Exam 2 Study Guide

A repair station certificate, issued to a facility located in a foreign country, is valid for a period of:

12 months

To be used in Part 121 operations, aircraft with more than 44 seats must be shown to be able to conduct an evacuation in:

90 seconds or less

What is a Commission Human error?

Accomplishing a task incorrectly

What are the three categories of tasks?

Airframe, Structural, Zonal

Airplanes with ___ must be equipped with a public address system that is capable of operation independent of the required crewmember interphone system.

Airplane with a eating capacity of more than 19 passengers must be equipped with a public address system that is that is capable of operation independent of the required crewmember interphone system (14 CFR §121.318)

Which of the following require drug testing at a part 121 carrier?

All the above

___ must have an emergency lighting system, for the interior emergency exit markings. This systems must be independent of the main lighting system.

All transport category passenger-carrying airplanes (14 CFR §121.310)

Traffic alert and collision avoidance system II (TCAS II) equipment is required for:

All turbine-powered aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of more than 33 000 pounds must be equipment with a TCAS II. (14 CFR §121.356)

The certificate holder ________ retains primary responsibility for any contract maintenance accomplished by a maintenance provider.

Always

A training program used by a repair station must be:

Approved by the FAA

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is required to be operated starting:

At first use of the checklist (before starting engines for the purpose of the flight)

How do you improve your ETOPS?

BY EITHER GETTING AN AIRCRAFT WITH A BETTER ETOPS TYPE RATING OR IMPROVE YOUR ETOPS MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY PROGRAM

MSG-2 is task oriented.

False

What is an Extraneous Human Error?

Performing a task not authorized

If there is a Class A, B, or E cargo compartment on the airplane, what must be installed for the use of appropriate crew members?

Protective Breathing equipment (PBE)

What Government Organizations enforce the Whistleblower programs?

The FAA and Secretary of Labor, through OSHA.

ASAP is a partnership between which parties?

The FAA, the certificate holder, and may include a third party

What is the name of the organization that helps companies transition into an SMS program?

The SMS Transition and Assistance Team

The takeoff warning system of a transport category aircraft must operate from the initial portion of the takeoff (application of takeoff power) until:

The aircraft is rotated for takeoff

If a pilot fails two drug tests, ___

The pilot is forever barred from acting as a commercial pilot for any company

What is MSG-3?

A Top-Down Approach. Looks at system failure.

Who is covered under AC 120-81 Whistleblower program?

All employees of the air carrier, under contract, and subcontractors of a US carrier.

Pre-employment drug testing is a required by the FAA of : ___

All newly hired pilots

IS-BAO works in conjunction with which agencies?

All of the above

Who is responsible for reviewing ASAP events?

Event Review Committee (ERC)

What does IBAC stand for?

International business aviation council

The crew used checklist procedures that are provided by the :

Operator of the aircraft

The tools used include all of the following EXCEPT:

Risk Blame Placement

What is the baseline duration of time you can flu with 1 engine according to ETOPS?

TWO ENGINE AIRPLANES - LESS THAN 60 MIN PASSENGER-CARRYING AIRPLANES WITH MORE THAN TWO ENGINES- LESS THAN 180 MIN

What is MSG-1?

A Bottom-up approach. Looks at component failure.

Through what program did MRM originate?

Cockpit Resource Management (CRM)

A certificated repair station may change its location without approval from the FAA. (§145.105)

False

An internal audit is performed by:

Individual departments

In what situation can the person who performed the work also sign off the RII?

Never

A satellite repair station may not hold a rating that the repair station with managerial control does not hold. (§145.107)

True

In the event of cabin pressurisation failure, each flight crewmember must be provided with oxygen that allows for a total of:

120 minutes total operation.

A certificated repair station must report to the FAA within ______ after it discovers any serious failure, malfunction, or defect of an article. (§145.221)

96 hours

What is MSG-2?

A Bottom-up approach. Looks at slight changes

Which level of stimulation may be used to meet the training requirements for landings?

All the above

Which cargo compartment on a passenger airplane has fire extinguishing equipment built into the compartment that is controllable from the cockpit?

Class C

What is Condition Monitoring?

Components were just looked at but no inspections or checks done to it until it failed.

What section of MRM contains the dirty dozen?

Human Factors Knowledge

IS-BAO was established by what entity?

IBAC

Which level of simulation has the greatest degree of fidelity to the aircraft?

Level D

Which MSG is Task Oriented?

MSG-3

In considering the need for escape slides or similar evacuation means, the aircraft is assumed to be:

On the ground with all landing gear extended

If a new-hire pilot wished to know what maneuvers would be covered in his initial aircraft training which of following would be a good place to look?

Part 121 Appendix E: Flight Training Requirement.

The rule requiring all required, installed equipment to be operated is violated when:

The aircraft takes off.

The main idea of a SMS is

To continuously improve the safety of a company every day

At what blood alcohol concentration is covered employee prohibited from performing any safety sensitive function?

0.04

After an accident, the employer must administer an alcohol test to any relevant employee within: ___

2 hours after the accident.

