AAC Safety & Risk Management — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Under ATP 5-19, which three types of controls are used to reduce risk?

Primary, secondary, and tertiary
Administrative, legal, and financial
Educational, physical, and avoidance (Correct answer)
Preventive, corrective, and detective

Correct answer: Educational, physical, and avoidance

ATP 5-19 groups risk controls as educational, physical, and avoidance (elimination) controls.

Question 2: What is 'residual risk' in Army risk management?

The risk before any hazard is identified
Risk transferred to a higher headquarters
Risk that applies only to ground operations
The risk left after controls have been applied (Correct answer)

Correct answer: The risk left after controls have been applied

Residual risk is the level of risk remaining once controls are implemented, and it is what the proper authority accepts.

Question 3: Which DD form is used to document a deliberate risk assessment?

DD Form 1348
DD Form 2977 (Correct answer)
DD Form 1574
DD Form 214

Correct answer: DD Form 2977

DD Form 2977 is the Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet used Army-wide.

Question 4: On the Army risk assessment matrix, which severity category means the loss of mission capability or a death?

Negligible (IV)
Moderate (III)
Catastrophic (I) (Correct answer)
Critical (II)

Correct answer: Catastrophic (I)

Catastrophic is the highest severity category: death, permanent total disability, or loss of mission capability.

Question 5: Who decides whether to accept the residual risk of an operation?

The unit supply sergeant
The commander or leader at the proper risk acceptance level (Correct answer)
The most junior crew member
The aircraft manufacturer's representative

Correct answer: The commander or leader at the proper risk acceptance level

Risk decisions belong to the commander or leader with authority matching the residual risk level.

Question 6: Which probability level on the Army risk matrix means a hazard happens often during a mission or over a career?

Unlikely
Occasional
Frequent (Correct answer)
Seldom

Correct answer: Frequent

Frequent is the highest probability level, meaning the event happens often or is continuously experienced.

Question 7: During which risk management step do leaders confirm controls are working and update them as needed?

Identify the hazards
Develop controls and make risk decisions
Assess the hazards
Supervise and evaluate (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Supervise and evaluate

Step five, supervise and evaluate, checks that controls are enforced and effective, and adjusts them as conditions change.

Question 8: What does a red X on DA Form 2408-13-1 mean?

The aircraft is fully mission capable
The aircraft is unsafe or unserviceable and must not be flown (Correct answer)
A known deficiency exists that does not affect safety
An inspection is overdue but the aircraft may be flown

Correct answer: The aircraft is unsafe or unserviceable and must not be flown

A red X marks an unsafe or unserviceable condition and grounds the aircraft until the fault is corrected.

Question 9: What does a circled red X status symbol mean?

The aircraft is permanently grounded
The aircraft is due for its next phase inspection
The aircraft may be flown under limits set by an authorized person (Correct answer)
The aircraft is fully cleared with no restrictions

Correct answer: The aircraft may be flown under limits set by an authorized person

A circled red X means a condition exists, but an authorized person has allowed flight under specific limits.

Question 10: A red diagonal (/) on the aircraft status block means what?

An unsafe condition grounds the aircraft
The aircraft is in depot overhaul
A required inspection is overdue
A material defect exists that is not urgent enough to ground the aircraft (Correct answer)

Correct answer: A material defect exists that is not urgent enough to ground the aircraft

A red diagonal shows a known deficiency or defect that does not make the aircraft unsafe to fly.

Question 11: Which status symbol shows that a required inspection, component change, or test flight is due but not yet done?

Black initials
Red horizontal dash (—) (Correct answer)
Red X
Red diagonal (/)

Correct answer: Red horizontal dash (—)

A red horizontal dash shows an overdue or due inspection, component replacement, or maintenance operational check.

Question 12: Which type of AMCOM message usually grounds aircraft or restricts flight because of an urgent safety problem?

Supply bulletin
Maintenance Information Message (MIM)
Monthly readiness report
Safety-of-Flight (SOF) message (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Safety-of-Flight (SOF) message

SOF messages address conditions that threaten flight safety and can ground fleets or restrict operations right away.

Question 13: What is the main purpose of an Aviation Safety Action Message (ASAM)?

To set unit fuel allocations
To announce personnel promotions
To pass on maintenance, technical, or general safety information that is less urgent than a SOF (Correct answer)
To approve the annual training budget

Correct answer: To pass on maintenance, technical, or general safety information that is less urgent than a SOF

ASAMs pass on safety-related maintenance, technical, or informational guidance that does not need SOF-level urgency.

Question 14: A crew chief finds a cracked flight control rod end during a preflight. What should the crew chief do first?

Note it for the next phase inspection
Tape over it and monitor during flight
Enter a red X in the aircraft forms and stop the flight (Correct answer)
Tell the pilot after the mission

Correct answer: Enter a red X in the aircraft forms and stop the flight

A cracked flight control component is an unsafe condition that calls for a red X and grounding right away.

Question 15: Which fire extinguisher class is used on a burning magnesium component?

Class A
Class C
Class B
Class D (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Class D

Class D agents are made for combustible metals such as magnesium and titanium.

Question 16: What should be done before refueling an aircraft to prevent static discharge?

Ground the aircraft and bond the fuel nozzle to the aircraft (Correct answer)
Turn on all aircraft lights
Spray the fuel port with water
Run the engine at idle

Correct answer: Ground the aircraft and bond the fuel nozzle to the aircraft

Grounding and bonding equalize static potential between the aircraft, the fuel source, and the earth, which prevents sparks.

Question 17: Why should nickel-cadmium and lead-acid batteries be serviced in separate areas?

Their electrolytes neutralize and contaminate each other, causing damage (Correct answer)
Ni-Cd batteries cannot be charged indoors
They need different lighting
Lead-acid batteries are radioactive

Correct answer: Their electrolytes neutralize and contaminate each other, causing damage

Acid from lead-acid batteries and alkaline electrolyte from Ni-Cd batteries contaminate each other and damage cells.

Question 18: What does the Army treat as a noise-hazardous area for steady-state noise?

120 dBA or greater
85 dBA or greater (Correct answer)
60 dBA or greater
70 dBA or greater

Correct answer: 85 dBA or greater

Under DA PAM 40-501, steady-state noise of 85 dBA or more needs hearing protection and posted warnings.

Question 19: Why must oil and grease be kept away from aircraft oxygen system fittings?

They void the warranty
Petroleum products can ignite violently when exposed to pure oxygen (Correct answer)
They cause the regulator to freeze
They make the oxygen smell

Correct answer: Petroleum products can ignite violently when exposed to pure oxygen

Pure oxygen in contact with petroleum-based products can cause spontaneous combustion or an explosion.

Question 20: Before working on a hazardous chemical such as a paint stripper, where can a technician find its hazards and required PPE?

The flight plan
The aircraft logbook
The unit duty roster
The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Correct answer)

Correct answer: The Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, the SDS lists a chemical's hazards, PPE, handling, and first aid.

Question 21: Before maintenance on an electrical or hydraulic system, what procedure keeps the system from being energized unexpectedly?

Lockout/tagout (Correct answer)
Run-up checks
Hot refueling
Phase inspection

Correct answer: Lockout/tagout

Lockout/tagout isolates energy sources and tags them so no one can re-energize the system while work is underway.

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Under ATP 5-19, which three types of controls are used to reduce risk?

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