Federal Aviation Regulations. Aircraft Maintenance. Maintenance Responsibilities, Aircraft Inspections, Airworthiness Directives, Alterations & Repairs, Preventative Maintenance, Transponder Requirements & Inspections, Flying with Inoperative Equipment.
Who is responsible for ensuring Airworthiness Directives (AD's) are complied with?
Owner or operator
What should an owner or operator know about Airworthiness Directives (AD's)
They are mandatory
To determine the expiration date of the last annual aircraft inspection, a person should refer to the...
aircraft maintenance records
If an alteration or repair substantially affects an aircraft's operation in flight, that aircraft must be test flown by an appropriately rated pilot and approved for return to service prior to being operated...
with passengers aboard
An aircraft had a 100-hour inspection when the tachometer read 1259.6. When is the next 100-hour inspection due?
1359.6 hours
What regulation allows a private pilot to perform preventive maintenance?
14 CFR Part 43.7
No person may use an ATC transponder unless it has been tested and inspected within at least the preceding
24 calendar months/ 2 years (FAR 91.413)
A 100-hour inspection was due at 3302.5 hours. The 100-hour inspection was actually done at 3309.5 hours. When is the next 100-hour inspection due?
3402.5 hours
Which records or documents shall the owner or operator of an aircraft keep to show compliance with an applicable Airworthiness Directive?
Aircraft Maintenance Records
An operable 4096 code transponder with an encoding altimeter is required in which airspace?
Class A, Class B (and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport), & Class C
What are airworthiness directives?
Issued by FAA. Corrects a safety problem. Mandatory compliance.
An aircraft's annual inspection was performed on July 12, this year. The next annual inspection will be due no later than?
July 31, next year. Needs to be done annually every 12 calendar months (means by the end of the month)
Who is primarily responsible for maintaining an aircraft in airworthy condition?
Owner or operator
Who is responsible for determining if an aircraft is in condition for safe flight?
PIC
Before passengers can be carried in an aircraft that has been altered in a manner than may have appreciably changed its flight characteristics, it must be flight tested by an appropriately rated pilot who holds at least a...
Private Pilot Certificate
Who may perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft and approve it for return to service?
Private or Commercial Pilot
Maintenance records show the last transponder inspection was performed on September 1, 2006. The next inspection will be due no later than...
September 30, 2016
Preventative maintenance has been performed on an aircraft. What paperwork is required?
The signature, certificate #, & kind of certificate held by the person approving the work & a description of the work must be entered in the aircraft maintenance records
May a pilot operate an aircraft that is not in compliance with an Airworthiness Directive (AD)?
Yes, if allowed by the AD
Completion of an annual inspection and the return of the aircraft to service should always be indicated by
an appropriate notation in the aircraft maintenance records
What aircraft inspections are required for rental aircraft that are also used for flight instruction?
annual and 100-hr inspections
To use an MEL a pilot
must receive written approval from the FAA
The responsibility for ensuring that an aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition is primarily that of the
owner or operator
The responsibility for ensuring that maintenance personnel make the appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records indicating the aircraft ha been approved for return to services lies with the
owner or operator
Who is responsible for ensuring appropriate entries are made in the maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service?
owner or operator
Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance?
replenishing hydraulic fluid
The airworthiness of an aircraft can be determined by a preflight inspection and a...
review of maintenance records
Which operation would be described as preventive maintenance?
servicing landing gear wheel bearings (FAR 43)
