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AVIT 1550 - Power Plant Fundamentals III
Engine Inspections and Electrical Systems will teach students inspection requirements under 14 CFR Part 43 and part 91 including identification of life-limited parts and their replacement interval to include special inspections, use of FAA-approved data, compliance with service letters, bulletins, instructions for continued airworthiness, ADs, or TCDSs. The course will also cover maintenance record keeping, engine component inspection to include engine mounts, mounting hardware, checking, and servicing as well as power plant and accessories inspection, perform an engine start and inspect engine operational parameters. Generators, alternators, starter generators, voltage regulators, over-voltage and over-current protection, AC/DC generator systems, the procedure for locating the correct electrical cable/wire size needed to fabricate a cable/wire, the purpose and procedure for paralleling a dual-generator electrical system, electrical wiring, switches, and protective devices will also be covered. Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: AVIT 1310, 1320, 1410, and 1420 Corequisities: AVIT 1530 and 1540 4 Credit Hours - 2 Lecture Hours - 2 Lab Hours Note: Course not designed for transfer. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lab hours 0.000 TO 80.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture Technologies Division Division Aviation Department Course Attributes: Limited Transferability, Work Based Learning 1 Corequisites: AVIT 1530 AVIT 1540 Prerequisites: Pre-req for AVIT 1550 General Requirements: Course or Test: AVIT 1310 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: AVIT 1320 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: AVIT 1410 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: AVIT 1420 May not be taken concurrently.

AVIT 1550 - Power Plant Fundamentals III

Engine Inspections and Electrical Systems will teach students inspection requirements under 14 CFR Part 43 and part 91 including identification of life-limited parts and their replacement interval to include special inspections, use of FAA-approved data, compliance with service letters, bulletins, instructions for continued airworthiness, ADs, or TCDSs. The course will also cover maintenance record keeping, engine component inspection to include engine mounts, mounting hardware, checking, and servicing as well as power plant and accessories inspection, perform an engine start and inspect engine operational parameters. Generators, alternators, starter generators, voltage regulators, over-voltage and over-current protection, AC/DC generator systems, the procedure for locating the correct electrical cable/wire size needed to fabricate a cable/wire, the purpose and procedure for paralleling a dual-generator electrical system, electrical wiring, switches, and protective devices will also be covered. Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: AVIT 1310, 1320, 1410, and 1420 Corequisities: AVIT 1530 and 1540 4 Credit Hours - 2 Lecture Hours - 2 Lab Hours Note: Course not designed for transfer.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lab hours
0.000 TO 80.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture

Technologies Division Division
Aviation Department

Course Attributes:
Limited Transferability, Work Based Learning 1

Corequisites:
AVIT 1530
AVIT 1540

Prerequisites:
Pre-req for AVIT 1550

General Requirements:
Course or Test: AVIT 1310
May not be taken concurrently.
and
Course or Test: AVIT 1320
May not be taken concurrently.
and
Course or Test: AVIT 1410
May not be taken concurrently.
and
Course or Test: AVIT 1420
May not be taken concurrently.

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Detailed Course Information		Spring Term 2025 Sep 20, 2026