Lesson 1

Question 1

What is the purpose of Airworthiness Directives?

Answer 1

They are used to correct unsafe conditions in aircraft, engines, propellers, and appliances.

Question 2

What FAA publication is used to notify aircraft owners of unsafe conditions?

Answer 2

Airworthiness Directives

Question 3

When must an Airworthiness Directive be complied with?

Answer 3

The AD will include the time or period necessary for corrective action.

Question 4

Where can you find a list of approved engines for use in a specific model aircraft?

Answer 4

On the Type-Certificate Data Sheet for the Aircraft

Question 5

Where can you find Airworthiness Standards for normal, utility, and acrobatic category airplanes?

Answer 5

FAR PART 23

Question 6

Where can you find Airworthiness Standards for transport category airplanes?

Answer 6

FAR PART 25

Question 7

What federal regulation defines the requirements for the issue of Type Certificates?

Answer 7

FAR PART 21

Question 8

Where would you look to find out if a specific airplane can be certified in more than one category?

Answer 8

On the Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheet

Question 9

What publication is issued by airframe, engine, and component manufacturers to notify aircraft owners of design defects?

Answer 9

Service Bulletins

Question 10

What publication contains complete instructions for maintenance of all systems and components installed in an Aircraft ?

Answer 10

The manufacturer’s Aircraft Maintenance Manual

Question 11

What are FAA Advisory Circulars?

Answer 11

They are publications containing non-regulatory material of interest to the aviation public.

Question 12

What is the definition of “time in service” with respect to maintenance time records?

Answer 12

“Time in service” means the time from the moment an aircraft leaves the surface of the earth until it touches it at the next point of landing.

Question 13

What are the record requirements after compliance with a 100-hour inspection?

Answer 13

There must be an entry made in the maintenance records indicating the type and date of the inspection, aircraft time in service, a statement to the effect that the aircraft has been inspected in accordance with 100-hour inspection requirements and was determined to be in airworthy condition, and the signature and certificate number of the person approving the aircraft for return to service.

Question 14

What are the record requirements after compliance with an Airworthiness Directive (AD)?

Answer 14

No specific format for the record is required. However, the record entries must show the specific number assigned to the Airworthiness Directives (AD), the date of compliance, the method of compliance, aircraft time in service, as well as the signature and certificate number of the person who complied with the AD. In addition, the records must show the current status of all applicable ADs, and must include the method of compliance.

Question 15

Where should the description of a major repair or major alteration be recorded?

Answer 15

On an FAA Form 337, which then becomes part of the maintenance records

Question 16

What is the disposition of an FAA Form 337 after it is completed?

Answer 16

You must give one signed copy to the aircraft owner and one copy to the local FAA Flight
Standards District Office (FSDO).

Question 17

Who is required to make the entry in the aircraft records after a 100-hour inspection has been performed?

Answer 17

An appropriately rated certificated mechanic

Question 18

How long must the record of a 100-hour inspection be retained by the owner or operator?

Answer 18

Until the work is repeated or superseded by other work or for one year after the 100-hour inspection was performed.

Question 19

Where can a mechanic find an example of a 100-hour inspection maintenance record entry?

Answer 19

FAR 43.11

Question 20

When an aircraft is sold, what is done with the aircraft records containing the current status of Airworthiness
Directives?

Answer 20

FARs require the records to be transferred to the purchaser at the time of the sale.

Question 21

What type of maintenance record entry is required when an inspection under FAR 91.417 is made to a large airplane or a turbine engine-powered multiengine airplane and defects are found?

Answer 21

The entry must name the kind of inspection (continuous airworthiness inspection program, approved inspection program, etc.). A signed and dated list of defects found must be given to the owner.

Question 22

What are the required entries in a new maintenance record for an engine that has been rebuilt and granted zero time by the manufacturer or by an agency approved by the manufacturer?

Answer 22

The manufacturer or agency that grants zero time to a rebuilt engine must enter into the records a signed statement of the date the engine was rebuilt, each change made as required by Airworthiness Directives, and each change made in compliance with the manufacturer’s service bulletins if any entry requested in a bulletin.

Question 23

What is an AD Summary?

Answer 23

A regulatory notice sent by the FAA to inform an aircraft owner of a condition that will keep his aircraft unairworthy.

Question 24

What are AD frequencies?

Answer 24

Updates that are issued every two weeks

Question 25

which federal regulation prescribes the certificate requirements for a mechanic?

Answer 25

FAR PART 65

Question 26

What are the limitations of a certified mechanic in regard to aircraft instruments?

Answer 26

A mechanic may not calibrate or make any repairs or alterations to aircraft instruments.

Question 27

What are the privileges and limitations of a certified mechanic in regard to propellers?

Answer 27

A powerplant mechanic may make minor repairs and alterations, but may not make major repairs or major alterations to propellers.

Question 28

When a mechanic has a permanent change of address, what must be done within 30 days after the Change?

Answer 28

He must notify in writing the administrator of the FAA.

Question 29

What is the duration of a certified mechanic?

Answer 29

It is effective until surrendered, suspended, or revoked.

Question 30

How long is a temporary mechanic certificate in effect?

Answer 30

For a period of 120 days

Question 31

What is used as a guide to determine if a repair is a major or a minor repair?

Answer 31

FAR Part 43, Appendix A

Question 32

What is the recency of experience requirements for a mechanic?

Answer 32

A certified mechanic may not exercise the privileges of his certificate and rating unless within the preceding 24 months he has, for at least 6 months, served as a mechanic under his certificate and rating, or supervised other mechanics; or supervised, in a technical capacity. The maintenance or alteration of aircraft; or the administrator has found that he is able to do the work.

Question 33

What may be used as a guide for 100-hour inspections?

Answer 33

FAR Part 43, Appendix D

Question 34

What are the privileges of a certified mechanic in regard to performing a 100-hour inspection and returning an aircraft to service? An annual inspection?

Answer 34

A certified A&P mechanic may perform a 100-hour inspection and return an aircraft to service by making the proper entries in the maintenance records. An A&P mechanic with an Inspection Authorization may perform an annual inspection and return an aircraft to service.

Question 35

Who has final responsibility for maintaining aircraft maintenance records?

Answer 35

The owner or operator of the aircraft

Question 36

May an airframe mechanic perform maintenance on engines?

Answer 36

Yes, under the supervision of a powerplant mechanic.