ASI Aviation Safety Regulations & Standards 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An operator holds a Part 135 certificate but wants to add a new aircraft type to their operations. What document must be amended?
- Air carrier certificate
- Operations specifications (Correct answer)
- Aircraft registration
- Airworthiness certificate
Correct answer: Operations specifications
Adding a new aircraft type to a Part 135 operation requires amendment of the operator's operations specifications to include the new aircraft.
Question 2: Under 14 CFR Part 65.81, a mechanic certificate with an Airframe rating authorizes work on:
- Aircraft engines only
- Aircraft structures, systems, and components except powerplant (Correct answer)
- All aircraft systems including powerplant
- Avionics and instruments only
Correct answer: Aircraft structures, systems, and components except powerplant
An Airframe rating authorizes a mechanic to perform maintenance on aircraft structures, systems, and components, excluding powerplant.
Question 3: What constitutes a 'major repair' requiring FAA Form 337 documentation under 14 CFR Part 43?
- Any repair costing more than $500
- A repair that might appreciably affect structural strength, flight characteristics, or airworthiness (Correct answer)
- Replacement of any FAA-approved part
- Any repair performed by a repair station
Correct answer: A repair that might appreciably affect structural strength, flight characteristics, or airworthiness
Appendix A to Part 43 defines a major repair as one that might appreciably affect structural strength, flight characteristics, or other airworthiness qualities.
Question 4: Which regulation requires an air carrier to maintain and make available to the FAA a continuing analysis and surveillance system (CASS)?
- 14 CFR §121.369
- 14 CFR §121.373 (Correct answer)
- 14 CFR §121.367
- 14 CFR §121.371
Correct answer: 14 CFR §121.373
14 CFR §121.373 requires Part 121 certificate holders to establish and maintain a continuing analysis and surveillance system for maintenance programs.
Question 5: A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) is best described as:
- A mandatory corrective action order equivalent to an AD
- An informational notice that recommends but does not mandate action (Correct answer)
- A type certificate amendment
- A temporary flight restriction notice
Correct answer: An informational notice that recommends but does not mandate action
SAIBs are informational notices issued by the FAA that recommend actions but are not mandatory like Airworthiness Directives.
Question 6: Under 14 CFR §91.409, a progressive inspection program, once established, requires inspections at intervals not to exceed:
- 25 hours
- 50 hours
- 100 hours
- As specified in the approved program (Correct answer)
Correct answer: As specified in the approved program
A progressive inspection program must be approved, and the inspection intervals are as specified in the owner-developed and FAA-approved program.
Question 7: When an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) is issued, operators must comply within:
- 30 days of receipt
- The compliance time stated in the EAD, often immediately or within very short timeframes (Correct answer)
- 90 days from publication in the Federal Register
- The next scheduled maintenance visit
Correct answer: The compliance time stated in the EAD, often immediately or within very short timeframes
Emergency ADs impose compliance within the timeframe stated in the directive itself, which may be immediately upon receipt due to the urgent safety risk.
ASI Aviation Safety Regulations & Standards 3
An operator holds a Part 135 certificate but wants to add a new aircraft type to their operations.
What document must be amended?