Forms and Records

What is a Form 337 (Define)? Explain what it does.

Major Repair and Alteration

Form filled out by a mechanic and sent to the FAA, detailing a major repair or alteration.

How Many Form 337's should be completed?

Two: One for the aircraft owner/operator and one for the FAA, submitted 48 hours after the repair was made

IF fuel tanks were installed inside of the cabin or passenger compartment, a THIRD 337 should be kept inside the airplane.

When should a Form 337 be submitted?

Any time a Major Repair or Alteration is performed on an Airframe, Powerplant, Propeller, or Appliance

What are the 8 sections of a Form 337?

1:AIRCRAFT--details regarding aircraft identification and model
2:OWNER\----Name and address of owner
3:FOR FAA USE ONLY--Don't write here
4:TYPE--type of repair
5:UNIT IDENTIFICATION--Make, Model, Serial No. of part to be repaired. not required if the aircraft is airworthy already.
6:CONFORMITY STATEMENT--your name and cert details
7:APPROVAL FOR RTS--Filled out by person authorized to RTS
8:DESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED

What is a Form 8010-4 (Define)? Explain what it does.

Malfunction or Defect Report

A form for persons performing maintenance to report information concerning malfunctions and maintenance problems encountered during daily operations.

What should a maintenance technician check for during an inspection?

documents that must be carried on board an aircraft for airworthy operation.

What is the acronym for documents that must be carried on board an airworthy aircraft?

A.R.R.O.W

What documents does the acronym ARROW refer to?List them.

A- Airworthiness certificate
R-Registration Certificate
R-Radio Station License (outside US operations)
O-Operating Instructions
W-Weight and Balance information

What is an Airworthiness Certificate? What FAA Form \# is this?

(Form 8100-2) An airworthiness certificate is issued by the FAA to an aircraft that has been proven to meet the minimum design and manufacturing requirements and is condition for safe operation.
-Only valid if the aircraft meets the requirements of the original type certificate (or a STC).

What is a Registration Certificate? What FAA Form \# is this?

(Form 8050-3) Form issued by the FAA to an aircraft owner when an aircraft is purchased
-only valid as long as the ownership stays the same

What is a Radio Station License?

a license required by the FCC for all aircraft that have radio transmitters installed and are operating outside the United States.

What are Operating Instructions?

Instructions for aircraft operation; they are located in an FAA-Approved AFM or POH.

What is the Weight and Balance Data?

Data that contains the current weight and balance of an aircraft, as well as an equipment list that identifies the weight and moment of each accessory added.

I hope you can answer this without looking

What are the six types of Permanent Records?

1)The total time in service of the airframe, engines, and propellers
2)The current status of life-limited part sof each airframe, engine, propeller, and appliance.
3)Time since last overhaul of all items on the aircraft which are time limited
4)Current inspection status, time since last inspection
5)Current status of applicable AD's
6)Copies of any FAA Form 337 that applies the the current aircraft setup

What are the 2 categories of temporary records?

1)Records of Maintenance to an airframe, engine, prop, or appliance. Refers to maintenance actions of a routine nature, such as minor maintenance actions which are periodically repeated and are not major repairs or major alterations.

2)Records of the 100-hour, annual, or progressive inspections; when new or more current inspections are recorded old ones can be discarded.

How should a Maintenance Technician go about reconstructing records?

1: Research the airplanes history to try and find information regarding time in service, and anything else you can find.

2:If something is found regarding time in service, the owner or operator must make a notarized statement in the new record describing the loss of the original records, thus establishing a new time in service for the aircraft or component

3:If nothing is found (in whole or just for a particular component) you MUST assume everything is out of time.

What are the 4 requirements for a Maintenance Record Entry?

1)Description of work performed, or reference to data acceptable to the administrator
2)Date the work was performed on
3)Name of person performing the work
4) Certification type, number, and signature of person approving the work.

The signature constitutes approval for RTS ONLY FOR WORK PERFORMED

What are the 4 requirements for an Inspection Record Entry?

1)Inspection type and description of its extent
2)Date of the Inspection AND aircraft TT in service
3)Except for progressive inspections, a statement of airworthiness
4)Certification type, number, and signature of person approving or disapproving the item for RTS.

What is different about a Progressive Inspection Entry?

Does not require Airworthiness statement, only a statement authorizing aircraft RTS.

What must be done if an aircraft is inspected and found to be unairworthy?

A list of discrepancies must be given to the aircraft owner.

What is included in a Repair Station Maintenance Entry?

Give the customer a signed worker order with the maintenance recorded on it.

What are the 7 steps of checking for AD Compliance or making an AD Compliance Report?

1)Gather all reference info for the aircraft
2)Search for AD's through the cumulate index
3)Verify AD applicability to the aircraft
4)Gather additional data mentioned in the AD
5)Check maintenance records to see if the AD was previously addressed, and if it was done correctly
6)If the AD was not complied with, make a cost estimate for AD compliance
7)Record AD compliance in a compliance record.