Maintenance Publications Flashcards
Airworthiness Directives are issued primarily to
correct an unsafe condition
When an aircraft is flown for which an applicable Airworthiness Directive has not yet been complied with is
a violation of 14 CFR 39.7, for each flight
When doing a heavy check on a fuel tank and you only have access to one side, what non-destructive testing method do you use?
Pulse-echo inspection
- A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) may be issued to more than one applicant for the same design change, providing each applicant shows compliance with the applicable airworthiness requirement
Only No.1 is true
What does the acronym TSO mean regarding a type certificated aircraft part, material, component and/or process?
Technical Standard Order
The following words are an example of what kind of statement in an AD? ‘Required within the next 25 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished
Compliance
Primary responsibility for compliance with AIrworthiness Directives lies with the
Aircraft owner or operator
Airworthiness Directives are issued by the
FAA
Where are current AD’s located
14 CFR Part 39
An aircraft Type Certificate Data sheet contains
location of the datum
Suitability for use of a specific propellor with a particular engine-airplane combination can be determined by reference to what informational source?
Aircraft Specifications or Aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet
When an aircraft is sold domestically, the Airworthiness Certificate
is transferred with the aircraft at the time of sale
The issuance of an Airworthiness Certificate is governed by
14 CFR (FAR) Part 21
Specifications pertaining to an aircraft model manufactured under a type certificate of which less than 50 are shown on the FAA Aircraft Registry, can be found in the
Aircraft Listing
Where are technical descriptions of certificated propellers found?
Propellor Type Certificate Data Sheets
What information is generally contained in Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets?
Control surface movements
Placards required on an aircraft are specified in
Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheets
Technical information about older aircraft models, of which no more than 50 remain in service, can be found in the
Aircraft listing
Which of the following are sometimes used as authorization to deviate from an aircraft’s original type design?
FAA Form 337, Supplemental Type Certificate, Airworthiness Directives
- The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) require approval after compliance with the data if a Supplemental Type Certificate
Only No.1 is true
Which regulation provides information regarding instrument range markings for an airplane certificated in the normal category?
14 CFR Part 23
Which regulation provides the airworthiness standards for an airplane certificated in the normal category?
14 CFR (FAR) Paer 23
What regulations are covered by 14 CFR (FAR) Part 1?
Definitions and abbreviations
- A certificated power plant mechanic may make minor repair on an aluminum propellor and approve for return to service
Only No.2 is true
An aircraft mechanic is privileged to perform major alterations on US certificated aircraft; however the work must be done in accordance with FAA-approved technical data before the aircraft can be returned to service. Which is NOT approved data?
AC 43.13-2B
- FAA publications such as Technical Service Orders, AD’s, TCD’s and Aircraft Specifications and Supplemental Type Certificates are all approved data
Only No. 2 is true
What is the maintenance recording responsibility of the person who complies with an Airworthiness Directive?
Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment
A Technical Standard Order (TSO) is issued by whom?
The administrator
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Specification No. 100
1. establishes a standard for the presentation of technical data in maintenance manuals
2. divides the aircraft into numbered systems and subsystems in order to simplify locating maintenance instructions
Both No.1 and No.2 are true
Aviation Maintenance Alerts (formerly General Aviation Airworthiness Alert)
provide information about aircraft problems and suggested corrective actions
The following words are an example of what kind of statement in an AD? “Required within the next 25 hours time-in-service after the effective date of the AD, unless already accomplished”
Compliance
The following words are an example of what kind of statement?
“Model 172 airplanes (serial numbers 36216 through 36769) that have not been modified with Cessna Service Kit SK-172-10 or SK-172-10A, certificated in any category”
Applicability
The Action required by an AD may take what form?
1. Inspection
2. Part replacement
3. Design modification
4. Change in operating procedures
1, 2, 3, 4
Type Certificate Data Sheets are issued for which of the following products?
Aircraft, engines and propellors
When is a mechanic responsible for checking AD compliance?
When performing an inspection required under part 91, 125 or 135
How long are AD compliance record required to be kept?
They shall be retained and then transferred when the aircraft is sold
What does the Type Certificate Data Sheet designation code ‘2 PCSM’ mean?
Two place (number of seats), closes, sea, monoplane
Which of the following includes all the regulatory definitions of ‘maintenance’?
Overhaul, repair, parts replacement, inspection and preservation
What is the maximum penalty for cheating or other unauthorized conduct when taking an FAA mechanic test?
Ineligibility to receive any certificate or rating for one year, and suspension or revocation of any certificate held
What is the definition of ‘preventative maintenance’?
Maintenance that does not involve complex assembly operations
A complete detailed inspection and adjustment of the valve mechanism will be made at the first 25 hours after the engine has been placed in service. Subsequent inspections of the valve mechanism will be made each second 50-hour period. From the above statement, at what intervals will valve mechanism inspections be peformed?
100 hours
Check thrust bearing nuts for tightness on new or newly overhauled engines at the the first 50-hour inspection following installation. Subsequent inspections on thrust bearing nuts will be made at each third 50-hour inspection.
From the above statement, at what interval should you check the thrust bearing nut for tightness?
150 hours
