Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › II. Preflight Procedures › Task A. Preflight Assessment

AA.II.A.K4a

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Aircraft preflight inspection, including:

Which items should be inspected

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Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

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14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft Open
14 CFR § 135.429 Required inspection personnel.
rotorcraft that operate in remote areas or sites, the Administrator may approve procedures for the performance of required inspection items by a pilot when no other qualified person is available, provided— (1) The pilot is employed by the certificate holder ... originally performed the item of work; and (5) Each item of work that is a required inspection item that is part of the flight control system shall be flight tested and reinspected before the aircraft is approved for return…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 1-16
Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Introduction
covers the essential elements for the regulatory basis of flight including: 1. An airplane’s airworthiness requirements, 2. Important inspection items when conducting a preflight visual inspection, 3. Managing risk and resources, and 4. Proper and effective airplane surface movements…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 2-1
Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft
involve the following: 1. Inspecting the airplane’s airworthiness status. 2. Following the AFM/POH to determine the required items for visual inspection. [Figures 2-1, 2-2, 2-3]. Figure 2-1. Pilots should view the aircraft’s maintenance logbook ... Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM) and the Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) for each individual aircraft explain the required items for inspection…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR Part 121, Appendix F to Part 121—Proficiency Check Requirements
Conduct an actual visual inspection of the exterior and interior of the airplane, locating each item and explaining briefly the purpose for inspecting ... visual inspection may be conducted using an approved pictorial means that realistically portrays the location and detail of visual inspection items and provides for the portrayal of normal and abnormal conditions. If a flight engineer is a required flightcrew member…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR § 121.427 Recurrent training.
airplane, or by using an approved pictorial means that realistically portrays the location and detail of preflight inspection items and provides for the portrayal of abnormal conditions. Satisfactory completion of an approved line-oriented flight training may be substituted…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR Part 121, Appendix E to Part 121—Flight Training Requirements
procedures I. Preflight: (a) Visual inspection of the exterior and interior of the airplane, the location of each item to be inspected, and the purpose for inspecting ... visual inspection may be conducted using an approved pictorial means that realistically portrays the location and detail of visual inspection items and provides for the portrayal of normal and abnormal conditions | I, T, U, C (b) Use of the prestart…