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Repairing Advanced Composites:

Technician Training

Stephen Hoy Lufthansa Resource Technical Training

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Creating the Joint Venture

Complimentary Partnerships

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EASA Part 147 Basic Training Organisation

EASA Part 66 Engineering Training (Apprenticeships & Modular)
Multi-skilled Technicians and Mechanics
Fixed and rotary wing
Civil and military aviation
High quality skills training

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LRTT Main Base Cotswold Airport

Cotswold Airport
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LRTT Composite Repair - Technician Training

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LRTT Composite Repair - Technician Training

ATA 104 Specification

Composite Repair Fundamentals:

z

General Familiarisation, theory only - five days:

Materials including handling & storage
Tooling / equipment and facility requirements
Safety
Design criteria & manufacture techniques
Damage modes & detection
Repair techniques

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LRTT Composite Repair - Technician

Training ATA 104 Specification

Composite Repair Hand Skills, theory & practical five days:

z Review of the previous topics plus:
Principles of damage assessment
Basic SRM familiarisation and
Typical repairs - laminate surfaces
Tooling / equipment & facility requirements
Practical performing standard repairs laminate
surfaces

Note: Opportunity to consolidate in the workplace (OJT) is

required.
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LRTT Composite Repair - Technician

Training ATA 104 Specification
Advanced Composite Repair Technician, theory &
practical 10 days:
z Materials including handling & storage
z Safety
z Design criteria
z Damage modes & methods used for detection
z Damage assessment & classification
z Selection of authorised repair technique
z SRM based damage assessment exercises
z Practical performing typical repairs to representative
structure
Note: Opportunity to consolidate in the workplace (OJT) is
required.

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LRTT Composite Repair - Derivative

Training

Light Aircraft Composite Repair:

z Theory and practical three days
For technicians working in the G.A. Industry.
Condensed version of the Composite Repair Hand
Skills Training based on G.A. aircraft SRMs.

Composite Repair for Certifiers:

z Theory only three days
For technicians who have not / do not perform
composite repairs but are required to certify and
release to service repaired structures.
Condensed version of the Advanced Composite
Repair Training .
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Repairing Advanced Composite

Aircraft Structure

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How are composite structures being maintained?

z Inspection / damage detection
z Repair determination
z Damage removal and repair incorporation

Who authorises a technician or fitter to perform damage

assessments and composite repairs?
z MRO by virtue of EASA / FAA Part 145 authorisation
What process is used to support a composite repair
authorisation?
z Evidence of initial training, work place experience and
determination of competence

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Repairing Advanced Composite

Aircraft Structure

How can capability be established and skill progression

assured?
z Candidate meets prerequisite requirements correct
base knowledge and skill to build on.
z Opportunity for candidate to consolidate skills on job.
z Monitor skill progression through to competency.
z If necessary, feed through to next level of training.

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Repairing Advanced Composite

Aircraft Structure

Damage Detection, Inspection and Repair Competency

All technicians, inspectors and engineers involved in
damage disposition and repair should have the necessary
skills to perform their supporting maintenance tasks on a
specific composite structural part.
Additional training for specific skill building will be needed
to execute particular engineering, inspection and repair
tasks.
EASA. AMC 20-29 (26/7/2020) Titled: Composite Structure

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Aircraft Composites - General

Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair

Committee (CACRC)
z World wide working group seeking to
standardise:
Composite repair techniques
Materials
Training, employment, qualification
and re-qualification of technical
personnel
z Sponsored by FAA and IATA. Conducted
by SAE International
z ATA Specification 104 Training guide
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Composite Repair - Technician Training

In service aircraft damage

Critical structures primary and

secondary

Supporting engineering data

Underpinning knowledge

On the job experience

Competency leading to proficiency

Authorisation

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Composite Repair Capability

Conclusion

Composite Repair Training

z
z
z

Familiarisation
Repair Technician / Mechanic
Recertification

Developing a capability
z
z
z
z

Stakeholder input
Training and employment progression
Candidate meets training pre-requisites
Post training opportunity to consolidate skills
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