Description
Inspect aircraft avionics systems, wiring, software configurations, and navigation/communication/surveillance equipment, along with related maintenance procedures and ground-based aids, to ensure compliance with FAA safety and certification standards.
- • Inspect avionics installations, maintenance, modifications, and repairs for compliance with FAA and company procedures.
- • Power systems and run BITE/operational checks, monitoring displays and test instruments for faults.
- • Verify security of avionics bays, equipment racks, LRUs, connectors, and access panels.
- • Examine wiring, harnesses, antennas, sensors, and shielding for damage, corrosion, and routing issues.
- • Maintain detailed avionics inspection, test, investigation, and certification records and reports.
- • Inspect new, repaired, or modified avionics for airworthiness and conformity to TSOs/STCs using checklists and test equipment.
- • Review maintenance records, configuration control, and flight logs to confirm required avionics checks (altimeter, transponder/ADS-B, ELT, VOR, RVSM) were completed on schedule.
- • Recommend repair, replacement, calibration, or software updates for avionics equipment.
- • Propose changes to maintenance procedures, policies, or standards based on inspection findings and technology updates.
- • Investigate avionics-related incidents and discrepancies to determine root causes.
- • Conduct ground and, when required, flight checks of avionics, instruments, and flight guidance systems under varied conditions.
- • Approve or deny avionics return-to-service or conformity sign-offs within authorized scope.
- • Evaluate training programs and administer exams to verify competence of personnel installing, operating, and repairing avionics.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
