- Repairing and replacing aircraft structural components including stingers, longerons, bulkheads, beams and aircraft skin
- Making structural parts, forming blocks and shaping metal using stretching, shrinking and other metal-forming techniques
- Mixing and applying fiberglass materials
- Making emergency and permanent repairs to transparent plastic windows and enclosures
- Balancing fixed-wing aircraft controls such as flags and ailerons
- Mixing and applying primers and paints to aircraft surfaces
- Maintaining facilities for storage of flammable and hazardous materials
- Applying corrosion control treatment to aircraft metals
- Performing scheduled inspections and assisting in performing special inspections
- Engine disassembly and repair
- Repair of hydraulic, fuel and electrical systems
- Repair of aluminum, steel and fiberglass airframes and coverings
- An interest in mathematics and shop mechanics
- An interest in work involving aircraft
- An interest in engine mechanics
- An ability to use hand and power tools
Military Occupational Specialty
15G - AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL REPAIRER
Description
Hundreds of Army missions depend on aircraft for transport, patrol and
flight training. It's up to the members of the aircraft repair team to
ensure that all Army aircraft remain safe and ready to fly. As an integral
member of this team, the Aircraft Structural Repairer inspects, services
and repairs Army helicopters and airplanes.
The Aircraft Structural Repairer is primarily responsible for supervising
and performing maintenance on aircraft structures. Some of your duties
as an Aircraft Structural Repairer may include:
Training
Job training for an Aircraft Structural Repairer consists of nine weeks
of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 14 weeks
of Advanced Individual Training, including inspection and repair of aircraft
engines and equipment. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and
part in the field. Some of the skills you learn are:
Skills
Helpful attributes include:
Responsibilities
Advanced level Aircraft Structural Repairers supervise and train other Soldiers.
Civilian Related
The skills you learn as an Aircraft Structural Repairer will help prepare you for a future with aircraft manufacturers, commercial airlines and government agencies as an airframe or power plant mechanic.
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