Maintenance Planning & Documentation Flashcards
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Which publication is the primary functional users manual for The Army Maintenance Management System–Aviation (TAMMS-A)?
Answer: DA PAM 738-751
DA PAM 738-751 prescribes the forms, records, and procedures used in TAMMS-A.
A crew chief finds a condition that makes the aircraft unsafe to fly. Which status symbol is entered on the DA Form 2408-13-1?
Answer: Red X
A Red X shows an unsafe condition, and the aircraft may not be flown until the fault is corrected.
Which form is used to record faults that are deferred and carried forward because they cannot be corrected right away?
Answer: DA Form 2408-14-1
DA Form 2408-14-1 is the Uncorrected Fault Record for deferred faults.
What does a red horizontal dash on aircraft forms usually mean?
Answer: An inspection, component change, MWO, or TB is due or overdue, or the aircraft's condition is unknown
The red dash is used when required inspections or actions are not complied with in time, or when the condition is unknown.
In an aviation maintenance unit, which section is mainly responsible for planning, scheduling, and prioritizing maintenance workload?
Answer: Production Control
Production Control manages workload, scheduling, and aircraft flow through maintenance.
Why do aviation units use a phase flow chart (sliding scale) to manage flying hours?
Answer: To stagger aircraft so they do not all reach phase inspection at the same time
The flow chart spreads aircraft hours out so phase inspections come up one at a time and fleet availability stays steady.
On DA Form 2408-12, a flight lasting 1 hour and 24 minutes is recorded as how many hours?
Answer: 1.4
Flight time is recorded in tenths of an hour, so 24 minutes equals 0.4.
Which form serves as the Historical Record for Aircraft and documents major events over the aircraft's life?
Answer: DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2408-15 records historical data such as accidents, major repairs, and transfers.
A commander authorizes a limited flight to move an aircraft with a known fault to a repair facility. Which status symbol applies?
Answer: Circled red X
A circled red X means the aircraft may be flown under specific limitations approved by an authorized person.
Which form lists the inspections required for an aircraft and when each is next due?
Answer: DA Form 2408-18
DA Form 2408-18, the Equipment Inspection List, tracks inspection intervals and due points.
When a serial-numbered, time-tracked component is removed from an aircraft, which form documents the removal and its disposition?
Answer: DA Form 2410
DA Form 2410 is the Component Removal and Repair/Overhaul Record for tracked components.
Which form records the aircraft's equipment inventory, such as installed or loose equipment that must stay with the airframe?
Answer: DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-17 is the Aircraft Inventory Record.
What does a red diagonal status symbol show?
Answer: A deficiency or shortcoming exists, but it does not make the aircraft unsafe
A red diagonal marks a non-hazardous deficiency, and the aircraft stays safe to fly.
Who normally inspects and approves completed maintenance work before a Red X condition is cleared?
Answer: A Technical Inspector from Quality Control
Quality Control Technical Inspectors check corrective actions on safety-related faults before the status is cleared.
Which form is the Aircraft Status Information Record and summarizes current status, hours, and inspection data?
Answer: DA Form 2408-13
DA Form 2408-13 shows aircraft status information, including the current status symbol and inspection data.
Which form is used to record maintenance actions that relate to a fault but were done apart from the main corrective action, such as removing parts to gain access?
Answer: DA Form 2408-13-2
DA Form 2408-13-2, the Related Maintenance Actions Record, captures supporting actions such as disassembly for access.
A unit requests support from a higher maintenance level for work it cannot perform. Which form is commonly used?
Answer: DA Form 2407
DA Form 2407, the Maintenance Request, is used to ask a support activity to perform maintenance.
Under the Army's two-level maintenance concept, what are the two levels?
Answer: Field and sustainment
AR 750-1 organizes Army maintenance into field level and sustainment level.
An aircraft is able to perform some, but not all, of its assigned missions. What is its readiness status?
Answer: Partially Mission Capable (PMC)
PMC means the aircraft can perform at least one, but not all, of its missions.
An aircraft is grounded only because it is waiting on a part that is on order. How is its status reported?
Answer: NMCS
Not Mission Capable Supply applies when the aircraft cannot fly its mission because it is waiting for parts.
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