Helicopter / Maintenance Tilt Rotor, MH-53

• Performs and supervises helicopter or tilt rotor maintenance functions and activities.
• Inspects, repairs, maintains, and services aircraft and support equipment (SE).
• Maintains aircraft forms and records.
• Performs crew chief functions.
• Troubleshoots, inspects, repairs, and services helicopter or tilt rotor aircraft, systems, and related equipment.
• Inspects and functionally checks aircraft structures and systems.
• Checks installed components for proper operation. Adjusts, aligns, and calibrates aircraft systems.
• Rigs, tracks, and balances rotor systems.
• Inspects for fuel leaks, corrosion, tire wear, skin damage, and cracks on aircraft.
• Accomplishes engine maintenance and ground handling tasks.
• Prepares and maintains inspection and maintenance records.
• Operates, inspects, and checks serviceability of powered and nonpowered ground SE.
• Inventories and inspects alternate mission equipment.
• Stores and prepares aircraft for shipment, and performs crash recovery.
• Prepares aircraft for movement to and from storage.
• Disassembles helicopters for shipment and reassembles.
• Removes disabled aircraft. Uses emergency recovery equipment.
• Advises on problems maintaining helicopters or tilt rotors and related SE.
• Uses technical orders to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on airframe and engine related systems.
• Interprets inspection findings and advises on maintenance procedures to repair aircraft and related equipment.
• Performs staff and supervisory management functions. Coordinates and adjusts individual and unit daily maintenance plans. 
• Supervises and assists in launching and recovering aircraft.
• Ensures compliance with maintenance management directives.
• Initiates technical order deficiency and product quality deficiency reports.
• Reviews maintenance data collection summaries to determine trends, production effectiveness, and areas requiring corrective action.

Requirements for Helicopter / Tilt Rotor Maintenance, MH-53

Please be aware this is a Part Time position and requires Military enlistment.

Special Requirements

• Enlistment in the Air National Guard
• US citizen or Permanent Resident Alien
• Normal color vision
• 17-40 years old

• Minimum of High School Diploma or G.E.D.

• Good Physical Condition / Health
• Additionally, you can only have limited law violations and must pass a background check. All of this is performed as part of the screening process before you can actually join the Air Guard.

Knowledge

Knowledge is mandatory of

• Supply procedures
• Electrical theory
• Mechanical principles applying to aircraft
• Flight theory
• Hydraulic principles
• Concepts and application of maintenance directives
• Maintenance data reporting
• Technical order use
• Proper handling use
• Disposal of hazardous waste and materials.

Education

• For entry into this specialty, completion of high school is desirable, with courses in mechanics, physics, hydraulics, and electronics.

• Base Exchange
• Commissary
• Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facilities
• Up to $400,000 Life Insurance
• Retirement

Incentives may include

• Enlistment Bonus up to $20,000

• College Tuition in the form of the Montgomery GI Bill up to $24,000

• Student Loan Repayment up to $20,000

• Increased Rank for Non-Prior Service up to E-3