FAA General

Where is the record of compliance with Airworthiness Directives or manufactures' service bulletins normally indicated?

Aircraft maintenance records.

If work performed on an aircraft has been done satisfactorily, the signature of an authorized person on the maintenance records for maintenance or alterations performed constitutes

approval for return to service only for the work performed.

during an annual inspection, if a defect is found which makes the aircraft unairworthy, the person disapproving must

provide a written notice of the defect to the owner.

What is the means by which the FAA notifies aircraft owners and other interested persons of unsafe conditions and prescribes the condition under which the product may continue to be operated?

Airworthiness Directives.

Which is an appliance major repair?

Overhaul of a hydraulic pressure pump.

Where should you find this entry?
"Removed right wing from aircraft and removed skin from outer 6 feet. Repaired buckled spar 49 inches from tip in accordance with figure 8 in the manufacturer's structural repair manual No. 28-1."

FAA Form 337.

Which maintenance action is an airframe major repair?

The repair of portions of skin sheets by making additional seams.

Which aircraft record entry is the best description of the replacement of several damaged heli-coils in a casting?

Eight 1/4-20 inch standard heli-coils were replaced. The damaged inserts were extracted, the tapped hole gaged, then new inserts installed, and tangs removed.

Which maintenance record entry best describes the action taken for a control cable showing approximately 20 percent wear on several of the individual outer wires at a fairlead?

Wear within acceptable limits, repair not necessary.

Which maintenance record entry best describes the action taken for a .125-inch deep dent in a straight section of 1/2-inch aluminum alloy tubing?

Dented section removed and replaced with identical new tubing flared to 37 degrees.

Which statement is true regarding the requirements for maintenance record format?

Any format that provides record continuity and includes the required information may be used.

When a 100-hour inspection is completed, if separate maintenance records for the airframe, powerplant(s), and propeller(s) are maintained, where is the entry for the inspection recorded?

In each record.

For aircraft operated under part 91, when is aircraft total time required to be recorded in aircraft maintenance records?

After satisfactorily completing inspections.

For aircaft operated under part 91, what difference is there, if any, between the record entry requirements for maintenance (e.g., repair or alteration) and the record entry requirements for inspections (beyond the description of the work performed and the type and extent of inspection)?

Aircraft total time is required to be included only in the inspection entry.

If more space is needed for a work description entered on FAA Form 337, what information should be included on the attached sheet(s), in addition to the rest of the work description?

Aircraft nationality and registration mark, and the date the work was accomplished.

A person installing a product, part, or appliance on a type certificated product must make certain that the item's records document what type of statement?

The product, part, or material meets FAA airworthiness standards.

Which aircraft record entry best describes a repair of a dent in a tubular steel structure dented at a cluster?

Welded a reinforcing plate over the dented area.

Who is responsible for making the entry in the maintenance records after an annual, 100 hour, or progressive inspection?

The person approving or disapproving for return to service.

For aircraft operated under part 91, which of the following records must be retained for at least one year, or until the work is repeated or superseded?

Records of maintenance, alterations, preventive maintenance, 100-hour, annual, and progressive inspections.

A certificated mechanic without an inspection authorization who signs the appropriate block on FAA Form 337 is doing what?

Certifying that the work was done in accordance with the requirements of 14 CFR part 43.

For aircraft operated under part 91, which of the following records must be retained and transferred with the aircraft when it is sold?

Records of the current status of applicable AD's, and date and time when recurring AD's are next due.

An aircraft owner was provided a list of discrepancies on an aircraft that was not approved for return to service after an annual inspection. Which of the following statements is/are true concerning who may correct the discrepancies?

An appropriately rated mechanic.

When a discrepancy list is provided to an aircraft owner or operator after an inspection, it says in effect that...

except for these discrepancies, the item inspected is airworthy.

In order to reconstruct lost or destroyed aircraft maintenance records, what is necessary to establish?

Total time-in-service of the airframe.

When approving for return to service after maintenance or alteration, the approving person must enter in the maintenance record of the aircraft

a description (or reference to acceptable data) of work performed, date of completion, the name of the person performing the work (if someone else), signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate held.

What is/are the appropriate action(s) concerning minor repairs performed on a certificated aircraft?

Entries must be made in the aircraft's maintenance record.

