Human Factors
Tools
Acronyms
Definitions
Misc.
100

The three types of human error are what?

What are omission, commission, and extraneous 

100

It is made for only one purpose, loosening or tightening screws or screw head bolts.

What is a screwdriver. 

100

FOD

Foreign Object Damage (Debris) 

100

The upward force that any fluid exerts on a body submerged in it.

What is Buoyancy 

100

In order to locate wing and stabilizer frames, what numbering system is used?

What are station numbers. 

200

Many areas of aviation have shifted their focus from eliminating error to what?

What is preventing and managing error 

200

These are used to locate centers for drawing circles, to start holes for drilling, to punch holes in sheet metal, to transfer location of holes in patterns, and to remove damaged rivets, pins, or bolts.

What are punches. 

200


DC
200

An electrical component that stores an electric charge.

What is Capacitor. 

200

What FAA-approved document gives the leveling means to be used when weighing an aircraft?

What is the Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) 

300

The positive aspects of human factor issues are referred to as the what?

What is the Magnificent Seven 

300

This measures the amount of turning or twisting force applied to a nut, bolt, or screw. 

What is a torque wrench. 

300

STC

What is supplemental type certificates. 

300

Occurs when the engine starts normally, but the rpm. remains at some low value rather than increasing to the normal starting rpm. This is often the result of insufficient power to the starter, or the starter cutting off before the engine starts self-accelerating.


What is a hung start

300

What tool can be used to meausre the alignment of a rotor shaft or the plane of a rotation of a disc?

What is a dial indicator. 

400

According to Dr. James Reason, there are two types of human failure which can occur. They are what?

What are active and latent. 

400

This is a hard steel cutting tool that can be used for cutting and chipping any metal softer than the tool itself. It can be used in restricted areas and for such work as shearing rivets, or splitting seized or damaged nuts from bolts

What is a chisel. 

400

MEK

What is methyl ethyl ketone 

400

Explains the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit, and states that current flow in an electrical circuit is directly proportional to the amount of voltage applied to the circuit.

What is Ohm's Law

400

 

Which of these materials is the most anodic?

Cadmium. 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy. Magnesium.

500

There are four consequences of human error: little or no effect, damage to equipment/hardware, personal injury, or what? 

What is catastrophic damage.

500

These are used to smooth and enlarge holes to exact size?

What are reamers. 

500

LEMAC

What is leading edge of mean aerodynamic chord. 

500

A loop of wire, often wrapped around a metal core, which produces a magnetic field when an electrical current is passed through it.

What is a solenoid. 

500

What may be used to check the stem on a poppet-type valve for stretch. 

What is a micrometer. 

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