Scheduled Maintenance Inspections Flashcards
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Which DA form lists an aircraft's scheduled inspections and component changes along with when each is next due?
Answer: DA Form 2408-18
The DA Form 2408-18 Equipment Inspection List tracks scheduled inspections and their next due hours or dates.
Under a phased maintenance system, what happens to the complete inspection requirement?
Answer: It is divided into smaller segments performed at set flight-hour intervals
Phased maintenance breaks the full inspection into phases so the aircraft is out of service for shorter periods.
An aircraft is in its scheduled phase maintenance inspection. What readiness status is it normally reported as?
Answer: Not mission capable – maintenance
An aircraft undergoing scheduled maintenance cannot perform its mission and is reported NMCM.
Which publication series contains the detailed preventive maintenance and phase inspection checklists for a specific Army aircraft?
Answer: The aircraft -23 series TMs and associated PMD/PMS checklists
Aviation unit maintenance procedures and inspection requirements are found in the aircraft's -23 series maintenance manuals and checklists.
A crew chief finds a defect during an inspection that makes the aircraft unsafe to fly. Which status symbol is entered?
Answer: Red X
A red X indicates the aircraft is in an unsafe condition and must not be flown until corrected.
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 TAMMS-A forms, records, and status symbol procedures.
After a technical inspector verifies the corrective action for a red X fault, what does that inspection accomplish?
Answer: It clears the red X so the aircraft may return to flight status
Red X faults require inspection and sign-off by a qualified technical inspector before the aircraft is released.
Which status symbol indicates that an inspection, component change, or MWO is due but not completed, yet the aircraft may still be flown?
Answer: Red horizontal dash
A red horizontal dash marks an incomplete required action that does not ground the aircraft.
A hard landing is reported by the flight crew. What type of inspection is required?
Answer: Special inspection
Unscheduled events such as hard landings, overspeeds, and overtorques trigger special inspections in the -23 manual.
Who may authorize flight of an aircraft under a circled red X condition?
Answer: A person designated in writing by the commander
A circled red X permits limited flight only when an individual appointed by the commander authorizes it.
Which inspection is typically performed by the operator before each mission using the -10 operator's manual or -CL checklist?
Answer: Preflight inspection
Operators conduct the preflight inspection per the -10 or -CL before flight.
An aircraft exceeds the allowable tolerance for a scheduled inspection without an approved extension. What is its status?
Answer: Red X
Exceeding an inspection interval beyond its tolerance grounds the aircraft until the inspection is completed.
Which form is used to record faults that are deferred or carried forward rather than corrected immediately?
Answer: DA Form 2408-14-1, Uncorrected Fault Record
Deferred faults are transferred to the DA Form 2408-14-1 so they remain tracked until corrected.
After certain phase work or major component replacement, what flight may be required before the aircraft returns to normal service?
Answer: Maintenance test flight
A maintenance test flight by a qualified maintenance test pilot verifies systems after specified maintenance.
Which status symbol indicates a known material defect that is not serious enough to ground the aircraft?
Answer: Red diagonal
A red diagonal identifies a minor fault that does not make the aircraft unsafe for flight.
In what color ink are status symbols entered on TAMMS-A forms?
Answer: Red
Status symbols are entered in red so they stand out on the forms.
Which form records an aircraft's flight hours, landings, and other per-flight data entered by the crew?
Answer: DA Form 2408-12, Army Aviator's Flight Record
The DA Form 2408-12 captures aviator flight data used to track hours toward scheduled inspections.
Why is accurate flight-hour recording critical to scheduled maintenance?
Answer: Phase and component inspections are triggered by accumulated hours
Hour-based inspections and component retirement times depend on accurate flight-hour data.
Which program uses periodic fluid samples to detect internal wear in engines and gearboxes between scheduled inspections?
Answer: Army Oil Analysis Program
AOAP analyzes oil samples to identify abnormal wear before failures occur.
Which form tracks components with finite service lives or retirement times?
Answer: DA Form 2408-16
The DA Form 2408-16 Aircraft Component Historical Record tracks time-limited components.
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