Personnel Requirements
Which designated position carries ultimate accountability for ensuring the repair station remains compliant with regulatory obligations while maintaining operational control over the organization?
Accountable Manager
What FAA-issued authorization document serves as the foundational legal basis permitting a repair station to conduct approved operations?
Air Agency Certificate (Repair Station Certificate)
What type of FAA-recognized training structure must exist to address both qualification and competency of employees?
AA-approved initial and recurrent training program
Which repair station rating encompasses maintenance associated with aircraft structural assemblies?
Airframe Rating
Within FAA repair station terminology, what full phrase is represented by the acronym "OpSpecs"?
Operations Specifications (OpSpecs)
Which category of individuals is expected to supervise and regulate maintenance by personnel unfamiliar with approved processes, methods, tooling, or equipment?
Supervisors
Which FAA-controlled document establishes the specific scope of authority, limitations, and ratings under which a repair station may function?
Operations Specifications (OpSpecs)
For what minimum retention period must records demonstrating employee training completion and qualification be preserved?
Minimum 2 years
Under the FAA rating system, turbine-powered propulsion systems fall under which rating category?
Powerplant Rating
Where would one find the officially approved ratings, operating limitations, and authorizations applicable to a repair station?
Operations Specifications (OpSpecs)
Whose inspection-based determinations serve as the basis for evaluating whether an article satisfies the criteria necessary to be considered airworthy?
Inspection Personnel / Inspectors
At the time of initial issuance to a repair station located beyond U.S. borders, what duration of validity applies to the certificate before further action is required?
12 months
The primary objective of a repair station training program is to ensure personnel can competently perform which categories of assigned responsibilities?
Their assigned maintenance, preventive maintenance, alteration, or inspection tasks
Which limited rating applies to inspection methods intended to evaluate article condition without causing physical alteration or damage to the item being examined?
Limited Rating – Non-Destructive Inspection, Testing, and Processing
400 Points
Which specific authorization associated with LMEY permits the retention and use of records in electronic form?
A025 – Digital DocumentatioN
Following maintenance or alteration, which specifically designated personnel group possesses the authority to formally attest that an article is eligible to re-enter operational service?
Authorized Return-to-Service Personnel
Prior to the granting of certification, FAA inspectors must verify the availability of which essential categories of resources necessary for approved operations?
Equipment, Personnel, Technical Data, and Housing/Facilities
Which segment of the workforce falls within the scope of mandatory participation in the repair station’s approved training program?
Employees performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and inspection functions
Determine the accuracy of the following statement: FAA-issued limited ratings may be restricted to a single aircraft make, model, engine type, or component.
TRUE
Identify the collection of FAA-approved limited ratings and authorizations currently associated with LMEY.
Limited Airframe, Limited Accessories, Limited Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), A025 Digital Documentation
For facilities certificated outside U.S. territory, what minimum amount of practical maintenance-related experience—or accepted equivalent qualification—must supervisory personnel possess?
18 months practical experience or appropriate training/familiarity with maintenance methods and techniques
When a repair station seeks to expand its approved maintenance privileges, what formal submission must be provided to the FAA to request the additional authority?
Application for an amended certificate/rating in an FAA acceptable format
To become effective, revisions made to the repair station training program must be submitted to and accepted by which FAA authority?
Responsible Flight Standards Office (FAA)
Provide any three examples of FAA limited ratings that may be granted for specialized products, components, or maintenance disciplines.
Airframe, Engine, Accessory, Radio, Instrument, Landing Gear, NDT, Rotor Blades, Emergency Equipment
Are limited ratings documented solely within Operations Specifications, solely on the Air Agency Certificate, or across both certification documents?
BOTH