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6132 Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic

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Overview

A Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic inspects and maintains dynamic components used on helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft. This mechanic also tests and repairs those components.

Minimum ASVAB: MM 95

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Helicopter and tiltrotor dynamic component testing

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Inspecting, maintaining, testing, and repairing helicopter and tiltrotor dynamic components transfers directly to civilian aircraft component maintenance.

How to prepare: Assemble military maintenance records for FAA review toward an Airframe or Powerplant rating: the experience route requires 18 months appropriate to one rating or 30 months concurrently appropriate to both, with approved school or qualifying military training as alternatives. Certification applicants must be at least 18, meet FAA English requirements, and pass written, oral, and practical tests; certification is not required for every airline mechanic job, although air carriers often require it for hiring.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
  • Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 6132

    [1] MOS 6132 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 49805; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Helicopter and tiltrotor dynamic component testing, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 6132: Related SOC titles · MOS 6132 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [4] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

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