Aviation experience working on commercial aircraft
Preferably, our TECH-101 PART 1 Basic Composite Repair and our TECH-030 Aircraft Cabin Interior Repair course 

• Communicate and understand technical English jargon based on Interior Repair.
• Read, write technical English 

Advised prerequisites:
Our EFC TECH-101 Part 1 is an EASA/FAA-approved introductory composite repair course, and the participant must have equivalent knowledge and skills.
Please get in touch with us to access your level.

Email us at: info@efcomposite.com

 

Personnel from technical departments with no or limited experience in composite repair of Aircraft Cabin Interior fiber-reinforced parts want to gain a better understanding of Aircraft cabin interior repair, upholstery, applying Tedlar, cut-and-seam carpeting, and the materials and processes.

Minimum required 4 and maximum 8 per course^*.

* Courses will be confirmed as running by EFC as soon as sufficient applications are received!

To provide participants with the theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical skills necessary to perform the essential composite repair. Of Aircraft Cabin Interior Composite parts.

At the end of the course, the participant:

• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Must be attentive to details
• Can work according to Safety regulations and recognise hazardous situations & materials
• Can work with the OEM manuals in the repair of Aircraft  cabin  interior parts
• Knows material properties and is familiar with "Handling & Storage" of frozen materials
• Knows how to work with dry glass fibre and Epoxy resin to impregnate wet in wet (Wet Lay-Up)
• Can apply  damage assessment,  plan the work, and work as planned
• You can find the steps of repair to be taken in the Aircraft type-related OEM manual for interior parts
• Can apply fundamental vacuum bagging, bleeder & breather concepts
• Can apply for thin  laminate skin support under vacuum with the Felt technique
• Can repair Glassfiber single/double curved panels with Nomex® honeycomb and foam core
• Performs necessary 'Wet Lay Up' cosmetic repairs in sandwich panels  from the inside to the outside
• Can cold-weld thermoplastic materials.
• You can apply Tedlar /wallpaper with a heat gun and contact adhesive
• Can use several hot curing devices, like ovenn hot bond control,a nding infrared heat lamps 
• Must understand and read the criteria written in Technical English, the SAE- CACRC AIR 4844, and the Composite Glossary document.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write technical English.

 

(Level 1,2)

• Health and Safety (MSDS)
• Composite interior repair of laminates and honeycomb sandwich panel with thin skins
• Materials: Dry fibreglass cloth and weave styles, wet resin impregnation and squeeze-out, adhesives, potting compounds and honeycomb core types and density
• Fundamentals of fabrication: dry cloth and pre-preg handling, ply orientation, layup procedures, vacuum bagging techniques
• Introduction and use of OEM manuals per Aircraft type for cabin Interior part repair
• Resin and adhesive systems: thermosets vs. mix ratios, viscosity, service temperature limits, cold storage requirements/shelf life limits, pot life, etc.
• Material Data Sheet (MDS) reading to determine Open time, Shelf life, and material Cure cycles
• Composite awareness & reporting damage incidents
• Minor Damage assessment, as dents, scratches 
• Sanding techniques for thin laminate skins, scarf, repairs from the inside out
• Use the FELT technique within skin cabin side wall and ceiling repairs
• Installing & removing installed fasteners like threaded inserts, bushings
• Installing Heli-coil threaded inserts
• Cold liquid welding thermoplastic covers

(Level 2-3)

• Participants shall be intensively monitored while repairing Composite Aircraft Cabin Interior panels and parts. 
• Layup of vacuum materials and curing oatroom temperature and elevated temperatures
• Health and Safety (MSDS)
• Work with the content and use the information from the SAE-Int. ARP documents
• Composite interior repair of Aircraft Cabin Interior honeycomb sandwich panels with thin skins repair 
  such as side wall panels, ceiling panels, stowage units, overhead luggage bins, and cabin floor panel repair
• Materials: dry fibre cloth and weave styles, wet resin impregnation and squeeze out, adhesives, potting compound,s and honeycomb core types and density
• Fundamentals of fabrication: dry cloth and pre-preg handling, ply orientation, layup procedures, vacuum bagging techniques
• Introduction and use  of OEM manuals per Aircraft type for cabin Interior  parts repair
• Resin, adhesive system (ms thermosets vs mix ratios), viscosity, service temperature limits, cold storage requirements, shelf-life limits, pot life, etc.
• Material Data Sheet (MDS) reading to determine Open time, Shelf life, and material Cure cycles
• Composite awareness & reporting damage incidents
• Minor Damage assessment, dents, scratc,hes and others
• Sanding techniques for thin laminate interior part skins, scarf angles, and repairs
• Determine ply directions in thin-laminated glass fiber laminates by sanding.
• Introduction to oven and Hot Bond repair consoles and their equipment.
• Performs necessary 'Wet Lay Up' cosmetic repairs in sandwich panels from the inside to the outside.
• Apply elevated temperatures using a hot-bonding console, controlling headlamps and heat guns.
• Use of oven and vacuum for elevated cures of repaired parts
• Installing & removing installed fasteners like threaded inserts, bushings
• Apply Tedlar/wallpaper patches and panels by heat forming
• Bonding of  ABS seat covers by dissolving techniques

• Multiple choice questions from each of the teaching levels 1-3
• Successful completion is 75% correct answers
• The Examination will be a closed-book book 
• The practical mark will be the average of all marks gained from the practical exercises.
• All grades will be recorded in the participant's training records and kept on record at EFC for an unlimited time (in compliance with the EASA Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 and the GDPR).
• A certificate of accomplishment is handed out to each participant
• Assessment activities are built into our courses to give feedback on achievement and personal potential, and to keep a record in their logbook.
• The outcomes of the participant's Examination, assessment document, and logbook for each student will be digitally sent to the manager or HR department responsible for the company.
• We also comply with the European GDPR rules, which became effective on May 25th, 2018, regarding the storage of participants' personal information who attended our courses.

Note for companies only: If required, our Training courses can be tailored made to meet your specific needs. Course dates as noted on our course schedule can be adjusted on request to meet your required starting date. If you have a requirement for this, please contact our business development manager, Rolf Hovener, via his personal page. For your company to benefit, this course can be held 'On-Site' at your facility under certain conditions.
Click on this link to the Onsite information webpage!

Courses as noted on our course schedule page can be run on request to meet your required start and end date. All listed course prices are Excl VAT. (Dutch VAT is 21%). EFC complies with Dutch tax laws. On request, companies can be sent an invoice instead of paying direct On-line with PayPal, IDEAL or credit card.

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