15B Aircraft Powerplant Repairer: civilian jobs and resume guide
For Army 15B Aircraft Powerplant Repairer work, the official role source describes The aircraft powerplant repairer performs and/or supervises inspections, testing, cleaning, repairs, maintenance and storage according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures of aircraft powerplant subsystems, assemblies, and components., Disassembles, repairs, reassembles, adjusts, diagnostically test turbine engine systems, subsystems and components according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals., and Assists in troubleshooting engines and rigging engine controls.. Keep only the parts that match your own assignment.
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$79,870
Median national pay for Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
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Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Typical national pay$62,630–$99,130Median $79,870 · BLS OEWS 2025
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O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
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Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
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Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
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Aircraft mechanic diagnosing, adjusting, and repairing engines and assemblies, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, while maintaining logs and ensuring compliance with maintenance standards
Experience
Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected completed work to certify that maintenance met standards and that aircraft were ready for operation
Maintained repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance
Examined and inspected aircraft components, including landing gear and hydraulic systems, to locate problems
Conducted routine and special inspections as required by regulations
Replaced or repaired worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools and testing equipment
Tested operation of engines and other systems, using test equipment such as ignition analyzers and compression checkers
Read and interpreted maintenance manuals and service bulletins to determine repair methods
Interpreting blueprints, Reading work orders or descriptions, Reading needed technical information, Observing equipment in operation
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For The aircraft powerplant repairer performs and/or supervises inspections, testing, cleaning, repairs, maintenance and storage according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures of aircraft powerplant subsystems, assemblies, and components., identify the work you did and the record that verifies it.
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Fictional example: Supported work involving The aircraft powerplant repairer performs and/or supervises inspections, testing, cleaning, repairs, maintenance and storage according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures of aircraft powerplant subsystems, assemblies, and components. and Disassembles, repairs, reassembles, adjusts, diagnostically test turbine engine systems, subsystems and components according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals. in an operational setting.
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The aircraft powerplant repairer performs and/or supervises inspections, testing, cleaning, repairs, maintenance and storage according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures of aircraft powerplant subsystems, assemblies, and components.
Disassembles, repairs, reassembles, adjusts, diagnostically test turbine engine systems, subsystems and components according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals.
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