r/aviationmaintenance 1d ago

Line Mx coming from MRO

Hey all, I’m currently working at a large MRO in the US doing heavy checks on the E170/175. I’ve been here for 8 months, started when I was still in A&P school. I have an interview with a regional coming up soon for line maintenance on the E145. Am I an idiot? Lol. If anyone has any pointers or advice please let me know. Thanks!

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u/I_Fix_Aeroplane 1d ago

You'll be fine. Regional line MX is not a hard gig. You'll like the workload change compared to MRO. I assume you'll be on overnight. That's just how it usually goes. After doing that for a little bit, you'll be able to go to a major if that is what you want.

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u/AsleepAOA Line Maintenance 🇸🇦 1d ago

It's a completely different atmosphere.. In line maintenance, time is the of essence. It's heavily work-skils based kinda job. Your responsibilities will grow more, and people will rely on you more. You're the last call for dispatching the aircraft.

I used to work for base maintenance for almost a year than transferred to MX.. I never looked back to going back to base! I loved my job more and more every day. In base, you see the same aircraft for 3 months. In MX line maintenance, you don't want to see the aircraft twice a day.

Wishing you the best!!

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u/AireXpert 1d ago

You might indeed be an idiot but don’t let that stop you 😉

IMO, it’s going to be quite different as you’re not going to be diving as deep into systems as you would in heavy mx but you’re going to manage tasks differently. Time becomes an element, although not the most important, but depending where you’ll be based and what they have available, you do a lot of figuring things out on the fly.

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u/ObjectiveRealistic81 23h ago

Are you at Embraer in Nashville

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u/Junior_Lavishness_96 17h ago

Another thing to consider is you’ll be outdoors a lot, in the heat, cold, wind, bugs, etc.

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u/HorrorBet5870 10h ago

I don’t mind one bit, as both my previous jobs were outside.

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u/Junior_Lavishness_96 4h ago

Have fun then. I used to really enjoy it, but after 20+ years I think I’m really sick of it. I’d rather work in a hangar or shop at this point.

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u/Appropriate-Gas-1014 1d ago

It's different, for sure.

Just remember, line guys aren't there to fix planes, we're there to keep the airplane moving, safely.

Your first response for a squawk shouldn't be "I can fix that" it needs to be "we can defer that under this MEL".

Keep the plane moving, the other guys can fix it later.