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Primary responsibility for compliance with Airworthiness Directives lies with the

• Certificated mechanic holding an Inspection Authorization who conducts appropriate inspections.

• Aircraft owner or operator.

• Certificated mechanic who maintains the aircraft.

Aircraft owner or operator.

The issuance of an Airworthiness Certificate is governed by

• 14 CFR Part 23

• 14 CFR Part 21

• 14 CFR Part 39

14 CFR Part 21

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

• Aircraft Listing

• Summary of Deleted and Discontinued Aircraft Specifications

• Index of Antique Aircraft

Aircraft Listing

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

• 14 CFR Part 25

• 14 CFR Part 27

• 14 CFR Part 23

14 CFR Part 23

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

• FAA Statistical Handbook of Civil Aircraft Specifications

• Summary of Discontinued Aircraft Specifications

• Aircraft Listing

Aircraft Listing

(1) Propellers are NOT included in the Airworthiness Directive system. 

(2) A certificated powerplant mechanic may make a minor repair on an aluminum propeller and approve it for return to service.

Regarding the above statements,

• Only No. 2 is true.

• Neither No. 1 nor No. 2 is true.

• Both No. 1 and No. 2 are true.

Only No. 2 is true.

The action required by an AD may take what form?

1. Inspection

2. Part(s) replacement

3. Design modification

4. Change in the operating procedure(s)

5. Overall change in the content, firm, and disposition of the aircraft maintenance records.

• 1, 2, 3 and/or 5

• 1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 5

• 1, 2, 3 and/or 4

1, 2, 3 and/or 4

What does the acronym TSO mean regarding a type certificated aircraft part, material, component and/or process?

• Type Supplement Original

• Training Specific Organization

• Technical Standard Order

• Technical Standard Order

The following is a table of airspeed limits as given in an FAA-issued aircraft specification: 

• Normal-exceed speed 293 knots 

• Maximum landing gear operation speed 174 knots 

• Maximum flap extended speed 139 knots 

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

• 139 knots

• 293 knots

• 260 knots

139 knots

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

• Empty weight of the aircraft.

• Useful load of aircraft.

• Control surface movements.

Control surface movements.

Airworthiness Directives are issued primarily to

• Present recommended maintenance procedures for correcting potentially hazardous defects.

• Provide information about malfunction or defect trends.

• Correct an unsafe condition.

Correct an unsafe condition.

Placards required on an aircraft are specified in

• AC 43.13-1B

• Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets

• The Federal Aviation Regulations under which the aircraft was type certificated

Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets

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

• 14 CFR Part 21

• 14 CFR Part 25

• 14 CFR Part 23

14 CFR Part 23

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

(2) An installation of an item manufactured in accordance with the Technical Standard Order system requires no further approval for installation in a particular aircraft. 

Regarding the above statements, 

• Only No. 2 is true.

• Only No. 1 is true.

• Neither No. 1 nor No. 2 is true.

Only No. 1 is true.

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

1. FAA Form 337

2. Supplemental Type Certificate

3. Airworthiness Directives

4. Technical Standard Order

• 1, 2 and 3

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

• 1, 2 and 4

1, 2 and 3

Which of the following includes all the regulatory definitions of ‘maintenance’?

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

• Overhaul, repair, parts replacement, preservation, inspection, and preventive maintenance.

• Overhaul, repair, parts replacement, and preservation, and preventive maintenance.

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

An aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet contains.

• Maximum fuel grade to be used.

• Location of the datum.

• Control surface adjustment points.

Location of the datum.

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. Which is NOT approved data?

• Airworthiness Directives

• AC 43.13-2A

• Supplemental Type Certificates

AC 43.13-2A

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. 

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

• Ineligibility to receive any certificate or rating for one year.

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

(1) 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. (2) An installation of an item manufactured in accordance with the Technical Standard Order system requires no further approval for installation in a particular aircraft. 

Regarding the above statements, 

• Both No. 1 and No. 2 are true. 

• Only No. 1 is true. 

• Neither No. 1 nor No. 2 is tr

Only No. 1 is true. 

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

• Aircraft Specifications or Aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet.

• Alphabetical Index of Current Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheets, Specifications, and Listings.

• Propeller Specifications or Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheet.

Aircraft Specifications or Aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet.

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.

• Exceeds minimum standards with regard to aerodynamic function, structural strength, resistance to vibration, and other qualities affecting airworthiness.

• Always meets its original type design.

Is at least equal to its original or properly altered condition

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

(1) Establishes a standard for the presentation of technical data in maintenance manuals. 

(2) Divides the aircraft into numbered systems and subsystems in order to simplify locating maintenance instructions. 

Regarding the above statements, 

• Neither No. 1 nor No. 2 is true. 

• Only No. 1 is true.

• Both No. 1 and No. 2 are true.

Both No. 1 and No. 2 are true.

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

• Aircraft, engines, propellers, and appliances

• Aircraft, engines, and appliances 

• Aircraft, engines, and propellers

Aircraft, engines, and propellers

What regulations are covered by 14 CFR Part 1? 

• Definitions and abbreviations.

• General operating and flight rules.

• Certification of airmen other than crewmembers.

Definitions and abbreviations.

How long are AD compliance records required to be kept? 

• For one year after the work is performed, or until the work is repeated or superseded by other work. 

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

• Until the work is repeated or superseded by other work.

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

 (1) Manufacturer's data and FAA publications such as Airworthiness Directives, Type Certificate Data Sheets, and advisory circulars are all approved data. 

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

Regarding the above statements, 

• Only No. 2 is true.

• Both No. 1 and No. 2 are true.

• Only No. 1 is true.

Only No. 2 is true.

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

• Advise the FAA office of the work performed, by submitting an FAA Form 337. 

• Advise the aircraft owner/operator of the work performed. 

• Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment.

Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment.

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

From the above statement, at what intervals will valve mechanism inspections be performed?

• 50 hours 

• 125 hours 

• 100 hours

100 hours

When is a mechanic responsible for checking AD compliance? 

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

• Never, the owner or operator is solely responsible. 

• Anytime an aircraft or portion thereof is returned to service.

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

What does the Type Certificate Data Sheet designation code ‘2 PCSM’ mean? 

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

• Neither of the other two choices. 

• Two wing (biplane), primary category, semi-monocoque (airframe).

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

Check thrust bearing nuts for tightness on new or newly overhauled engines at the first 50-hour inspection following installation. Subsequent inspections on the thrust bearing nuts will be made at each third 50-hour inspection.

From the above statement, at what intervals should you check the thrust bearing nut for tightness? 

• 250 hours 

• 200 hours 

• 150 hours

150 hours

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

• Is voided and a new certificate is issued upon application by the new owner.

• Is transferred with the aircraft. 

• Becomes invalid until the aircraft is reinspected and approved for return to service.

Is transferred with the aircraft. 

Aviation Maintenance Alerts (formerly General Aviation Airworthiness Alerts)

• Provide temporary emergency procedures until Airworthiness Directives can be issued. 

• Provide a mandatory procedure to prevent or correct serious aircraft problems. 

• Provide information about aircraft problems and suggested corrective actions.

Provide information about aircraft problems and suggested corrective actions.

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

• The Administrator 

• The Aircraft Industry 

• Part manufacturers

The Administrator 

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 

• Applicability 

• Amendment

Compliance 

Where are technical descriptions of certificated propellers found? 

• Aircraft specifications 

• Applicable Airworthiness Directives 

• Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheets

Propeller Type Certificate Data Sheets