To be used in Part 121 operations, aircraft must have flight crew emergency exits located in the flight area if the have a passenger seating capacity greater than:

20 seats

The flight data recorder must continuously record:

25 hours of continuous data.

An aircraft with 254 passenger seats would require:

4 fire extinguishers

Under normal operation conditions, the pressurized cabin of ta part 121 aircraft must maintain a maximum cabin pressure altitude of:

8 000 feet

Emergency lighting for interior or exterior use must be able to be controlled at:

Both (a) and (b)

What is Hard time?

Components with a limited lifetime in time, cycles, or hours, and must be replaced.

A Repair Station's capability list is intended to list: (§145.215)

Each article by make and model number, or other nomenclature that the repair station can maintain

A repair station does not need to determine the abilities of its non-certificated employees performing functions. (§145.151)

False

Anyone reported violating 49 U.S.C. subtitle VII will be subject to civil penalties and/or the suspension of certification?

False

Class D cargo compartments are not accessible during flight and are designed with a protective liner allowing the compartment to be used to ship cargo containing lithium or NiCad batteries.

False

Each person performing maintenance at a repair station located in the United States must be appropriately certificated as a mechanic or repairman in accordance with 14 CFR part 65. (§145.157)

False

Each supervisor of a repair station located outside of the United States must be appropriately certificated as a mechanic or repairman in accordance with 14 CFR part 65. (§145.153)

False

Enforcement procedures apply to all who file report under ASRS

False

Supervisors employed at a repair station outside of the United States must understand, read, write and speak the English language. (§145.153)

False

The inflight use of cigarettes or cigars is allowed only on flights with a scheduled time en route of greater than six hours.

False

The safety promotion component of an SMS involves determining if the organization's current safety procedures are effective.

False

Landing gear is an example of on condition maintenance Task?

False. It's an example of hard time

If one pilot leaves his station at the controls, it is necessary for the other pilot to don his or her oxygen masks if the aircraft is above:

Flight level 250.

In passenger-carrying airplanes, at least two of the fire extinguishers must:

Halon 1211 (or equivalent) type

What is the H in the Shell Model?

Hardware (Physical items such as tools and equipment)

Part 121 & 135 are not required to have a training program.

IS-BAO

What is the primary purpose of MRM?

Improving communication, effectiveness, and safety in airline maintenance operations.

Cockpit voice recorders are required to continuously record the:

Last 30 minutes of each flight

What are the four consequences of Human Error?

Little or No effect, Damage to Equipment, Personal injury, Catastrophic

In order to carry cargo on the passenger level in a passenger aircraft, the cargo:

Must be secured in bins that can withstand 1.15 times the emergency landing g loads or, alternatively, the cargo may be properly restrained behind a bulkhead.

What is an Omission Human error?

Not performing a task

What are the three types of human error?

Omission, Commission, Extraneous.

During ground operations, it is:

Required that each passenger be seated and belts fastened during all movement on the surface.

Reasonable cause drug testing: ___

Requires at least two of the employee's supervisors to concur in the testing decision.

What is On Condition?

Scheduled inspections, test or measurements to determine whether an item is in, and will remain in. a satisfactory condition until the next scheduled inspection, test, or measurement. (EG the brake Assembly)

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a Safety Management System?

Separate programs are not required because SMS is a stand-alone system

What is the S in the Shell Model?

Software (Includes all documents)

The term SARP stands for?

Standards and recommended practices

A Blue cockpit annunciator light would indicate:

Status

Flight crewmembers must be provided and use oxygen when:

The cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10 000 feet.

If the aircraft is certified with cargo or baggage compartment smoke or fire detection equipment, the following must be met for each cargo or baggage compartment:

The detection system must provide a visual warning indication to the flight crew within one minute after the start of a fire. (14 CFR §25.858)

When maintenance is performed by an outside provider, what RII standards must they conform to?

The same as specified in the carriers manual

A repair station may contract with a non-certificated person for the performance of maintenance. (§145.217)

True

A repair station may perform work away from its location. (§145.203)

True

A repair station must provide a list of all repair station inspection personnel and a summary of their qualifications to the FAA. (§145.161)

True

An air carrier may not dispatch an airplane under IFR or night VFR conditions when current weather reports indicate that thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather condition that can be detected with airborne with airborne weather radar may reasonably be expected along the route to be flown, unless the airborne weather radar is working.

True

The FAA must approve all maintenance functions of a repair station that are contracted to an outside source. (§145.217)

True

The repair station must provide the name of each outside facility, for which the repair station contracts maintenance functions, to the FAA. (§145.217)

True

A repair station must keep the required records for _________ from the date the article was approved for return to service. (§145.219)

Two years

What is an industry practice of MRM?

Workplace design evaluation

If you are flight instructor for a small flight school and it conducts sightseeing flights for hire, must you have a drug testing program?

Yes

Landing gear aural warning devices must sound a warning if:

a landing is attempted with the gear not locked down.

Transport category aircraft elevator typically:

are interconnected but may be operated separately in an emergency.

What is Safety Promotion?

involves training and communication to create a positive safety culture.