Aircraft Maintenance and Repair is one of five textbooks in the McGraw-Hill Aviation Technology Series. The other books in the series are Aircraft Powerplants, Aircraft Basic Science, Aircraft Electricity and Electronics, and Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Technology. Used together, these texts provide information dealing with all prominent phases of aircraft maintenance technology.

In preparing this edition, the authors reviewed FAR Parts 65 and 147, Advisory Circular (AC) 65-2D, AC 65-15A, and AC 43.13-1A & 2A to ensure that all required areas of study were included. Related FARs and the recommendations and suggestions of aviation maintenance instructors, aircraft manufacturers, aviation operators, and maintenance facilities were given full consideration in the revision of this text.

This revised edition retains material from the previous edition relating to structures and systems that are employed on current operational aircraft. In addition, information dealing with expanding and emerging maintenance-related technologies has been incorporated to provide a comprehensive source of information for the aviation student, technician, and instructor. Two new chapters have been added. They include information about the identification of hazardous materials, their storage, use, and disposal. Troubleshooting has been identified as its own process and is discussed generically.

Key revisions to and the expansion of the previous edition include designing repairs so that the repairs are repairable and techniques in designing repairs based upon the mechanical properties of the materials. Also, bend allowance calculations and terminology have been revised to follow the more traditional industry conventions.

Each topic covered in this series of texts is explained in a logical sequence so students may advance step by step and build a solid foundation for performing aviation maintenance activities. Students’ understanding of the explanations and descriptions given in the text should be enhanced by the use of numerous photographs, line drawings, and charts. Review questions at the end of each chapter enable students to check their knowledge of the information presented.

In addition to being a classroom and shop instruction text, the book is valuable for home study and as an on-the-job reference for the technician. The materials in this text and in others in the series constitute a major source of technical knowledge for technical schools and colleges and universities.

Although this text is designed to provide information for the training of aviation personnel, the user must realize that product and aircraft manufacturers establish guidelines and procedures for the correct use and maintenance of their product or aircraft. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the user of the text to determine and follow the specific procedures recommended by the manufacturer when handling a specific product or when working on a specific aircraft or component.