CAM Aircraft Maintenance 2

Question 1

Under which FAR part is a business aviation flight department typically required to use a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) rather than annual/100-hour inspections?

Accepted Answer

Part 91 Subpart K and Part 135 for aircraft with 10 or more passenger seats

Answer

Part 21 for newly certificated aircraft

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Part 61 for all turbine aircraft

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Part 147 for corporate operators

Question 2

An aviation manager discovers an aircraft flew with an overdue Airworthiness Directive (AD). What is the most immediate consequence?

Accepted Answer

The aircraft was legally unairworthy during those flights

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Nothing, if the aircraft is operated under Part 91

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Only the manufacturer is liable

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The AD deadline is automatically extended

Question 3

Which document must a mechanic record a maintenance entry in before an aircraft is approved for return to service?

Accepted Answer

The aircraft maintenance records (logbooks)

Answer

The pilot's personal logbook

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The minimum equipment list

Answer

The insurance policy declarations page

Question 4

A flight department wants to defer repair of an inoperative item on a turbojet and continue flying. Under Part 91, what generally allows this?

Accepted Answer

An approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL) with a Letter of Authorization

Answer

A verbal waiver from the local FSDO inspector

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The director of maintenance's written memo

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The aircraft flight manual supplement

Question 5

In budgeting for maintenance, which cost model spreads engine overhaul expenses into a predictable per-flight-hour accrual?

Accepted Answer

An hourly engine maintenance program such as a power-by-the-hour plan

Answer

Straight-line depreciation of the airframe

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Time-and-materials invoicing after each shop visit

Answer

Capitalizing overhauls as new aircraft acquisitions

Question 6

Which inspection concept applies calendar time, flight hours, or cycles to determine when a component must be removed regardless of condition?

Accepted Answer

Hard-time limit

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On-condition monitoring

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Reliability-centered sampling

Answer

Condition monitoring

Question 7

A CAM should recognize that a Service Bulletin (SB) issued by the manufacturer is generally what for a Part 91 operator?

Accepted Answer

Advisory unless mandated by an AD or required by the operator's program

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Applicable only to aircraft on foreign registries

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Always mandatory within 30 days

Answer

Binding only if the aircraft is financed