| The first legal guidelines were passed in the United | | | | as well as the other damage causing examples are |
| states to regulate civil aviation in the 1920's. Of | | | | perfect opportunities for FAA repair stations to |
| specific importance was the Air Commerce Act 1926, | | | | swiftly repair the impacted pieces of equipment |
| which required pilots and aircraft to be analyzed and | | | | rebuilding them to their high operational standards. |
| licensed, for problems to be properly investigated, | | | | With cooling turbines/starters/PDU's FAA repair |
| and for the establishment of safety principles and | | | | stations can setup test cells to test out air turbine |
| navigation aids, under the Aeronautics Branch of the | | | | starters, air cycle machines/cooling turbines and PDU's |
| Department of Commerce. | | | | from the smaller corporate/commuter types through |
| Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repair stations | | | | the newest generation of wide body commercial |
| focus in evaluating and maintaining pneumatic | | | | aircraft. With seperate computerized test consoles |
| elements for commercial, business and military | | | | located outside of the test cell, housing all guages |
| aircraft. Operating sophisticated tools designed to | | | | and controls allows the technicians to maintain highly |
| meet the high-quality requirements of the FAA and | | | | precise measurement. Electrically Driven Fans, Motors |
| the airline industry, the repair stations are able to | | | | & Auxiliary Components can be examined in additional |
| diagnose and repair equipment to the standards | | | | test cells that are setup to test AC and DC |
| recognized by the OEMs. | | | | electrically driven fans, motors and other electrical |
| Maintaining properly repaired items on the aircraft | | | | accessories. Finally, valves are generally tested yet |
| might not involve system critical components. But | | | | again in another test cell containing a valve test |
| just like a chain, the weakest links can bring it all | | | | console, universal valve test stand and high-flow |
| down. Aircraft parts can be ruined in a multitude of | | | | altitude chamber for pneumatic valve testing at less |
| distinctive ways. Some of the more widespread | | | | than ambient pressures. This cell contains all controls |
| causes can be lightning, engine failure, metal fatigue, | | | | for low (105 PSI) and high pressure (350 PSI) air and |
| delamination, fire, bird strikes, ground damage and of | | | | vacuum. |
| course, human factors. Metal fatigue and delamination | | | | |