When work is performed on an aircraft the necessitates the use of FAA Form 337, who should prepare the form?

The person who performs or supervised the work.

What is the status of data used as a bases for approving major repairs or alterations for return to service?

Data must be FAA-approved prior to its use for that purpose.

Which statement is true regarding the use of FAA Form 337?

FAA Form 337 is not authorized for use with other than U.S. registered aircraft.

After making a certain repair to an aircraft engine that is to be returned to service, an FAA Form 337 is prepared. How many copies are required and what is the disposition of the completed forms?

Two; one copy for the aircraft owner and one copy for the FAA.

Who is responsible for upkeep of the required maintenance record for an aircraft?

The aircraft owner.

An aircraft was not approved for return to service after an annual inspection and the owner wanted to fly the aircraft to another maintenance base. Which statement is correct?

The owner must obtain a special flight permit.

Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection shall use a checklist that contains at least those items in the appendix of ...

14 CFR Part 43.

An FAA Form 337 is used to record and document

major repairs and major alterations.

After a mechanic holding an airframe and powerplant rating completes a 100-hour inspection, what action is required before the aircraft is returned to service?

Make the proper entries in the aircraft's maintenance record.

Which of the following may a certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic perform on aircraft and approve for return to service?

1) a 100-hour inspection AND
2) A progressive inspection, under specified circumstances.

Airworthiness Directives are issued primarily to

correct an unsafe condition.

A Supplemental Type Certificate may be issued to more than one applicant for the same design change, providing each applicant shows compliance with the applicable airworthiness requirement.

STATEMENT

Primary responsibility for compliance with Airworthiness Directives lies with the...

aircraft owner or operator.

An aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet contains

location of the datum.

Suitability for use of a specific propeller with a particular engine-airplane combination can be determined by reference to what informational source?

Aircraft Specifications of Aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet.

When an airworthy (at the time of sale) aircraft is sold, the Airworthiness Certificate..

is transferred with the aircraft.

The issuance of an Airworthiness Certificate is governed by

14 CFR Part 21.

Specifications pertaining to an aircraft model manufactured under a type certificate of which less than 50 are shown on the FAA Aircraft Registry, can be found in the ..

Aircraft Listing.

Where are technical descriptions of certificated propellers found?

Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheets.

What information is generally contained in Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets?

Control surface movements.

Placards required on an aircraft are specified in..

Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets.

Technical information about older aircraft models, of which no more than 50 remain in service, can be found in the...

Aircraft Listing.

Which of the following are sometimes used as authorization to deviate from an aircraft's original type design?

1)FAA Form 337.
AND
2)Supplemental Type Certificate.
AND
3) Airworthiness Directives..

The Federal Aviation Regulations require approval after compliance with the data of a Supplemental Type Certificate.

STATEMENT

Which regulation provides information regarding instrument range markings for an airplane certificated in the normal category?

14 CFR Part 23.

Which regulation provides the airworthiness standards for an airplane certificated in the normal category?

114 CFR Part 23.

A Certificated powerplant mechanic may make a minor repair on an aluminum propeller and approve for return to service.

STATEMENT.

An aircraft mechanic is privileged to perform major alterations on U.S. certificated aircraft; however, the work must be done in accordance with FAA-approved technical data before the aircraft can be returned to service.

Only Airworthiness Directives and Supplemental Type Certificates.

NOT
AC 43.13-2A

What is the maintenance recording responsibility of the person who complies with an Airworthiness Directive?

Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment.

FAA publications such as Technical Standard Orders, Airworthiness Directives, Type Certificate Data Sheets, and Aircraft Specifications and Supplemental type Certificates are all approved data.

STATEMENT.

A Technical Standard Order (TSO) is issued by whom?

The Administrator.

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Specification No. 100

1) Establishes a standard for the presentation of technical data in maintenance manuals.
AND
2)Divides the aircraft into numbered systems and subsystems in order to simplify locating maintenance instructions.

Aviation Maintenance Alerts (formerly General Aviation Airworthiness Alerts)

provide information about aircraft problems and suggested corrective actions.

The following words are an example of what kind of statement in an AD? "Required within the next 25 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished."

Compliance.

The action required by an AD may take what form?

