As a Power Plant Analyst at SAA Technical, you'll ensure that aircraft maintenance meets the highest standards. Your role involves troubleshooting defects, coordinating repairs, and maintaining records to enhance operational efficiency.
Professional and safety-focused, with a commitment to excellence in aviation maintenance.
### **Job Purpose** Analyse the aircraft maintenance operations and ensure the highest aviation technical standards are met on all SAA and Foreign Operators aircraft entered into contract with SAA Technical. ### **Principal Accountabilities** **1\. Comply to a system for controlling defects on aircraft and/or Powerplant to ensure that defects are rectified with minimum interruption to the flight schedule.** a) Assist with trouble shooting on a real time basis, determine corrective action for all defects and co\-ordinate rectification thereof and maintain, scrutinise and analyse records of all defects reported in relevant aircraft documentation, flight crew and technical irregularity and incidents reports, information from base stations, line stations and flying crew. b) Reduce the number of recurring defects by ascertaining that all rectification actions are correct, issue instructions for irregularities as required and follow up to ensure that there are no further reports. c) Provide possible rectification to flying crew regarding anomalies encountered whilst in flight. d) Work in conjunction with MCC Power Plants on engine and APU related defects. e) Interface with all departments concerned to ensure that defects are actioned at the most convenient time, in the most cost effective manner and arrange to have the required spares available. f) Co\-ordinate and carry out aircraft defect rectification as required at main base and line stations. g) Scrutinise and monitor Amos fleet tracker APN to keep sight of required maintenance tasks/actions h) Capture and maintain aircraft and/or Powerplant maintenance information in the Management Information system (MIS). i) Constantly seek ways to improve aircraft efficiency by striving to find better ways of defect tracking and rectification. **2\. Comply to Quality Standards and Regulations in order to minimise SAAT’s exposure to risk.** a) Release or reject spares from the STAC store after the component serviceability has been determined b) Update all maintenance manuals and wiring diagrams. c) Scrutinise Engineering Change Authorisations (GT/2A) and sign pre\-approval as required. d) Analyse and compile auto land reports in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to determine current aircraft status. e) Downloading of CMC data, scrutinising data and post flight reports and also filing of data. f) Receive and process ACARS reports. g) Adhere to safety, health and environmental regulations so as to maintain a safe and healthy working environment. h) Pre\-approval of extension of aircraft hours on form GT/16A after reviewing aircraft status. **3\. Maintain customer satisfaction at the highest possible level** a) Assist foreign airlines requiring technical assistance. b) Consider the implication of significant defects and if required arrange to have aircraft re\-routed to a suitable repair facility with minimum disruption to passengers and operating schedule. c) Provide cover and assistance to the fleet...
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