Maintenance Records & Documentation Flashcards
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After a major repair or alteration is approved for return to service, within what time must a copy of FAA Form 337 be forwarded to the FAA?
Answer: 48 hours
14 CFR Part 43 Appendix B requires forwarding a copy of Form 337 to the FAA within 48 hours of approval for return to service.
How many copies of FAA Form 337 are prepared, and who receives them?
Answer: Two copies: one to the aircraft owner and one to the FAA
Form 337 is prepared in duplicate, with one copy given to the owner and one forwarded to the FAA.
Which statement best defines a 'major' repair or alteration under 14 CFR Part 1?
Answer: Work that might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant operation, flight characteristics, or other airworthiness qualities
The Part 1 definition turns on whether the work could appreciably affect those airworthiness-related characteristics, not on time or tooling.
An owner must keep a copy of Form 337 for which work, per 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(vi)?
Answer: Each major alteration to the airframe and currently installed engines, rotors, propellers, and appliances
Section 91.417(a)(2)(vi) requires retaining Form 337 copies for major alterations to the airframe and currently installed components.
No type certificate, STC, or other approved data exists for a proposed alteration. How can the data be approved for a Form 337 alteration?
Answer: By field approval from an FAA Flight Standards inspector or other authorized FAA approval
Absent existing approved data, the alteration data must be approved by the FAA, commonly via field approval entered on Form 337.
A private pilot performs preventive maintenance on an aircraft the pilot owns. What entry is required?
Answer: A maintenance record entry with description, date, and the pilot's name, signature, certificate number, and kind of certificate
Section 43.9 requires a maintenance record entry identifying the work and the person who performed it, including certificate number and type.
Who may approve for return to service a major repair on an airframe of a Part 91 aircraft, when no repair station is involved?
Answer: A mechanic holding an Inspection Authorization
Under 14 CFR 65.95, an IA holder may approve for return to service major repairs and alterations that an A&P alone cannot approve.
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