Documentation and Reporting Flashcards
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In avionics documentation, what does an 'effectivity' statement define?
Answer: The specific aircraft models, serial numbers, or registration numbers to which the document applies
An effectivity statement specifies exactly which aircraft models, serial ranges, or tail numbers a given maintenance procedure or part applies to.
Which of the following best describes a 'red tag' on an avionics component?
Answer: The part is unserviceable and must not be installed
A red tag indicates an unserviceable part that must not be installed on an aircraft until it has been inspected, repaired, or replaced.
What is the significance of a 'yellow tag' on an avionics component returned from overhaul?
Answer: The part is serviceable and has been inspected or overhauled per approved data
A yellow tag (often an FAA Form 8130-3) certifies the part is serviceable and has been inspected, repaired, or overhauled per approved maintenance data.
When a technician makes an error in a maintenance logbook entry, what is the correct procedure?
Answer: Draw a single line through the error, initial and date it, then write the correct entry
Errors in maintenance records must be corrected with a single line through the mistake, initialed and dated, so the original entry remains legible.
A Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) is primarily used for?
Answer: Detailed overhaul, repair, and testing procedures for a specific avionic component
A CMM provides the detailed repair, overhaul, testing, and inspection procedures specific to a particular avionics component or LRU.
Under 14 CFR Part 145, a certificated repair station must make its maintenance records available for inspection by the FAA for how long?
Answer: Two years
14 CFR Part 145 requires certificated repair stations to retain and make maintenance records available to the FAA for at least two years.
What is the purpose of a Continued Airworthiness document issued with an STC?
Answer: To provide the maintenance instructions necessary to keep the STC'd modification airworthy
Continued Airworthiness Instructions accompanying an STC provide the maintenance procedures required to keep the modified system in an airworthy condition.