AAC Maintenance Planning & Documentation — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Which publication is the primary functional users manual for The Army Maintenance Management System–Aviation (TAMMS-A)?

DA PAM 750-8
AR 95-1
TM 1-1500-204-23
DA PAM 738-751 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA PAM 738-751

DA PAM 738-751 prescribes the forms, records, and procedures used in TAMMS-A.

Question 2: 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?

Circled red X
Red diagonal
Red X (Correct answer)
Red horizontal dash

Correct answer: Red X

A Red X shows an unsafe condition, and the aircraft may not be flown until the fault is corrected.

Question 3: Which form is used to record faults that are deferred and carried forward because they cannot be corrected right away?

DA Form 2408-13-2
DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2408-14-1 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-14-1

DA Form 2408-14-1 is the Uncorrected Fault Record for deferred faults.

Question 4: What does a red horizontal dash on aircraft forms usually mean?

The aircraft is unsafe and grounded
A minor deficiency that does not affect safety
An inspection, component change, MWO, or TB is due or overdue, or the aircraft's condition is unknown (Correct answer)
The fault has been corrected and inspected

Correct 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.

Question 5: In an aviation maintenance unit, which section is mainly responsible for planning, scheduling, and prioritizing maintenance workload?

Quality Control
Technical Supply
Standardization
Production Control (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Production Control

Production Control manages workload, scheduling, and aircraft flow through maintenance.

Question 6: Why do aviation units use a phase flow chart (sliding scale) to manage flying hours?

To record each aviator's individual flight time
To track the calibration of tools and test equipment
To calculate fuel consumption by tail number
To stagger aircraft so they do not all reach phase inspection at the same time (Correct answer)

Correct 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.

Question 7: On DA Form 2408-12, a flight lasting 1 hour and 24 minutes is recorded as how many hours?

1.24
1.2
1.4 (Correct answer)
1.5

Correct answer: 1.4

Flight time is recorded in tenths of an hour, so 24 minutes equals 0.4.

Question 8: Which form serves as the Historical Record for Aircraft and documents major events over the aircraft's life?

DA Form 2408-13
DA Form 2408-20
DA Form 2408-15 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-18

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-15

DA Form 2408-15 records historical data such as accidents, major repairs, and transfers.

Question 9: A commander authorizes a limited flight to move an aircraft with a known fault to a repair facility. Which status symbol applies?

Circled red X (Correct answer)
Red diagonal
Red X
Red horizontal dash

Correct answer: Circled red X

A circled red X means the aircraft may be flown under specific limitations approved by an authorized person.

Question 10: Which form lists the inspections required for an aircraft and when each is next due?

DA Form 2408-14-1
DA Form 2410
DA Form 2408-18 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-12

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-18

DA Form 2408-18, the Equipment Inspection List, tracks inspection intervals and due points.

Question 11: When a serial-numbered, time-tracked component is removed from an aircraft, which form documents the removal and its disposition?

DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2407
DA Form 2408-12
DA Form 2410 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2410

DA Form 2410 is the Component Removal and Repair/Overhaul Record for tracked components.

Question 12: Which form records the aircraft's equipment inventory, such as installed or loose equipment that must stay with the airframe?

DA Form 2408-33
DA Form 2408-13-3
DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2408-17 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-17

DA Form 2408-17 is the Aircraft Inventory Record.

Question 13: What does a red diagonal status symbol show?

The aircraft may fly only under commander limits
The aircraft is grounded for an unsafe condition
A deficiency or shortcoming exists, but it does not make the aircraft unsafe (Correct answer)
A required inspection is overdue

Correct 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.

Question 14: Who normally inspects and approves completed maintenance work before a Red X condition is cleared?

The unit supply sergeant
The Production Control clerk
The aircraft's pilot in command
A Technical Inspector from Quality Control (Correct answer)

Correct answer: A Technical Inspector from Quality Control

Quality Control Technical Inspectors check corrective actions on safety-related faults before the status is cleared.

Question 15: Which form is the Aircraft Status Information Record and summarizes current status, hours, and inspection data?

DA Form 2408-13 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-13-2
DA Form 2408-19
DA Form 2408-16

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-13

DA Form 2408-13 shows aircraft status information, including the current status symbol and inspection data.

Question 16: 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?

DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-13-2 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-14-1
DA Form 2408-13-1

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-13-2

DA Form 2408-13-2, the Related Maintenance Actions Record, captures supporting actions such as disassembly for access.

Question 17: A unit requests support from a higher maintenance level for work it cannot perform. Which form is commonly used?

DA Form 2408-18
DA Form 2408-12
DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2407 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2407

DA Form 2407, the Maintenance Request, is used to ask a support activity to perform maintenance.

Question 18: Under the Army's two-level maintenance concept, what are the two levels?

Operator and depot
Organizational and general support
Field and sustainment (Correct answer)
Unit and intermediate

Correct answer: Field and sustainment

AR 750-1 organizes Army maintenance into field level and sustainment level.

Question 19: An aircraft is able to perform some, but not all, of its assigned missions. What is its readiness status?

Not Mission Capable Supply (NMCS)
Not Mission Capable Maintenance (NMCM)
Fully Mission Capable (FMC)
Partially Mission Capable (PMC) (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Partially Mission Capable (PMC)

PMC means the aircraft can perform at least one, but not all, of its missions.

Question 20: An aircraft is grounded only because it is waiting on a part that is on order. How is its status reported?

NMCS (Correct answer)
NMCM
PMC
FMC

Correct answer: NMCS

Not Mission Capable Supply applies when the aircraft cannot fly its mission because it is waiting for parts.

Question 21: What is the main purpose of a Modification Work Order (MWO)?

To authorize and direct a permanent change to equipment configuration (Correct answer)
To request repair parts from supply
To log daily flight hours
To report a mishap to the Army Combat Readiness Center

Correct answer: To authorize and direct a permanent change to equipment configuration

MWOs direct and document approved modifications to equipment.

AAC Maintenance Planning & Documentation

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