Question

Engine access doors should be such that?

(a) They allow most of the engine to be exposed for maintenance

(b) Only tiny part of engine is exposed during maintenance

(c) They don’t allow maintenance at all

(d) No provision is made for them; we need to dissemble the whole engine

The question was asked during a job interview.

The above asked question is from Configuration Layout topic in section Configuration Layout Considerations of Aircraft Design

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) They allow most of the engine to be exposed for maintenance

Easy explanation: Engine doors should be such that they allow most of the engine to get exposed during maintenance. This will reduce the effort of removing other components. Therefore, it will improve maintainability considerations of the engine.