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E45A C-130 Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician Journeyman/Collateral Duty Inspector

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Overview

A C-130 systems organizational maintenance journeyman and collateral duty inspector performs organizational-level maintenance and inspections on C-130 aircraft. The inspector examines all work and follows required Quality Assurance Collateral Duty Inspection procedures and guidance during maintenance actions performed by the production work center.

Core Skills

  • Work-center maintenance quality assurance inspections
  • Collateral duty inspection procedure compliance

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Organizational-level C-130 maintenance and inspection experience transfers directly to aircraft maintenance and completed-work checks.

How to prepare: Assemble documentation of your military maintenance duties and experience for FAA review toward Airframe and Powerplant ratings. Certification requires age 18, English proficiency, passing written, oral, and practical tests, and either qualifying experience of 18 months for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both, an FAA-approved school, or the military JSAMTCC training route; air carriers often require certification even though it is not required for every airline mechanic job.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.

Aviation Inspectors

Inspecting all maintenance work in a C-130 production work center under quality assurance procedures aligns with checking aircraft mechanics' work against standards.

How to prepare: Prepare a maintenance-inspection work sample showing how you checked completed work against a procedure, targeting maintenance quality inspection positions rather than certificate-issuing roles.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.
  • Inspect new, repaired, or modified aircraft to identify damage or defects and to assess airworthiness and conformance to standards, using checklists, hand tools, and test instruments.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC E45A

    [1] NEC entry "E45A - C-130 Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician Journeyman/Collateral Duty Inspector"; cached text line 4847; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Work-center maintenance quality assurance inspections, Collateral duty inspection procedure compliance, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Aviation Inspectors (O*NET 53-6051.01)

  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: Aviation Inspectors

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aviation Inspectors (O*NET 53-6051.01)

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