Acronyms
F.O.D.
What is foreign obstruction debris (damage)
The Dirty Dozen are 12 of these that lead to maintenance errors.
What are Human factors?
Marshallers use these to guide aircraft on the ground.
What are hand signals or marshalling wands
These drawings show the design and dimensions of aircraft parts.
Aircraft blueprints or drawings
Before beginning any task, you should always wear this.
What is PPE
The letters AMT stand for this aviation career.
Aviation Maintenance Technician
This factor occurs when a technician is unaware of what’s going on around them.
What is Lack of awareness
When both wands are crossed above the head, this command is given.
A view showing the interior of a part as if it were cut open is called a what?
What is Sectional view
This factor from the Dirty Dozen can happen if someone feels hurried to meet a deadline.
What is Pressure
PPE and its purpose to an AMT
Working too many hours or not sleeping enough leads to this factor.
What is Fatigue?
A marshaller pointing one arm up and one arm down signals the pilot to do what?
What is Turn in that direction
This part of the drawing lists changes or updates made to the original.
What is Revision block
FOD should always be removed because it can cause what?
What is Damage or safety hazards
A mechanic with an A&P certificate is licensed to work on what two areas of an aircraft?
What is Airframe and Powerplant
This factor can occur when a technician assumes “nothing will go wrong” because they’ve done it many times.
Complacency
Wearing a reflective vest and using wands at night are examples of this safety measure.
What is Visibility and PPE safety
Symbols, dimensions, and scale are all forms of this in technical drawings.
Standardized notation
This phrase means to double-check someone else’s work before signing off.
Independent inspection or peer check
FOD is dangerous because it can cause this type of costly event.
What is damage to aircraft and injury to the AMT
One way to combat the “lack of communication” factor is to do what?
What is use written and verbal handoffs or logs
The marshaller’s primary job is to prevent this type of ground incident.
What is Collision or ground accident
A drawing’s title block includes these two important pieces of info.
What is Part name and drawing number
The “Swiss Cheese Model” of safety shows how multiple small errors can line
An accident or incident