Aircraft Maintenance & Repair   6th edition
Glencoe Aviation Technology Series   by Kroes, Watkins, and Delp   
648 Pages               $48.95

A very good text for understanding the techniques and procedures of aircraft maintenance. It is somewhat similar to the better A&P Airframe Textbooks except that it offers a little more regarding the theory and operation of each system and their requirements; and a little less as a step-by-step "how to" guide as the other textbooks are. This book and it's companion Powerplant guide is a course requirement of many AMT schools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hazardous Materials and Safety Practices               1
    hazardous materials, OSHA standards, disposal
    and accidental releases

Aircraft Structures                                   15
    structural design, definitions, fuselages,
    cabins, wings, tail surfaces, landing gear
    powerplant structures, rotorcraft

Wood Structures                                       66
    aircraft woods, glues, repair, care,
    inspection

Fabric Covering                                       83
    fabric types, dopes and materials, selection
    of material, application, inspection, repair

Painting & Marking                                   104
    finishing materials, spray equipment,
    metal aircraft finishing, registration marks

Welding Equipments & Techniques                      121
    oxyacetylene welding, gas welding
    electric arc welding, inert gas welding

Welding Aircraft Structures                          169
    steel tube assemblies, tubing repairs
    special repairs, soldering and brazing

Sheet Metal                                          193
    design philosophies, part and joint design
    bending metals, hand tools, floor and bench
    tools, fabrication, riviting

Sheet Metal Repair                                   239
    inspection, repair, rivet repair

Plastics                                             258
    fundamentals, working with plastics,
    maintenance and repair of plastics

Advanced Composites                                  266
    metal bonding and composites, bonding
    structures, composites

Assembly & Rigging                                   285
    assembly, rigging, fixed surface alignment,
    flight controls, balancing control surfaces,
    inspection and maintenance, helicopter controls

Fluid Power Systems                                  341
    hydraulic fluids, reservoirs, filters, pumps,
    pressure control, accumulators, valves,
    actuators, plumbing, pneumatic systems,
    maintenance prcatices

Landing Gear Systems                                 404
    configurations, components, steering
    systems, retraction systems, transport
    systems, inspection and maintenance,
    tires and wheels, brake systems, anti-
    skid systems, brake maintenance

Fuel Systems                                         467
    requirements, fuel tanks, system components
    fuel sub-systems, inspection and repair,
    troubleshooting

Environmental Systems                                506
    heating, cooling, pressurization,
    oxygen systems

Instrument Systems                                   551
    flight instruments, engine instruments,
    fuel quantity, fuel monitoring,
    electronic instruments, maintenance
    and installation

Auxiliary Systems                                    602
    fire protection, ice protection, rain
    removal, water and waste, warning
    sytems, Auxiliary power units

Troubleshooting Practice                             633
    troubleshooting process and charts