — Combustion Section Inspection; Inspection & Repair of Combustion Chambers; Turbine Nozzle Inlet Guide Vane Inspection PP-B Concepts §3
R1–R4 Turbine operation; maintenance; fire; foreign object damage Ch. 10 — Turbine Engine Operation; Ground Operation Engine Fire PP-B Concepts §4

The operative sources

  • The engine manufacturer's maintenance manual for blade damage limits, blend repair limits and inspection intervals. Every limit in this unit is theirs.
  • The engine's own borescope procedure for internal inspection.

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