Aviation Mechanic Privileges and Limitations Flashcards
14 CFR 43.13(b)
“MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING, AND ALTERATION”
States each person maintaining or altering, or performing preventive maintenance, shall do that work in such a manner and use materials of such a quality, that the condition of the aircraft, airman, aircraft engine, propeller or appliance worked on will be at least equal to its original or properly altered condition.
(With regard to aerodynamic function, structural strength, resistance to vibration and deterioration, and other qualities affecting airworthiness)
14 CFR Part 43, Appendix A (b)(1)(xxiv)
“MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REBUILDING, AND ALTERATION”
List the splicing of skin sheets as an airman major repair
Can a certified mechanic authorized to surpervise a 100-Hours inspection?
NO, a Certified mechanic is not authorized to supervise a 100-Hours inspection.
What work may a certificated mechanic perform on instruments, and what work can they not perform?
They may perform 100 hours inspections on them, but they may not make any repairs or alterations to an instrument.
How may one determine if a repair is major or minor?
A rule of thumb (all praise to the thumb) for determining whether a repair is minor or major is that if the part can be bolted on and not require any riveting or welding, the repair is minor.
This rule of thumb might well have exceptions.
FAA-certified mechanics may approve for return to service a minor alteration they have performed appropriate to the rating(s) they hold, assuming what?
That the mechanic understands the current instructions of the manufacturer and has the maintenance manuals for the specific operation concerned.
14 CFR Part 65
Subpart D
Subpart E
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
Prescribes the requirements for the issuance of mechanic certificates and associated ratings (, air traffic control operators, aircraft dispatchers, repairmen, and parachute riggers) and the general operating rules for holders of these certificated and rating.
Subpart D: Mechanics
Subpart E: Repairmen
14 CFR 61
CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
14 CFR 65.20
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
States that any person who falsifies or makes a fraudulent entry in a logbook, report, or record is subject to the suspension or revocation of any airman or ground instructor certificate or rating held by that person.
14 CFR 65.21
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
States that within 30 days after any change in their permanent mailing address, the holder of a certificate issued under this part shall notify the Department of transportation, FAA, airman certification branch, of their new address
14 CFR 65.15
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
States that a mechanic certificate with airman and/or powerplant rating is effective until it is surrendered, suspended or revoked.
14 CFR 65.13
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
Provides for a temporary certificate and rating effective for a period 120 days to be issued to a qualified applicant, pending review of their application and supplementary documents and the issue of the certificate and rating for which they applied.
14 CFR 65.71(a)(2)
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
requires that the applicant for a mechanic certificate be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language, or in the case of an applicant who is employed outside the United States by the US air carrier, have their certificate endorsed “Valid only outside the United States.”
14 CFR 65.81(a)
“CERTIFICATION: AIRMEN OTHER THAN FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS”
States that the certificated mechanic may perform or supervise the maintenance, preventive maintenance or alteration of the aircraft or appliance, or part thereof for which he or she is rated (but excluding major repairs to or major alterations or propellers, and any repair to, or alteration of instruments).
The mechanic must complete the FAA Form 337, filling in the compliance statement, but the person approving the work for return to service must hold an Inspection Authorization.
A special flight permit may be issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight, for the following purposes:
- Flying the aircraft to a base where repairs, alterations, or maintenance are to be performed, or to a point of storage.
- Delivering or exporting the aircraft.
- Production flight testing new production aircraft.
- Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger.
- Conducting customer demonstration flights in new production aircraft that have satisfactorily completed production flight tests.
- Operating an aircraft at a weight in excess of its maximum certificated takeoff weight under specific circumstances (for example if Colombian drug lords are paying you $2,000 per kilo of cocaine that you are able to smuggle into the United States. It’s like, what? Are you NOT going to overload to plane with cocaine to try and make as much money as you possibly can?)
