Airworthiness Requirements

Question 1

What documents are required on board an aircraft prior to flight?

Answer 1

14 CFR 91.203, 91.09
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration Certificate
Radio License
Operating Limitation (AFM, POH, Supplement, Placards)
Weight and Balance

Compass Deviation Card
External Data Plate/Serial number

Question 2

What is an Airworthiness Certificate?

Answer 2

is issued by an FAA to an aircraft that has been proven to meet the minimum design and manufacturing requirements and is in condition for safe flight.

Question 3

What is the difference between standard and special airworthiness certificate?

Answer 3

Standard Airworthiness Certificate
- white paper are issued for normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter or transport category aircraft.
Special Airworthiness Certificate
- pink paper are issued for primary, restricted or limited category aircraft and light sport aircraft.

Question 4

Where must the airworthiness certificate be located?

Answer 4

Must be displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance.

Question 5

For an aircraft to be considered airworthy, what two conditions must be met?

Answer 5

a. must conform to its type design (type certificate).
b. must be in a condition for safe operation.

Question 6

Does an airworthiness certificate have an expiration date?

Answer 6

No. Airworthiness certificate is valid as long as the aircraft meets its approved type design, is in a condition for a safe operation, and maintenance.

Question 7

What is an experimental airworthiness certificate?

Answer 7

Is issued to operate an aircraft that does not have a type certificate or does not conform to its type certificate yet is in a condition for a safe operation.

Question 8

Explain how a pilot determines if an aircraft conforms to its approved type design and is in a condition for a safe operation.

Answer 8

A. Ensuring that all required inspections, maintenance, repairs, and alterations have been appropriately documented in the aircraft’s maintenance records.
B. Conduct a thorough preflight inspection, if unsafe condition exists or inoperative instrument or equipment found, the pilot uses the guidance is 91.213 for handling inoperative equipment. (Deactivated and placard ‘Inoperative’)

Question 9

What records or documents should be checked to determine that the owner or operator of an aircraft has complied with all required inspections and AD?

Answer 9

14 CFR 91.405
Maintenance records (aircraft and engine logbook)

Question 10

Who is responsible for ensuring than an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition?

Answer 10

14 CFR 91.403
The owner or operator of an aircraft

Question 11

Describe some of the responsibilities an aircraft owner has pertaining to aircraft documents, maintenance, and inspections of their aircraft?

Answer 11

a. Have a current airworthiness certificate and registration in the aircraft.
b. Complied with all applicable AD
c. Ensure maintenance is properly recorded.
e. Notify FAA immediately of any change of permanent mailing address.
f. Have a current FCC radio station license and ELT if operating outside US.

Question 12

What are airworthiness directives (AD)?

Answer 12

is the medium by which FAA notifies aircraft owners of unsafe conditions that may exist because of design defects, maintenance or other causes. ADs are regulatory in nature and compliance is mandatory.

Question 13

What are the two types of ADs?

Answer 13

A. those of an emergency nature requiring immediate compliance
B. less urgent nature requiring compliance within a specified period of time.

Question 14

While reviewing the aircraft logbooks, you discovered that your aircraft is not in compliance with an AD’s specified time or date. Are you allowed to continue to operate that aircraft until the next required maintenance inspection? Do the regulations allow any kind of buffer?

Answer 14

No person may operate the affected product after the expiration of that stated compliance time without an Alternative Method of Compliance (AMOC) approval for a change in compliance time.

Question 15

You determine that you need to fly your aircraft with an expired AD to another airport where a repair facility can do the work required by the AD. How can you accomplish this?

Answer 15

AC 39-7
Apply for a special flight permit

Question 16

What is a type certificate data sheet?

Answer 16

FAA issue a type certificate when new aircraft, engine, propeller etc., is found to meet safety standards set forth by the FAA. Lists the specification, conditions and limitations under which airworthiness requirements were met for the specified product.

Question 17

What is supplemental type certificate?

Answer 17

a. FAAs approval of a major change in the type design.
b. Certificate authorizes an alteration to an airframe, engine, or component that has been granted and approved type certificate.

Question 18

What is an aircraft registration certificate

Answer 18

Before an aircraft can be flown legally, it must be registered.

