Block 3: Fluid Lines, and Fitttings

Maintenance Forms, Records, and Publications

Define the difference between maintenance, major repair, and preventative maintenance.

1. Maintenance: minor changes/repairs or common regulations to the plane

2. Major repairs: Great alterations to the plane

3. Preventative maintenance: General inspections

Purpose of the TSO?

Technical Standard Order: Ensure the safety that each and every part is dedicated to a specific aircraft.

Define an “Appliance” in an aircraft?

Anything not related to the aircraft and usually portable. (ie: microwave, coffee-machine, telephone, etc.)

Define “Mandatory Inspection”.

Required inspections (ie: Regular oil changes)

Where can you find the registration # on the aircraft (N-number)?

1. The rear near the tail

2. Near the front by the landing gears

3. Flight deck

4. Aircraft belly

Define “CAR”.

Civil Air Regulations: covers aspects such as

Define “SUP”.

Suspected Unapproved Parts:

Define “ACs”.

Advisory Circulars: Guides

What does each abbreviations mean in this AC?

AC 25-42-C

AC: Advisory Circulars

25: FAR

42: Subject Area
C: Revision

Define “ADs”.

Airworthiness Directives: Important safety messages from the FAA in regards that they suspect something is wrong with an aircraft.

What does each abbreviations mean in this AD?

AD 2001-23-51

AD: Airworthiness Directive

2001: Year

23: 2 week time

51: AD Reported

Define “TCDS”.

Type Certificate Data Sheet: a rule book that goes over what makes the plane legal and airworthy.

Within TCDS, are modifications included?

No, instead they are listed in the STC (Supplement Type Certificate)

Difference between Mechanic Certificate and Repairman Certificate?

Mechanic Certificate: Kept for life and used in general

Repairman Certificate: Tied to a specific company and job

Define “Annealing”.

Heating a piece of metal tubing before the critical temperature, then cooled slowly.

Repairs to an aircraft tubing must be made with the same materials. True or false?

True.

Tube cutters should be used on what type of tubing materials?

Soft metal materials. Includes copper, aluminium, etc.

What is the PASS method for using fire extinguishers?

Pull, the pin.

Aim, at the base of fire.

Squeeze, the trigger.

Sweep to extinguish the fire completely.

Define “APU”.

The Auxiliary Power Unit, gives both air and electricity to the whole plane.

Define “14 CFR part 39”.

Describes the airworthiness Directive (AD) program and how they are given FAR status.

Responsibility of the owner themselves.

Define “14 CFR part 43“.

Describes the admin procedures and rules for aircraft maintenance/responsibilities

Define “14 CFR part 45“.

Describes what part is registered and is airworthy.

Define “14 CFR part 47“.

Describes the requirements to register an aircraft

Define “14 CFR part 65“.

Describes that any personnel with the proper license or rating CAN work on an aircraft. (Privileges and Limits)

Define “14 CFR part 91“.

Define “14 CFR part 121“.

Define “14 CFR part 127“.

Similar to part 125 except with rotorcraft.

Define “14 CFR part 135“.

Describes the operational use for small aircrafts with less than 20 passenger.

Define “14 CFR part 145“.

Repair Stations: Describes what is certfied and

Define “14 CFR part 147“.

AMT schools: COvers the requirements to uphold the responsibilities and requirements to have an AMT schools.

Define “14 CFR part 183“.

Representatives of the Administrators: Covers who is Abel to carry out O&P exams and other related tests.

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Purpose of CFR is to protect yourself and others (legal).

Are CFR or FAR always have the same rules?

No, these rules always change overtime

Define “ATC”.

Air Traffic Control

Define “UA300”.

The flight company: United Airlines.

The distance: 300 = 30k feet distance from other plane parallel-wise.

Define FAR’s “DME” and aircraft control “DME”.

FAR = Designated Mechanic Examiner

A/C = Distance Measuring Equipment

What is an advantage that Kerosene has over regular gasoline?

Kerosene has a higher heat energy/value per unit volume than gasoline.