Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › II. Airframe › Task D. Airframe Inspection

AM.II.D.R1

Risk management

Interpretation of inspection instructions, which can lead to over or under maintenance being performed.

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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 43 — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Open
14 CFR § 43.3 Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations.
Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations. (a) Except as provided in this section and § 43.17, no person may maintain, rebuild, alter, or perform preventive maintenance on an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part ... major repair, or preventive maintenance, are listed in appendix A. (b) The holder of a mechanic certificate may perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations as provided in Part 65 of this chapter. (c) The holder of a repairman certificate…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 2-14
Chapter 2: Regulations, Maintenance Forms, Records, & Publications › Section 43.3—Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuild…
Section 43.3—Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alterations There are nine different persons who may perform maintenance: (Reminder: Per 14 CFR part 1, the FAA definition of a person is “an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association ... holders of a sport pilot certificate, the holder of a pilot certificate issued under part 61 may perform preventive maintenance on any aircraft owned or operated by that pilot which is not used under 14 CFR part…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Powerplant p. 11-3
Chapter 11: Light-Sport Aircraft Engines › Personnel Authorized to Perform Inspection & Maintenance on Light-Sport Engines
Certificate in the light-sport category under 14 CFR part 21, section 21.190, or any part thereof, after performing or inspecting maintenance (to include the annual condition inspection and the 100-hour inspection required by 14 CFR part 91, section ... certificate for operating a light-sport aircraft under 14 CFR part 21, section 21.191(i). However, they may only perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, and an alteration on a light-sport aircraft for which the holder has completed the training specified…