CAT Industry Standards and Certifications 3

Question 1

What is RTCA DO-160 and why is it important to aerospace technicians?

Accepted Answer

It defines environmental and electromagnetic test conditions for airborne equipment, ensuring avionics can withstand aircraft operating conditions

Answer

RTCA DO-160 specifies environmental and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test conditions for airborne equipment, ensuring avionics can function reliably in the temperature, vibration, and EMC environment of aircraft.

Question 2

What is the significance of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between the FAA and foreign aviation authorities?

Accepted Answer

It allows mutual recognition of aircraft certifications and maintenance approvals between the U.S. and partner countries, facilitating international operations

Answer

BASAs allow the FAA and partner authorities (like EASA) to accept each other's airworthiness findings, reducing duplicative certification work and facilitating international maintenance and parts approvals.

Question 3

What does the term 'type certificate' mean in U.S. aviation regulation?

Accepted Answer

An FAA document that approves the design of an aircraft, engine, or propeller as meeting airworthiness standards

Answer

A Type Certificate (TC) is the FAA's approval of an aircraft design, confirming it meets all applicable airworthiness standards; any aircraft produced to that type design is considered airworthy.

Question 4

What is the purpose of the FAA's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)?

Accepted Answer

To encourage aviation maintenance and operations personnel to voluntarily report safety concerns without punitive action, improving safety data collection

Answer

ASAP is a voluntary safety reporting program that provides protection from punitive FAA action for good-faith safety reports by maintenance and operations personnel, creating richer safety data.

Question 5

Which aerospace standard defines configuration management requirements to control design changes in aerospace products?

Accepted Answer

AS9100 / AS9003 and EIA-649

Answer

AS9100 includes configuration management requirements, and EIA-649 (National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management) provides detailed guidance for managing design and product configurations throughout their lifecycle.

CAT - Certified Aerospace Technician Practice Test

CAT - Certified Aerospace Technician Practice Test

CAT Industry Standards and Certifications 3