Job Description:

• 1) Repairs defective parts of airplane deicers: Cuts out premarked defects, such as cracks and blisters, from rubber plies of deicer with knife.

• 2) Buffs defective area to prepare it for patching, using portable electric buffer.

• 3) Mends wiring defects in electric deicers, using soldering iron.

• 4) Cuts out and patches defective spots in rubberized-fabric air tubes and manifolds of pneumatic deicers.

• 5) Swabs defective area of rubber plies with rubber cement to provide adhesive surface.

• 6) Positions uncured rubber patch on defective area and rolls down with hand roller to promote adherence.

• 7) Trims excess rubber from patch with knife.

• 8) Cures and vulcanizes patch, using portable vulcanizing equipment.

• 9) Lifts repaired deicer to handtruck for removal to inspection department.

• 10) May be designated according to type of deicer repaired as Deicer Repairer, Electric; Deicer Repairer, Pneumatic.