General Visual Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone

TASK 05-22-00-200-002-A-01
General Visual Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone

WARNING: PUT THE SAFETY DEVICES AND THE WARNING NOTICES IN POSITION BEFORE YOU START A TASK ON OR NEAR:

THE FLIGHT CONTROLS
THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES
THE LANDING GEAR AND THE RELATED DOORS
COMPONENTS THAT MOVE.

MOVEMENT OF COMPONENTS CAN KILL OR CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS AND/OR CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT.

ZONE: 200

1. Reason for the Job
Refer to the MPD TASK: ZL-200-02
GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF UPPER HALF OF FUSELAGE

NOTE: This is an alternative method for the general visual inspection of the upper half of fuselage.
For the other method, refer to the relevant task in this page block.

2. Job Set-up Information
A. Fixtures, Tools, Test and Support Equipment

REFERENCE	QTY	DESIGNATION
No specific	AR	CHOCK - WHEEL(S)
No specific	1	MARKER - TEMPORARY, MEDIUM
DCL90-00001	1	ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE
TEDEF037	1	DRONE SOFTWARE

B. Work Zones and Access Panels

ZONE/ACCESS	ZONE DESCRIPTION
200	UPPER HALF FUSELAGE

C. Referenced Information

REFERENCE	DESIGNATION
TASK 10-11-00-555-015-A	Procedure for the Installation of Wheel Chocks on Aircraft
TASK 24-41-00-862-002-A	De-energize the Aircraft Electrical Circuits Supplied from the External Power
TASK 24-41-00-862-002-A-01	De-energize the Aircraft Electrical Circuits Supplied from the APU
TASK 24-41-00-862-002-A-02	De-energize the Aircraft Electrical Circuits Supplied from the Engine 1(2)
Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection
Inspection of the Upper Half of the Fuselage ** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL
Inspection of the Upper Half of the Fuselage ** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL
Inspection of the Upper Half of the Fuselage ** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL

3. Job Set-up
Subtask 05-22-00-860-054-A

A. Aircraft Maintenance Configuration
(1) Tow the aircraft in a hangar.
(2) Put the CHOCK - WHEEL(S) in position (Ref. AMM TASK 10-11-00-555-015).
(3) Close the hangar doors.
(4) Make sure that the Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer (THS) and the rudder are in neutral position.
(5) Make sure that the engines are installed.
(6) Make sure that all the aircraft openings that follow are closed:

Passenger/crew doors
Emergency exit doors
Cargo compartment doors
APU doors
Engine cowls: Fan cowl doors and Thrust Reverser doors
Landing gear doors
Service panels.

(7) Make sure that the aircraft electrical circuits are de-energized
(Ref. AMM TASK 24-41-00-862-002).
(8) Make sure that no part of the aircraft is missing in the area inspected by the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(9) Make sure that the light conditions in the hangar do not cause reflections on the aircraft skin in the inspection areas.
If they do, stop the ceiling lights, do the inspection with the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE later or do the alternative inspection method.

Subtask 05-22-00-941-052-A

B. Safety Precautions
(1) Make sure that there are no persons and no objects below, above and around the zone of 5 m (16 ft.) around the aircraft.
(2) Safety the area with the MARKER - TEMPORARY, MEDIUM.

Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection

(3) Make sure that you did the mandatory trainings for the drone operation and picture analysis.

4. Procedure
Subtask 05-22-00-210-053-A

A. Inspection of the Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone

Inspection of the Upper Half of the Fuselage ** ON A/C NOT FOR ALL

WARNING: DURING THE DRONE FLIGHT PHASE, MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE IDENTIFIED SAFETY AREA. THE DRONE CAN CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR EQUIPMENT.

(1) Do a walk around of the aircraft.
(a) Make an assessment of the general condition of the surfaces that the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE will photograph. It must be done by the same person as the one who will analyze the images taken by the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(2) Put the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE in position A (left side).

Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE CHARGE LEVEL OF THE DRONE BATTERY IS SUFFICIENT TO DO THE FULL INSPECTION. IF IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT CAN OCCUR.

(3) Select the related aircraft configuration on the TEDEF037 DRONE SOFTWARE in the tablet.
(4) Select the "FRONT LEFT" flight task.
(5) Start the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(6) Wait for the end of the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.

NOTE: The flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE is finished when the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE comes back to position A (left side).

(7) Wait for the pictures to move from the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE to the tablet of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(8) Put the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE in position B (left side).

Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE CHARGE LEVEL OF THE DRONE BATTERY IS SUFFICIENT TO DO THE FULL INSPECTION. IF IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT CAN OCCUR.

(9) Select the related aircraft configuration on the TEDEF037 DRONE SOFTWARE in the tablet.
(10) Select the "AFT LEFT" flight task.
(11) Start the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(12) Wait for the end of the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.

NOTE: The flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE is finished when the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE comes back to position B (left side).

(13) Wait for the pictures to move from the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE to the tablet of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(14) Put the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE in position C (right side).

Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE CHARGE LEVEL OF THE DRONE BATTERY IS SUFFICIENT TO DO THE FULL INSPECTION. IF IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT CAN OCCUR.

(15) Select the related aircraft configuration on the TEDEF037 DRONE SOFTWARE in the tablet.
(16) Select the "AFT RIGHT" flight task.
(17) Start the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(18) Wait for the end of the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.

NOTE: The flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE is finished when the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE comes back to position C (right side).

(19) Wait for the pictures to move from the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE to the tablet of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(20) Put the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE in position D (right side).

Safety Area for the Inspection of Upper Half of Fuselage with Drone and Positions of Drone before Take-off for Inspection

CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE CHARGE LEVEL OF THE DRONE BATTERY IS SUFFICIENT TO DO THE FULL INSPECTION. IF IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT CAN OCCUR.

(21) Select the related aircraft configuration on the TEDEF037 DRONE SOFTWARE in the tablet.
(22) Select the "FRONT RIGHT" flight task.
(23) Start the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(24) Wait for the end of the flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.

NOTE: The flight mission of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE is finished when the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE comes back to position D (right side).

(25) Wait for the pictures to move from the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE to the tablet of the DCL90-00001 ADVANCED INSPECTION DRONE.
(26) Transfer the pictures from the tablet to the computer installed with the TEDEF037 DRONE SOFTWARE suite.
(27) On the computer, review all pictures of the inspection area.
(28) Make sure that there are no signs of corrosion, cracks or damage in the inspection area.

5. Close-up
Subtask 05-22-00-942-052-A

A. Removal of the Ground Safety Equipment
(1) Remove the MARKER - TEMPORARY, MEDIUM from the safety area.

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