ASI Aircraft Operations and Certification 3

Question 1

Which regulation defines the minimum equipment that must be operative for a particular type of operation as listed in an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL)?

Accepted Answer

14 CFR Part 91.213

Answer

14 CFR 91.213 prescribes the conditions under which inoperative instruments and equipment may be deferred using an approved MEL for Part 91 operations.

Question 2

What is the primary difference between a standard airworthiness certificate and a special airworthiness certificate?

Accepted Answer

Standard certificates are issued for type-certificated aircraft in normal or utility categories; special certificates cover aircraft not meeting standard requirements

Answer

Standard airworthiness certificates are issued for type-certificated aircraft in the normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, or transport category; special certificates cover experimental, restricted, or other non-standard aircraft.

Question 3

During an en-route inspection, an ASI observes a Part 121 air carrier flight depart with a known inoperative autopilot that is required by the aircraft's MEL. This is best characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A violation of the approved MEL and applicable operating regulations

Answer

Dispatching or operating an aircraft with inoperative equipment that an approved MEL requires to be operative is a regulatory violation under the applicable operating part.

Question 4

An airworthiness directive (AD) is legally classified as:

Accepted Answer

A Federal Aviation Regulation with mandatory compliance

Answer

ADs are issued under 14 CFR Part 39 and have the force of a Federal Aviation Regulation, making compliance mandatory.

Question 5

An aircraft owner wants to conduct a ferry flight on an aircraft with an expired airworthiness certificate. Which document authorizes this?

Accepted Answer

A special flight permit (ferry permit) issued under 14 CFR 21.197

Answer

A special flight permit issued under 14 CFR 21.197 authorizes ferry flights for aircraft that do not currently meet airworthiness requirements.

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ASI Aircraft Operations and Certification 3