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  1. Which item is NOT required in a maintenance record entry for an annual inspection under 14 CFR 43.11?

    Answer: The owner's signature acknowledging the findings

    43.11 requires type, date, total time, signature and certificate details, plus an airworthiness statement or discrepancy list, but no owner signature.

  2. An IA finds an aircraft unairworthy during an annual inspection. What must be done under 14 CFR 43.11?

    Answer: Give the owner a signed and dated list of the discrepancies

    43.11(b) requires giving the owner or lessee a signed and dated list of discrepancies.

  3. Within how long must a copy of FAA Form 337 be forwarded to the FAA after a major repair or alteration is approved for return to service?

    Answer: 48 hours

    14 CFR Part 43 Appendix B requires the Form 337 copy to be forwarded within 48 hours.

  4. Under 14 CFR 91.417, how long must records of routine maintenance and alterations be retained?

    Answer: Until the work is repeated or superseded, or for 1 year after it was performed

    91.417(b)(1) requires retention until the work is repeated or superseded or for 1 year after it was done.

  5. Which record must be retained and transferred with the aircraft when it is sold?

    Answer: The current status of applicable airworthiness directives, including method of compliance

    91.417(b)(2) requires the AD compliance status and the other listed status records to be retained and transferred at sale.

  6. When maintenance is done by one person and approved for return to service by another, what does 14 CFR 43.9 require in the entry?

    Answer: The name of the person who performed the work, if other than the person approving it

    43.9(a)(3) requires naming the person who performed the work if it differs from the person approving it.

  7. What is a possible consequence of an intentionally false entry in a maintenance record under 14 CFR 43.12?

    Answer: Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization held by the person

    43.12(b) makes fraudulent or intentionally false entries a basis for suspending or revoking any certificate, rating, or authorization.

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