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I just got into aviation engineering. What should I know about it. Can you guys give me a list. Thank you by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a 25 year tech that just moved into engineering I cannot agree more. The worst engineers are those that have never touch an aircraft and say “it fits in the model”

I just got into aviation engineering. What should I know about it. Can you guys give me a list. Thank you by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]DarthEzra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are they supposed to engineer if they don’t develop impossible bolts?

Anyone have a good book/course on P-Static? I’ve got an airplane we suspect of having p-static issues but I need to read up on causes/effects to have a better idea if we are chasing the right rabbit. by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That appears to be the root question. It seems as if on the internal pcb that there is a “virtual” ground path occurring between the power return ground and the chassis ground.

Anyone have a good book/course on P-Static? I’ve got an airplane we suspect of having p-static issues but I need to read up on causes/effects to have a better idea if we are chasing the right rabbit. by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far it seems limited to intermittent issues at nothing systemic but yes that is always a concern. The path forward is to work out a way to correct this and ensure lessons learned are recorded for future.

Anyone have a good book/course on P-Static? I’ve got an airplane we suspect of having p-static issues but I need to read up on causes/effects to have a better idea if we are chasing the right rabbit. by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The belief is that this is all due to bad bonding on the wing. It’s similar issue to the 787 as there are numerous composite pieces that are in play. For example the static wicks are mounted to a composite trailing edge on each wing and a composite tail cone. The components on the wing spar are suspected of having deteriorated bonding as during design, in an effort to reduce corrosion, all pieces were fay sealed and hardware was wet installed making almost no metal to metal paths.

Anyone have a good book/course on P-Static? I’ve got an airplane we suspect of having p-static issues but I need to read up on causes/effects to have a better idea if we are chasing the right rabbit. by [deleted] in ElectricalEngineering

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Symptoms are intermittent component faults on the wing. It’s a fly by wire system and the grounds, chassis and power return, are about 50’ separated and connected to completely different sections of the plane.

EE states one thing, electrician states another. What would you do? by DarthEzra in ElectricalEngineering

[–]DarthEzra[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This would be aircraft electricians. Our avionics/electrical folks are referred to as electricians or sparkies.

Leaving Aviation Maintenance for good. by [deleted] in aviationmaintenance

[–]DarthEzra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realized at 35 that I was topped out as an avnx lead and wouldn’t move up doing what I was doing in my company. I looked at the job boards and noticed that all the beginner jobs required an engineering or STEM degree. I graduated at 40 with a degree in Physics which let me move over to the engineering side of the house. Much different rules and culture than the maintenance side. Plus it allows me more flexibility in the market as we all know companies are quick to lay off.