2108 midterms

Question 1

responsible for all maintenance activities performed on the unit’s aircraft

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production planning & control

Question 2

Duties and responsibilities of PP&C

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

Question 3

primarily responsible for planning and scheduling all aircraft maintenance activity within the airline

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production planning & control

Question 4

three primary functions of PP&C

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forcasting, planning, control

Question 5

include the estimated maintenance workload for the long term and the short term based on the existing fleet and business plans and on any known changes in these for the forecast period

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forecasting

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involves the scheduling of upcoming maintenance and includes planning and scheduling of all manpower, parts, facilities, and time frame requirements for such maintenance

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planning

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this function allows adjustment of the plan and keeps (or attempts to keep_ the check on schedule. feedback from a check allows pp&c to adjust planning effort for the future checks

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control

Question 8

old saying that captures the gist of pp&c

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plan your work and work your plan

Question 9

The preliminary planning consists of

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the development of the maintenance program and its schedule established by the engineering section as well as the individual check planning efforts of PP&C

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goals of production, planning, and control

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• 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 11

concerned with the future workload of the M&E organization

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forecasting

Question 12

responsible for reviewing and providing upcoming maintenance on the aircraft fleet

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pp&c department

Question 13

is somewhat general in nature and is subject to revision on a yearly basis.

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5-10 years, long term forecast

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These forecasts contain more definitive plans with attention to actual manpower and budget numbers.

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1-2 years, short term forecast

Question 15

deals with the day-to-day activities of M&E

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production planning

Question 16

deliver airworth vehicles to the flight department in time to meet the flight schedule, with all maintenance activities completed or properly deferred.

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goal M&E

Question 17

has developed the maintenance plan from the MRB or Ops Specs document and divided the work into the appropriate work packages, identifying the tasks to be done, the intervals at which they will be done and the manpower requirements for each task

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engineering

Question 18

Production planning involves the planning of all maintenance activities

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daily, 48-hour, and transit checks; letter checks; and modifications due to airworthiness directives, service bulletins, service letters, and engineering orders

Question 19

The tasks required are defined by engineering using the MRB or Ops Specs document. The time, manpower, and parts and supplies needed are generally fixed.

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“A” checks

Question 20

are those tasks which vary from one check to another and from one aircraft to another

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variable routine tasks

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are those work items that are generated by the accomplishment of other, routine tasks.

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non routine tasks

Question 22

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.

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production control

Question 23

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

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technical training

Question 24

responsible for the proper training of all its personnel. This includes flight crews, cabin crews, ground handling crews, maintenance mechanics and technicians, inspectors, auditors, managers, computer operators, and administrative personnel.

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airline

Question 25

To be eligible for a mechanics license (FAR 65.71) a person must

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Be at least 18 years of age Be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language Have passed all the prescribed test within a 24-month period Comply with FAR requirements that apply to the rating he or she seeks.

Question 26

several different kinds of training activities that are required from time to time:

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formal training organizational training manufacturer’s training quality training on-the-job training upgrade training refresher training

Question 27

This training is usually accomplished before the mechanic is hired.

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formal training

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A&P mechanics and technicians can come from?

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FAA approved A&P schools, form technical/trade schools with appropriate aviation curricula, or from the U.S. military services

Question 29

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.

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organizational training

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

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manufacturer or vendor training

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Quality assurance auditors require training in auditing procedures and techniques as well as refresher training on regulations and airline policies; quality control inspectors need to be trained on inspection techniques and on tool and equipment calibration.

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quality training

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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

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on-the-job training

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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.

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upgrade training

Question 34

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

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refresher training

Question 35

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.

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maintenance resource management

Question 36

Whenever an airline buys one or more aircraft from the airframe manufacturer (Boeing, Lockheed, Airbus, etc.) they usually get, as part of the purchase price,

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a certain number of training slots for the manufacturer’s training classes on that model.

Question 37

discusses the publication and distribution of all documentation required by the various maintenance and engineering departments. This includes documents provided by manufacturers, vendors, and regulatory authorities as well as those documents produced by the airline.

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technical publications

Question 38

The technical publication organization essentially has three functions:

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1. To receive and distribute, within the airline, all those publications issued by outside sources 2. To print and distribute the publications generated by the various organizations within the airlines 3. To establish and maintain a complete, up-to-date library system for all such documents needed for M&E operations.

Question 39

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.

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technical publications organization

Question 40

Each library—main and satellite—should contain

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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.

Question 41

satellite libraries

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maintenance control center (flight line) line stations (1 or more) hangar dock overhaul shops in hangar engineering maintenance training production planning quality assurance reliability (may be colocated with engineering or QA) material

Question 42

are issued for general information only and are not used to certify airworthiness. They do not require any of the tracking system requirements discussed below for controlled documents.

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uncontrolled documents

Question 43

are used to certify airworthiness of the aircraft, engines, and components. Each controlled document will contain a list of effective pages (LEP) and a record of revisions to the document identifying the revision number or letter and the date of that revision. The LEP will also reflect the active page numbers of the latest revision. Table below is a typical list of controlled documents.

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controlled documents

Question 44

One master copy of each controlled document will be kept on file in

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main technical library of the M&E organization either in paper or microfilm format.

Question 45

The library staff will maintain records of each distributed document by:

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1. Document name 2. Document number 3. Library number 4. Name of the department to which it is issued 5. Name of the person responsible for documents within that organization

Question 46

responsibility of issuing revisions – whether separate pages or whole documents – to the appropriate work venters as soon as they received.

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technical publications organization

Question 47

controlled documents listing

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operations specifications technical policies and procedures manual manufacturer and vendor manuals regulatory authority documents applicable airworthiness directives applicable aircraft type data sheets applicable aircraft supplemental type certificate

Question 48

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).

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technical publications

Question 49

This package should be accompanied by a letter or other form from technical publications identifying the material being sent by

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document number, copy number, and revision date