2108 - MIDTERMS

Question 1

It discusses the organization and workings of the department that is at the center of all maintenance activity.

Answer 1

PRODUCTION, PLANNING AND CONTROL

Question 2

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PP&C INCLUDE:

Answer 2

forecasting future maintenance requirements and activities,
planning and scheduling major checks for the current operational situation,
exercising control of the maintenance in progress.

Question 3

THE GOALS OF PRODUCTION, PLANNING AND CONTROL

Answer 3

To maximize the maintenance and engineering contribution to the airline
To plan and organize work prior to execution
To adjust plans and schedules to meet changing requirements.

Question 4

is concerned with the future workload of the M&E organization. The PP&C department is responsible for reviewing and providing upcoming maintenance on the aircraft fleet

Answer 4

FORECASTING

Question 5

While forecasting is long range and general, planning deals with the day_x0002_to-day activities of M&E.

Answer 5

PRODUCTION PLANNING

Question 6

Performance of an _______ may also include, because of time and parts constraints, some “less than “A” check” items (100 hours, 250 cycles, etc.).

Answer 6

“A” CHECK PLANNING

Question 7

every 750 flight hours. include A check plus selected operational check, fluid servicing and lubrication as well as an open inspection of the panels and cowlings

Answer 7

“B” CHECK PLANNING

Question 8

is usually done about once a year (12 to 18 months on the newer model aircraft), depending on the airline flight schedule

Answer 8

“C” CHECK PLANNING

Question 9

The plan produced by PP&C allows a certain amount of time for the performance work based on past knowledge of the work to be done and also based on the assumption that parts, supplies, manpower, and facilities, will be available when needed.

Answer 9

PRODUCTION CONTROL

Question 10

The primary reason for having a technical publications organisation is to ensure that all applicable publications related to the airline operation are available to the users and are up to date with the latest changes

Answer 10

FUNCTIONS OF TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

Question 11

THREE FUNCTIONS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION ORGANIZATION:

Answer 11

To receive and distribute, within the airline, all those publications issued by outside sources

To print and distribute the publications generated by the various organizations within the airlines

To establish and maintain a complete, up-to-date library system for all such documents needed for M&E operations.

Question 12

Each library—main and satellite—should contain the necessary tables, chairs, shelves, microfilm readers and printers, computer terminals, and copy machines as needed to serve the users and the document for-mats (paper, microfilm, electronic) which will be available there

Answer 12

AIRLINE LIBRARIES

Question 13

2 Classification of Maintenance Related Documents

Answer 13

Uncontrolled Documents

Controlled Documents

Question 14

Technical publications will package documents and revisions and send them to the using organizations by the most appropriate means (e.g., hand carried, sent through company mail, shipped on company airplanes, or sent by commercial courier service). This package should be accompanied by a letter or other form from technical publications identifying the material being sent by document number, copy number, and revision date.

Answer 14

DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION

Question 15

t covers the training requirements of mechanics, technicians, quality control (QC) inspectors, and quality assurance (QA) auditors.

Answer 15

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Question 16

TRAINING FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE

Answer 16

(a) formal training
(b) organizational training
(c) manufacturer’s training
(d) quality training
(e) on-the-job training
(f) upgrade training
(g) refresher training

Question 17

This training is usually accomplished before the mechanic is hired. Some airlines have a special program where they hire mechanic trainees out of high school or other equivalent curricula and train them as aircraft mechanics either at their airline, at contractor airlines, or at special schools that are approved by the regulatory authority. They are airline employees while they study

Answer 17

FORMAL TRAINING

Question 18

This training is developed and conducted by the airline organization itself and covers the airline’s basic policies and procedures, paper work, and specific aviation systems and equipment in use at the airline. These curricula could include full courses for a particular airframe and its systems or could involve only the differences between the airline’s equipment and that for which the mechanic has current experience. All training courses should address the safety and human factors issues as applicable

Answer 18

ORGANIZATION TRAINING

Question 19

Airframe, engine, and aircraft equipment manufacturers often offer specialized training on their products or on special activities related to their products either at facilities or at the airline/ the airline training organization makes all arrangements and monitors the activity.

Answer 19

MANUFACTURER OR VENDOR TRAINING

Question 20

Mechanics authorized to perform required inspection items (RIIs) must receive special training from the airline or an outside organization in inspection techniques and other details of the units for which they will be responsible.

Answer 20

QUALITY TRAINING

Question 21

involves special procedures that cannot be covered completely or effectively in classroom sessions and those that can only be accomplished by hands-on experience on the job. In some specialties, might be the only training required. For certified mechanics, may be used exclusively in upgrade or refresher training or in conjunction with classroom work.

Answer 21

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT)

Question 22

This kind of training is required when new equipment is incorporated in the unit’s vehicles or fleet or when new procedures are implemented in the maintenance activity. Other upgrade training classes maybe conducted (on- or off-site) to permit mechanics to upgrade their licenses or their work status.

Answer 22

UPGRADE TRAINING

Question 23

This training is required whenever it is noted that a mechanic or technician is “rusty” and needs to review or re verify certain skills. This may occur because the mechanic has had extended periods of time where he or she was not exposed to the equipment or maintenance activities.

Answer 23

REFRESHER TRAINING

Question 24

Considerable interest has developed in recent years in the subject of human factors in maintenance (HMF). The training organization is tasked with the responsibility of developing a basic course in human factor (HF) and in incorporating HF into other training courses as applicable.

Answer 24

MAINTENANCE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Question 25

This would include courses on the airframe, power plant, and avionics equipment installed. Who attends these classes for the airline differs from operator to operator and is often dependent on airline size and management.

Answer 25

AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER’S TRAINING COURSES