AAC TAMMS-A Procedures — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Which publication is the primary functional guide for TAMMS-A forms and records procedures?

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

Correct answer: DA PAM 738-751

DA PAM 738-751 prescribes the forms, records, and procedures of the Army Maintenance Management System - Aviation (TAMMS-A).

Question 2: A crew chief finds a condition that makes the aircraft unsafe to fly. Which status symbol must be entered?

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

Correct answer: Red X

A red X means the aircraft is unsafe or unserviceable and must not be flown until the fault is corrected.

Question 3: What does a red diagonal (/) status symbol indicate?

The aircraft is grounded until a test flight is done
A fault exists but is not serious enough to stop use of the aircraft (Correct answer)
An inspection is overdue
The commander has approved a limited flight

Correct answer: A fault exists but is not serious enough to stop use of the aircraft

A red diagonal shows a material defect that is not dangerous enough to ground the aircraft.

Question 4: Who may authorize flight of an aircraft under a circled red X condition?

Any rated pilot in command
The crew chief on duty
The commander or a representative the commander designates in writing (Correct answer)
The quality control technical inspector only

Correct answer: The commander or a representative the commander designates in writing

A circled red X flight needs authorization from the commander or a designated representative appointed in writing.

Question 5: Which form serves as the Army Aviator's Flight Record and records flight time for each mission?

DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-13
DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2408-12 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-12

DA Form 2408-12 records aviator flight time, missions, and flight conditions.

Question 6: How is flight time entered on TAMMS-A flight records?

Hours and minutes
Whole hours, rounded up
Hours and tenths of an hour (Correct answer)
Minutes only

Correct answer: Hours and tenths of an hour

TAMMS-A records flight time in hours and tenths.

Question 7: Which form gives a summary of the aircraft's current status, including hours, landings, and the highest status symbol?

DA Form 2408-18
DA Form 2408-13 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2410
DA Form 2408-5

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-13

DA Form 2408-13, Aircraft Status Information Record, summarizes the aircraft's current status and use data.

Question 8: Which form records faults, the corrective actions taken, and inspections performed on the aircraft?

DA Form 2408-13-1 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-16
DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-12

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-13-1

DA Form 2408-13-1, Aircraft Inspection and Maintenance Record, lists faults and the corrective actions taken.

Question 9: During a fault correction, more work has to be documented than fits in the original entry. Which form is used for the related maintenance actions?

DA Form 2408-14-1
DA Form 2408-20
DA Form 2408-19
DA Form 2408-13-2 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-13-2

DA Form 2408-13-2, Related Maintenance Actions Record, documents work linked to a fault on the 2408-13-1.

Question 10: An uncorrected fault is deferred so the 2408-13-1 can be closed out. Where is that fault carried forward?

DA Form 2408-15
DA Form 2408-14-1 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-5
DA Form 2408-18

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-14-1

DA Form 2408-14-1, Uncorrected Fault Record (Aircraft), tracks deferred faults until they are corrected.

Question 11: Which form lists scheduled inspections and when they are due by hours or calendar time?

DA Form 2408-18 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-12
DA Form 2408-4-1

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-18

DA Form 2408-18, Equipment Inspection List, schedules recurring inspections and their due points.

Question 12: A required phase inspection is now due but has not been done, and no unsafe condition exists. Which symbol applies?

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

Correct answer: Red horizontal dash

A red horizontal dash means an inspection, component change, MWO, or check is due but not yet completed.

Question 13: Which form is the permanent historical record of significant events such as accidents, major repairs, and transfers for an aircraft?

DA Form 2408-13
DA Form 2408-15 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-14-1
DA Form 2408-12

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-15

DA Form 2408-15, Historical Record for Aircraft, keeps important lifetime events and stays with the aircraft.

Question 14: When a fault entered with a red X is corrected and inspected, how is the entry usually cleared?

The red X is erased and the entry thrown away
The qualified inspector initials in the status block to show the correction is accepted (Correct answer)
The pilot signs the DA Form 2408-12
The entry is moved to the DA Form 2408-15

Correct answer: The qualified inspector initials in the status block to show the correction is accepted

Clearing a red X needs the authorized inspector's initials over the status symbol to confirm the corrective action.

Question 15: Which form tracks the operating time and history of individual time-change or retirement-life components?

DA Form 2408-16 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-17
DA Form 2408-13-2
DA Form 2408-12

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-16

DA Form 2408-16, Aircraft Component Historical Record, follows tracked components throughout their service life.

Question 16: Which form accounts for loose equipment and items that must stay with the aircraft?

DA Form 2408-18
DA Form 2408-20
DA Form 2408-5
DA Form 2408-17 (Correct answer)

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-17

DA Form 2408-17, Aircraft Inventory Record, lists the equipment items assigned to the aircraft.

Question 17: Which form documents removal, installation, and repair/overhaul of serial-number-tracked components for reporting to the national level?

DA Form 2404
DA Form 2410 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-12
DA Form 2408-14-1

Correct answer: DA Form 2410

DA Form 2410 reports component removal, installation, and repair/overhaul data for reliability and life tracking.

Question 18: Which form records modification work orders (MWOs) that apply to the aircraft and whether they are complete?

DA Form 2408-5 (Correct answer)
DA Form 2408-16
DA Form 2408-13-1
DA Form 2408-19

Correct answer: DA Form 2408-5

DA Form 2408-5, Equipment Modification Record, tracks MWO applicability and completion status.

Question 19: Which automated system is used at unit level to keep electronic TAMMS-A records in place of many paper forms?

SAMS-E
SARSS
PBUSE
ULLS-A(E) (Correct answer)

Correct answer: ULLS-A(E)

ULLS-A(E), the Unit Level Logistics System - Aviation (Enhanced), keeps aviation maintenance records electronically.

Question 20: After a flight, the pilot finds a minor fault that does not affect safety. Who is responsible for entering it on the aircraft forms?

Only the quality control inspector
Only the production control officer
The person who finds the fault, such as the pilot or crew member (Correct answer)
The battalion commander

Correct answer: The person who finds the fault, such as the pilot or crew member

Whoever finds a fault is responsible for recording it right away with the correct status symbol.

Question 21: If several faults on one aircraft have different status symbols, which symbol goes in the status block of the DA Form 2408-13?

The newest symbol entered
The most serious (highest) status symbol (Correct answer)
A red diagonal by default
The symbol picked by the crew chief

Correct answer: The most serious (highest) status symbol

The DA Form 2408-13 shows the most serious open status symbol so the aircraft's overall condition is clear.

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Which publication is the primary functional guide for TAMMS-A forms and records procedures?

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