Question 19

Does an aircraft registration certificate have an expiration date?

Answer 19

14 CFR 47.40
Yes. A Certificate of Aircraft registration that is in effect on Jan 23 2023, expires 7 years after the last day of the month in which it was issued.

Question 20

What are several examples of placard and markings required in the airplane?

Answer 20

a. Placards - Day-Night-VFR-IFR placard, “Flight Manuevers Permitted” placard, “Control Lock Removed before Starting”, “Compass Calibration Card”. etc.
b. Markings - airspeed indicator markings; cockpit control markings, oil, fuel and etc.

Question 21

What are the required tests and inspections to be performed on an aircraft? Include inspections for instrument flight rules (IFR).

Answer 21

AAV1ATE
a. Annual Inspection within preceding 12 months
b. Airworthiness Directives
c. VOR equipment check every 30days (IFR only)
d. 100-hour Inspection, if used for hire or flight instruction in aircraft a CFI provides.
e. Altimeter and Static Pressure system every 24 calendar months (IFR only)
f. Transponder, every 24 calendar months.
g. ELT every 12months

Question 22

What is an annual inspection, and which aircraft are required to have annual inspections?

Answer 22

Is a complete inspection of an aircraft engine, every 12 months. Only A&P holding IA can conduct annual inspection.

Question 23

Which aircraft are required to have 100-hour inspection?

Answer 23

a. all aircraft under 12,500lbs (except turbojet/ turboprop multiengine airplanes) use to carry passenger for hire.
b. aircraft used for flight instruction for hire.

Question 24

If an aircraft is operated for hire, is it required to have a 100-hour inspection as we as annual?

Answer 24

Yes.

Question 25

What is the difference between an annual inspection and a 100-hour inspection?

Answer 25

The main difference is who is allowed to perform these inspections.
a. A&P mechanic with an IA performs annual inspections.
b. A&P mechanic w/o an IA may perform 100hr-inspection.

Question 26

If an aircraft has been on a schedule of inspection every 100hours, under what conditions may it continue to operate beyond the 100 hours without a new inspection?

Answer 26

14 CFR 91.409
100-hour limitation may be exceeded by not more than 10 hours while en route to a place where inspection can be done. Excess time used must be included in computing the next 100hour inspection. 100 - 10 next service will be 90hours.

Question 27

If the annual inspection date has passed, can an aircraft be operated in a flight to a location where the inspection can be performed?

Answer 27

Must operate under special flight permit or ferry permit issued by the FAA for the purpose of flying aircraft to a location where the annual is performed. However, all applicable AD must be complied before flying.

Question 28

What are special flight permits, and when are they necessary?

Answer 28

Issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight.
Purposes:
a. Flying to a base where repairs, maintenance, are performed. or to a point of storage.
b. Delivering or exporting an aircraft.
c. Production flight testing.
d. Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger.
e. Conducting customer demonstration flights.

Question 29

How are special flight permits obtained?

Answer 29

Forms may be obtained from the local FSDO or Designated Airworthiness representative.

Question 30

After aircraft inspection have been made and defects have been repaired, who is responsible for determining that the aircraft is in an airworthy condition?

Answer 30

The PIC.

Question 31

What regulations apply concerning the operation of an aircraft that has had alterations or repairs that may have substantially affected its operation in flight?

Answer 31

14 CFR 91.407
No person may operate or carry passengers in any aircraft that has undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration. Until an appropriate rated pilot with at least a private pilot certificate:
a. flies the aircraft;
b. makes an operational check of the maintenance performed or alteration made; and
c. Logs the flight in the aircraft records.

Question 32

Can a pilot legally conduct a flight operations with known inoperative equipment onboard?

Answer 32

Yes, under specific conditions.
a. Operation of an aircraft with a minimum equipment list (MEL) 91.213(a)
b. Operation of an aircraft w/o MEL under 91.213(d)
- VFR-day type certification (ATOMATOFLAMES)
- Deactivate and placard inoperative equipment.

Question 33

What limitations apply to aircraft operations conducted using the deferral provision of 14 CFR 91.213(d)?

Answer 33

When inoperative equipment is found during preflight or prior to departure, the decision should be to cancel the flight, obtain maintenance prior to flight, or to defer the item or equipment.