Ch 2 B Aircraft Inspections 1

The responsibility for ensuring that maintenance personnel make the appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service lies with the

• A – owner or operator.
• B – pilot in command.
• C – mechanic who performed the work.

Who is responsible for ensuring appropriate entries are made in maintenance records indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to service?

• A – Repair station.
• B – Certified mechanic.
• C – Owner or operator.

During the preflight inspection who is responsible for determining the aircraft is safe for flight?

• A – The owner or operator.
• B – The certificated mechanic who performed the annual inspection.
• C – The pilot in command.

How should an aircraft preflight inspection be accomplished for the first flight of the day?

• A – Thorough and systematic means recommended by the manufacturer.
• B – Quick walk around with a check of gas and oil.
• C – Any sequence as determined by the pilot-in-command.

Which preflight action is specifically required of the pilot before each flight?

• A – Check the aircraft logbooks for appropriate entries.
• B – Become familiar with all available information concerning the flight.
• C – Review wake turbulence avoidance procedures.

When must batteries in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced or recharged, if rechargeable?

• A – After any inadvertent activation of the ELT.
• B – When the ELT has been in use for more than one cumulative hour.
• C – When the ELT can no longer be heard over the airplane’s communication radio receiver.

When are non-rechargeable batteries of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) required to be replaced?

• A – Every 24 months.
• B – When 50 percent of their useful life expires.
• C – At the time of each 100-hour or annual inspection.

You discover inoperative equipment on an airplane that you are planning to fly. Under what conditions can you complete the flight under VFR?

• A – The equipment is not required by FAR 91.205.
• B – The pilot in command, who has at least a private pilot certificate, determines the airplane is in a safe condition for flight.
• C – The equipment is not required by FAR 91.205, an equipment list or KOEL, the VFR-day type certificate requirements, or an AD.

Which records or documents shall the owner or operator of an aircraft keep to show compliance with an applicable airworthiness directive?

• A – Aircraft maintenance records.
• B – Airworthiness certificate and pilot’s operating handbook.
• C – Airworthiness and registration certificates.

What should an owner or operator know about airworthiness directives (ADs)?

• A – They are for informational purposes only.
• B – They are mandatory.
• C – They are voluntary.