Nishara Sayer

Intern (engineering department) at Royal Brunei Airlines

• Brunei Darussalam
• November 2009 to February 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE AREAS I WAS APPOINTED TO AND THE WORK I WAS ASSOCIATED IN:

1. Base maintenance(Hanger)
'A'-CHECKS
- Cabin Interior
- Landing Gears
- Retraction Check
- Tire Change
- IDG (Integrated Drive Generator)
- Oil Change
- Engine Run (from cockpit and from the ground)
- Fuel Pumps
- Engine Blades
- APU


‘C’ CHECKS
- Cargo (stripped the interior of the cargo section)
- Engine (including engine drop)
- Horizontal and Vertical Stabilizer
- Left Hand wing panels
- Empennage

2. Workshops
- Mechanical Components workshop (heat exchanger and 3-10 links)
- Cleaning Bay
- Machine workshop (making gaskets)
- Non Destructive Testing (Magnetic Particle and Ultrasonic Inspection)
- Safety Equipment workshop (slide/rafts and cylinders)

3. Technical Services
- Technical Library
- Technical Records
- Airworthiness and Reliability
- Technical Services (all sub sections)

4. Induction Training
- Aviation Maintenance Human Factors Awareness:
Conducted to teach the Principles which apply to aeronautical design, certification, training, operations and maintenance and which seek safe interface between the human and other system components by proper consideration human performance.

- Dangerous Goods Awareness and Ramp Safety Awareness Training:
Conducted to teach the guidelines/procedures associated with ramp operations, to recognize and identify the safety hazards associated with ramp operations and also to understand the controls (safety defenses) against these known hazards.