AM

Description

Aviation Structural Mechanics (AM) maintain aircraft airframe and structural components, flight surfaces and controls, hydraulic and pneumatic control and actuating systems and mechanisms, landing gear systems, air conditioning, pressurization, visual improvement, and utility systems; fabricate and repair metallic and nonmetallic materials; supervise operation of airframe work centers; maintain aircraft metallic and nonmetallic structures including fuselages, fixed and moveable flight surfaces, tail booms, doors, panels, decks, empennages, and seats (except ejection seats); maintain flight controls and related mechanisms; maintain hydraulic power storage and distribution systems including main (primary and secondary), auxiliary (utility), and emergency systems; maintain hydraulic actuating subsystems; maintain landing gear systems including wheels and tires, brakes, and emergency systems; maintain pneumatic power, storage and distribution systems; maintain hoists and winches, wing and tail fold systems; maintain launch and arresting gear systems; perform hydraulic component repair and testing; and perform aircraft daily, special, hourly, Non-Destructive, and conditional inspections.