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E17A P-8A Aircraft Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

A P-8A aircraft systems organizational career maintenance technician performs organizational maintenance on P-8A aircraft systems. The technician works on airframes, hydraulics, avionics, electrical systems, environmental controls, ordnance, and power plants.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • P-8A airframe and hydraulic systems maintenance
  • Aircraft avionics and electrical systems maintenance
  • Aircraft environmental control systems maintenance
  • P-8A power plant organizational maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

P-8A organizational maintenance of airframes, hydraulics, environmental control systems, and power plants directly overlaps civilian aircraft maintenance.

How to prepare: Gather records documenting your military maintenance work and request FAA evaluation for Airframe and Powerplant rating eligibility. Certification requires age 18 or older, English proficiency, written, oral, and practical tests, and either qualifying experience of 18 months for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both, graduation from an FAA-approved maintenance school, or completion of the Joint Service Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification Council course.

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.

Avionics Technicians

P-8A avionics and electrical systems maintenance provides directly transferable experience for civilian aircraft electronics maintenance.

How to prepare: Compare your documented avionics work with civilian component-testing tasks and select hands-on training to address gaps in circuit-tester, oscilloscope, or voltmeter use.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
  • Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.

Notes & Sources

  • An FAA Aviation Mechanic certificate is not a regulatory requirement for every airline mechanic job, but air carriers often require it for hiring.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC E17A

    [1] NEC entry "E17A - P-8A Aircraft Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 4487; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: P-8A airframe and hydraulic systems maintenance, Aircraft avionics and electrical systems maintenance, Aircraft environmental control systems maintenance, P-8A power plant organizational maintenance, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [3] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

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

  4. O*NET: Avionics Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

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