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Scenario · Component and Engine Workshop

Fabricate repair parts and practise locking devices

You are a second year apprentice in the component workshop.

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The situation

What has happened

The corrosion repair on VH-DDA needs a doubler and a small bracket fabricated from 2024-T3 aluminium sheet to the drawing in the structural repair manual. Nathan Pham wants you to draw the material from the bonded store correctly, mark out and cut the parts, deburr and check them against the drawing with calibrated measuring tools, and record the material batch on the task card. Because of last month's fuel drain valve occurrence he also wants you to practise safety wiring on the workshop training rig and have it inspected. All work must use current approved data and the tool control procedure.

Your brief. Fabricate the doubler and bracket to the drawing using correct hand skills, materials and tools, record the material traceability on the task card, complete a safety wiring exercise to standard, and present all work for inspection.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Task card with material traceability and measurements
  • Fabricated doubler and bracket presented for inspection
  • Safety wiring exercise inspected
  • Tool sign out and return record

Documents to use

Systems to use

Parts and Bonded Store Register

The register of parts received, inspected, stored, issued and quarantined with their release documentation and traceability.

Tool Control and Calibration Register

The register of special tools, ground equipment and measuring and test equipment with calibration status, location and loan records.

Aircraft Work Orders

The register of line and base maintenance work orders and check inputs for every customer aircraft with their status and certifying engineer.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Aeroskills Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

MEA158Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance
MEA107Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications
MEA156Apply quality standards during aviation maintenance activities
MEA154Apply work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance

Qualifications

MEA20418Certificate II in Aeroskills
MEA41322Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Structures)
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Check that the data revision was confirmed, the material was traced by heat number from the register to the task card, and calibrated tools were used and recorded. Parts must be measured against the drawing with non-conformances identified honestly. The safety wiring must meet the standard practice for direction, tension and twist. Observe safe use of hand tools and housekeeping.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.