FAA Regulations, Maintenance Forms, Records, and Publications Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the General Curriculum I lecture on FAA regulations, documentation, publications, and maintenance data classifications.

CAR 3

The original rulebook for building many older airplanes from the 1940s–60s, covering Airplane Airworthiness in Normal, Utility, Aerobatic, and Restricted Purpose Categories.

CAR 1

Civil Air Regulation covering Certification, Identification, and Marking of Aircraft and Related Products.

CAR 2

Civil Air Regulation covering Aircraft Identification Mark.

CAR 4A

Civil Air Regulation covering Airplane Airworthiness.

CAR 4B

Civil Air Regulation covering Airplane Airworthiness: Transport Categories.

CAR 6

Civil Air Regulation covering Rotorcraft Airworthiness: Normal Category.

CAR 7

Civil Air Regulation covering Rotorcraft Airworthiness: Transport Categories.

Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUP)

Airplane parts that might be fake or have incorrect paperwork, identified by bad appearance, missing papers, or mismatched numbers.

Advisory Circular (AC)

Helpful guides from the FAA that explain how to follow rules clearly by offering advice or best practices, which are usually non-mandatory.

Airworthiness Directive (AD)

Urgent safety messages issued by the FAA under FAR Part 39 when an unsafe condition is discovered.

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB)

Information bulletins provided by the FAA about various aviation topics that are not mandatory actions like ADs.

Aircraft Specs

Historical documentation from around 1926 when airplane rules were first starting; they are no longer created, though existing ones may still be updated by the FAA.

Aircraft Listing Section

A designated section listing super rare or antique aircraft that have fewer than 50 models still flying in the United States.

Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)

FAA Form 8110-2, which approves major design alterations to an aircraft and requires the owner's permission to be used.

Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)

The FAA's official rulebook for a specific airplane, engine, or propeller that details operating limits (speed, weight, engine strength) required for airworthiness.

Airworthiness Certificate

An aircraft's official license to fly, which remains valid only as long as the aircraft complies with its Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS).

Approved Data

Maintenance information directly stamped by the FAA as legally correct and safe, such as Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs), and Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS).

Acceptable Data

Practices, procedures, or data that meet regulatory criteria without requiring direct, prior FAA approval, such as Manufacturer's Maintenance Manuals and Advisory Circular 43.13-1B.

AC 43.13-1B

An Advisory Circular categorized as Acceptable Data, commonly referred to as the famous Acceptable Methods book.