HOW IT WORKS: EXTREME AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.

The article describes how a passenger aircraft maintenance works. It provides an overview of the maintenance checks for doors, paint, fuselage skin, elevators, auxiliary power unit, engines and lavatories and presents a timeline for aircraft maintenance that consists of operations checks, interior and exterior disassembly, general and detailed visual inspections, maintenance, repair and overhaul of routine and nonroutine items, test flight and departure. Ways to inspect parts are outlined.