1) Inspection
2) Part(s) replacement.
3) Design modification.
4) Change in operating procedure(s).

Type Certificate Data Sheets are issued for which of the following products?

Aircraft, engines, and propellers.

The following is a table of airspeed limits as given in an FAA-issued aircraft specification:
Normal operation speed .............................260 knots
Never-exceed speed...................................293 knots
Maximum landing gear operation speed ....174 knots
Maximum flap extended speed....................139 knots

The high end of the white arc on the airspeed instrument would be at

139 knots

When is a mechanic responsible for checking AD compliance?

When performing an inspection required under part 91, 125, or 135.

How long are AD compliance records required to be kept?

They shall be retained, and then transferred with the aircraft when it is sold.

What does the Type Certificate Data Sheet designation code '2 PCSM' mean (K01)

Two place (number of seats), closed, sea, monoplane.

Which of the following includes all the regulatory definitions of 'maintenance'?

Overhaul, repair, parts replacement, inspection, and preservation.

What is the maximum penalty for cheating or other unauthorized conduct when taking an FAA mechanic test?

Ineligibility to receive any certificate or rating for one year, and suspension or revocation of any certificate held.

A complete detailed inspection and adjustment of the valve mechanism will be made at the first 25 hours after the engine had been placed in service. Subsequent inspections of the valve mechanism will be made each second 50-hour period. At what intervals will valve mechanism inspections be performed?

100 hours.

Check thrust bearing nuts for tightness on new or newly overhauled engines at the first 50-hour inspection following installation. Subsequent inspections on thrust bearing nuts will be made at each third 50-hour inspection. At what intervals should you check the thrust bearing nut for tightness?

150 hours.

Certificated mechanics with a powerplant rating may perform....

100-hour inspections required by the Federal Aviation Regulations of a powerplant, propeller, or any component thereof, and may release the same to service.

A repair, as performed on an airframe, shall mean..

the restoration of the airframe to a condition for safe operation after damage or deterioration.

Under the Federal Aviation Regulations, an aviation maintenance technician is required to perform maintenance on an aircraft so that it

is at least equal to its original or properly altered condition.

The replacement of fabric on fabric-covered parts such as wings, fuselages, stabilizers, or control surfaces is considered to be a

major repair even though no other alteration or repair is performed.

Which is classified as a major repair?

The splicing of skin sheets.

The 100-hour inspection required by Federal Aviation Regulations for certain aircraft being operated for hire may be performed by

appropriately rated mechanics and approved by them for return to service.

A person working under the supervision of a certificated mechanic with an airframe and powerplant rating is not authorized to perform

a 100-hour inspection.

Certificated mechanics, under their general certificate privileges, may

perform 100-hour inspections of instruments.

An Airworthiness Directives requires that a propeller be altered. Certificated mechanics could...

perform and approve the work for return to service if it is a minor alteration.

The replacement of a damaged vertical stabilizer with a new identical stabilizer purchased from the aircraft manufacturer is considered a

minor repair.

FAA certificated mechanics may

approve for return to service a minor alteration they have performed appropriate to the rating(s) they hold.

A certificated mechanic with a powerplant rating may perform the

100-hour inspection required by the Federal Aviation Regulations on a powerplant or any component thereof and approve and return the same to service.

What part of the Federal Aviation Regulations prescribes the requirements for issuing mechanic certificates and associated ratings and the general operating rules for the holders of these certificates and ratings?

14 CFR Part 65.

A certificated mechanic shall not exercise the privileges of the certificated and rating unless, within the preceding 24 months, the Administrator has found that the certificate holder is able to do the work or the certificate holder has..

served as a mechanic under the certificate and rating for at least 6 months.

Under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, what is the maximum penalty for falsification, alterations, or fraudulent reproduction of certificates, logbooks, reports, and records?

Suspension or revocation of any certificate held.

How long does the holder of a certificate issued under 14 CFR part 65 have to notify the FAA after any change in permanent mailing address?

30 days

What is the normal duration a mechanic certificate with air frame and/or powerplant ratings?

Until surrendered, suspended, or revoked.

Why is a mechanic applicant issued a temporary certificate after successful completion of the required tests?

To allow for review of his/her application and supplementary documents.

What is the maximum duration of temporary airman certificate?

120 days.