Airworthiness Requirements Flashcards
What is the required equipment for
Day VFR flight?
(91.205)
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil pressure gauge
Manifold pressure gauge
Airspeed indicator
Temperature gauge
Oil temperature gauge
Fuel gauge
Landing gear indicator
Anti collision lights
Magnetic compass
ELT
Safety belts
What about Night VFR flight?
(91.205)
Fuses/ circuit brakers
Landing light
Anti collision lights
Position lights
Source of power
On a C172S what equipment is not applicable from 91.205 day and night
Manifold Pressure gauge
Landing gear position indicator
fuses
Who is ultimately responsible for
ensuring an aircraft is maintained in
an airworthy condition?
(91.7)
the owner/operator is responsible to ensure the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition
When must the batteries in an ELT be replaced or recharged?
12 months
1hr of accumulated use
1/2 of the batteries life
What documents are required
onboard an aircraft prior to flight?
Airworthiness certificate
Registration
Radio License (international)
Operating limitations
Weight and Balance
Does the Airworthiness Certificate have an Expiration date?
No, as long as the aircraft is airworthy
Does the Aircraft Registration
expire?
7 yrs
What is a
Airworthiness Certificate?
Standard Airworthiness Certificate
Purpose: For aircraft that meet full FAA airworthiness standards.
Categories: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, Commuter, Transport, and Manned Free Balloons.
Use: General operations like passenger and cargo transport.
Color: White.
What is a Special Airworthiness Certificate?
Purpose: For aircraft with limited use or not meeting standard certification.
Categories: Experimental, Restricted, Primary, Special Flight Permits, Light-Sport.
Use: Specific operations (e.g., testing, aerial work).
Color: Pink.
What are the required tests and inspections to be performed on an aircraft?
Airworthiness Directives*
V.O.R (30days IFR)
Inspections 100 / annual
Altimeter / Pitot static system (24 months IFR)
Transponder (24 months)
ELT (12months)
Service bulletins*
Which required tests and inspections are for IFR?
V.O.R (30days IFR)
Altimeter / Pitot static system (24 months IFR)
Who can do a annual inspection?
Airframe and power plant mechanic with an Inspection authorization
Can you overfly a 100hr inspection?
Yes, up to 10 hrs
(but the hours overflown will be used for the following 100hr inspection)
Can you overfly a Annual?
overflying an annual you must request a special flight permit from your local FSDO
(SFP is valid for one flight, must be inspected by a mechanic before flight, and needs to be a direct flight)
What is a Special Flight Permit (Ferry permit)?
(91.213, 21.197)
A Special Flight Permit is issued when an aircraft is not airworthy but is still capable of safe flight. It is acquired from the local FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO).
What are Airworthiness Directives (ADs)?
Airworthiness Directives are FAA-issued orders to fix known safety issues in an aircraft. They are mandatory and must be complied with to maintain airworthiness.
3 types are emergency, recurring, and one time
What preventative maintenance can you do?
Appendix A, Part 43 (c)
Changing tires, oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid, and filters
Adjusting the Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) with a screwdriver
What are special airworthiness information bulletins (SAIB)?
Recommended orders to fix known issues by the manufacturer. Repairs are not mandatory only suggested.
What are the types of ADs?
Emergency
Non-Emengency
(one-time, reocurring)
What logbook entry information is
required of the person who
performed preventative
maintenance?
(43.9)
Description of Work
A brief description of the preventive maintenance performed.
Date
The date the work was completed.
Certificate Information
The pilot’s name, signature, and certificate number.
Type of certificate held (e.g., Private Pilot).
Approval for Return to Service
A statement indicating that the work was completed satisfactorily and the aircraft is approved for return to service.
What is a MEL?
Minimum Equipment List
the equipment that are allowed to be broken and still airworthy to fly
What is a KOEL?
Kinds of Equipment List
The equipment that must be operational for an aircraft to remain airworthy
What is the difference between MEL and KOEL?
MEL is broken equipment and still airworthy
KOEL necessary equipment for airworthiness
You discover INOP equipment
before your flight, what actions do you take? Describe how you determine if your aircraft is still airworthy.
C172S
91.205 (FAR/AIM)
MEL not applicable
KOEL (POH)
CEL (comprehensive equipment list POH)
Airworthiness Directives
TCDS (type certificate data sheet)
91.213 (FAR/AIM) for INOP steps
When are special flight permits necessary?
Flying the aircraft to a base where repairs, alterations, or maintenance are to be performed, or to a point of storage. (annual inspection)
Delivering or exporting the aircraft.
Production flight testing of new production aircraft.
Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger.
Conducting customer demonstration flights in a new production aircraft that have satisfactory completed production flight tests.
To authorize the operation of an aircraft at a weight in excess of its maximum certificated takeoff weight.
What is the purpose and procedure for obtaining a Special Flight Permit?
issued to any U.S. registered aircraft that may not currently meet applicable Airworthiness Requirements but is capable of safe flight.
The SFP will be issued by the FSDO geographically responsible for the area in which the flight is to originate.
Designated Airworthiness Representatives (DAR’s) are authorized to issue Special Flight Permits.
What is the difference between an annual and a 100-hr inspection?
annual must be done by a A&P IA
100-hr can be done by a A&P (does not need an inspection authorization mechanic)
Do all aircraft need a 100-hr
inspection?
Only if the plane is for compensation or hire
renting out the plane and providing a instructor
Who is able to conduct an aircraft
annual inspection? A 100-hr
inspection?
annual must be done by a A&P IA
100-hr can be done by a A&P (does not need an inspection authorization mechanic)
Can you overfly an annual or 100-hr inspection?
yes,
10hrs
Can the annual or the 100-hr inspection supersede each other?
only annual can supersede the 100hr
What are the oxygen requirements?
(91.211)
30 min of accumulated flight between 12,500 - 14,000 MSL must have supplemental oxygen
above 14,000 supplemental oxygen for crew the whole time
15,000 must be provided to the passengers
What equipment do we not have under 91.205
Manifold pressure gauge
Landing gear position indication
temperature gauge (engine is not liquid cooled)
