Dakota Eberhardt
Kalkaska,MI
Summary
Aviation professional prepared for maintaining and repairing aircraft to ensure peak performance and safety standards. Consistently achieves high-quality results through meticulous attention to detail and effective troubleshooting techniques. Known for strong teamwork and adaptability to dynamic operational needs, showcasing mechanical proficiency and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI
09.2024 - Current
- Conducted routine inspections and maintenance on aircraft systems to ensure operational safety and compliance.
- Diagnosed and repaired mechanical issues using advanced troubleshooting techniques and diagnostic tools.
- Collaborated with team members to develop efficient maintenance schedules, reducing downtime for aircraft operations.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced maintenance workflows and increased overall efficiency of operations.
- Maintained accurate records of all maintenance tasks performed, ensuring compliance with FAA regulations.
- Removed components such as landing gear, engines, and flight control.
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
- Assisted in training new technicians, sharing knowledge and expertise to ensure high-quality workmanship.
- Operated power tools, gauges and testing equipment to adjust, repair, and replace faulty components in aircrafts.
- Increased operational readiness of aircraft fleet through timely completion of scheduled maintenance tasks.
- Optimized inventory management by accurately tracking parts usage and promptly ordering necessary replacement items.
Airframe & Powerplant Quality Control Inspector
Kalitta Air
Oscoda, MI
01.2021 - 08.2024
- Identify non-routine work on aircraft systems, including but not limited to engine performance, pneumatic/hydraulics, pressurization, air conditioning, electrical, fuel, and flight controls. Identify the location of discrepancies by using fuselage body stations and butt lines.
- Interpret and ensure compliance with all maintenance manual instructions, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and fleet campaign directives.
- Ensure that safety procedures are followed and potential damage to company property is minimized by overseeing aircraft handling activities, including but not limited to jacking, fueling, defueling, and towing.
- Perform a receiving inspection for new and continued service parts to ensure serviceability, including but not limited to verifying certification from the manufacturer or overhaul facility, and inspecting for shipping damage. Maintaining control and inventory for the QC Bond quarantine cage, including submitting reports of Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPs) to the Director of Quality Control.
- Conduct a weight and balance analysis by using approved maintenance manuals and scales.
- Ensure completion of logbook entries and release the aircraft as airworthy for test flight or flight operation checks.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable FAA regulations during the course of day-to-day assignments.
- Perform visual and dimensional inspections of articles, and determine serviceability and/or repair requirements by obtaining, reviewing, and interpreting inspections requirements.
- Utilize precision instruments and equipment such as borescopes to inspect engine/gearbox internals and exterior
- Ensure proper rework of discrepancies by inspecting and evaluating work performed by shop mechanics/technicians.
- Ensure completion of maintenance entries and work records for all articles inspected.
Airframe & Powerplant Aircraft Mechanic
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Cannon AFB, Clovis, NM
02.2015 - 02.2021
- Air Force Staff Sergeant 7 level, capability to sign off Red X discrepancies (RII).
- Often respond to weekend and after-hour emergency calls/deployments/TDYs.
- Spent most of my Air Force career on the road, completed three deployments to Iraq along with nineteen TDYs across the United States.
- Utilize precision instruments and equipment such as borescopes to inspect engines/gearboxes internals and exterior.
- Hold supervisory roles to ensure the task at hand/mission is completed in a safe and timely manner.
- Supervised daily operations of 15 Airmen to ensure workflow efficiency.
- Perform in depth hourly phase (Heavy Check) inspections, complete teardown and reconstruction of aircraft components.
- Landing Gear- Service, inspect, troubleshoot malfunctions, remove and replace components including wheel and brake components, perform operational checks.
- Fuel System- Refuel and defuels operations, remove and install valves, filters, pumps and probes.
- Troubleshoot, remove and install manifolds, nozzles, pumps controls, plumbing and indicating components.
- Utility System- Perform operational checks and component replacement of fire detection, warning and extinguisher systems, rescue hoist and cargo winch systems.
- Flight Control System- Perform operational checks of flight controls, remove and replace components, surfaces, actuators, servos and dampers.
- Hydraulic System- Service hydraulic systems, run ground hydraulic units, remove and install flap actuators, pneumatic components, pumps, filters and plumbing.
- Troubleshoot, remove and replace hydraulic starters, engine air particle separator blowers and indicating components.
- Electrical System- Perform operational checks or electrical supply system, lighting, master caution and warning, remove and replace batteries, generators, wiring and electrical system components.
- Oil System- Troubleshoot, service, analyze samples, remove and install pumps, plumbing, filters, tanks, and indicating systems.
- Bleed Air System- Troubleshoot and maintain ducting, bleed valves, pneumatic starters, and system components.
- Engine Control System- Accomplish throttle/collective/propeller rigging, cable replacement, troubleshoot and repair full authority digital engine control units, sensors and indicating components.
- Engine Assemblies- Remove and install engine assemblies, gearboxes, propellers, and APU's for inspection, time-change, and maintenance facilitation.
- Perform teardown and buildup of raw engine, propeller, and turbine assemblies as well as major component replacement, i.e Compressor, nose gearbox, reduction gearbox, turbine, accessory gearbox and quick engine change kits.
Aircraft Mechanic's Helper
Kalitta Air
Oscoda, MI
06.2014 - 02.2015
- Aircraft Structures- Performed as aircraft structures on DC-9, DC-10 and 747 aircraft, fabricating sheet metal repairs.
- Engine Assemblies- Remove and install engine assemblies.
- Troubleshoot, replace engines, APU's and components.
- Worked in test cell repairing customer engines along with installing and removing all test cell components.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Aviation Management
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN06-2028
Diploma - General Studies
Iosco RESA School To Work Program
Oscoda, MI06-2014
High School Diploma -
Oscoda Area High School
Oscoda, MI06-2014
Skills
- Preventative Maintenance
- Inspections
- Scheduled Repairs
- Troubleshooting
- Engine Maintenance
- Engine Disassembly
- Engine Inspections
- Gearbox Maintenance
- Quality Control
- Reading technical manuals
- Parts inspection
- Diagnosing problems
Certification
- FAA-Certified Airframe & Powerplant Aircraft Mechanic
- FAA-Inspection Authorization
- Pratt & Whitney Borescope Certified
- Pratt & Whitney 4000 General Familiarization
- Boeing 777 General Familiarization
- Boeing 767 General Familiarization
- Boeing 747-400 General Familiarization
- Boeing 737 Classic General Familiarization
- Boeing 737 Next Generation General Familiarization
- GE-90 Powerplant General Familiarization
- CF6-80C2 General Familiarization
- CFM-56 General Familiarization
Timeline
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Northwestern Michigan College
09.2024 - Current
Airframe & Powerplant Quality Control Inspector
Kalitta Air
01.2021 - 08.2024
Airframe & Powerplant Aircraft Mechanic
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
02.2015 - 02.2021
Aircraft Mechanic's Helper
Kalitta Air
06.2014 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Science - Aviation Management
Purdue University
Diploma - General Studies
Iosco RESA School To Work Program
High School Diploma -
Oscoda Area High School
AWARDS
Three Air Force Achievement Medals, 2016 Airman of the Year, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Four unit "Knuckle Buster" awards, First quarter 2016 Airman of the Quarter, Third quarter 2018 Airman of the Quarter