10.2 certifying staff

Question 1

what does UK regulation 1321/2014 annex 3 (part 66) describe?

Answer 1

eligibility criteria and qualifying process for personnel who wish to obtain an aircraft maintenance license

Question 2

what does UK regulation 1321/2014 annex 3 (part 66) establish?

Answer 2

requirements and privileges of certifying staff and provides the requirements applicable to aircraft staff that issue CRS

Question 3

what licenses are certifying staff?

Answer 3

a license
B license
B2 license
L part 66 license
C license

Question 4

what license is support staff?

Answer 4

B or L part 66

Question 5

when is the use of support staff required?

Answer 5

during base maintinace of complex motor powered aircraft

Question 6

are support staff required for base maintenance for other type of aircraft?

Answer 6

they are not required but may be used

Question 7

what is an authorised person?

Answer 7

a person whit or without a license that is authorised by an organization to sign off tasks

Question 8

what does 66.A.1 scope define?

Answer 8

the aircraft maintenance licence and establishes the requirements for application, issue and continuation of its validity

Question 9

what are the 4 sub category’s that a cat A licence is divided into?

Answer 9

A1 - airplane turbine
A2 - airplane piston
A3 - helicopter turbine
A4 - helicopter piston

Question 10

what are the 4 sub category’s that a cat B1 licence is divided into?

Answer 10

B1.1 - airplane turbine
B1.2 - airplane piston
B1.3 - helicopter turbine
B1.4 - helicopter piston

Question 11

what aircraft is the B2 licence applicable to?

Answer 11

all aircraft

Question 12

what are the 5 different system ratings for a category B2L licence?

Answer 12

communication/ navigation
instruments
auto flight
surveillance
air frame systems

Question 13

at minimum how many system ratings should B2L licence contain?

Answer 13

1

Question 14

what is a B3 licence applicable to?

Answer 14

piston engine, non pressurized planes of 2000KG max take of weight and bellow

Question 15

what are the 9 sub category’s of category L?

Answer 15

L1C: composite sailplanes,
L1: sailplanes,
L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite ELA1 aeroplanes,
L2: powered sailplanes and ELA1 aeroplanes,
L3H: hot-air balloons,
L3G: gas balloons,
L4H: hot-air airships,
L4G: ELA2 gas airships,
L5: gas airships other than ELA2.

Question 16

what is a C licence applicable to?

Answer 16

planes and helicopters

Question 17

how many groups are aircraft sorted into and why?

Answer 17

4 for the purpose of ratings on aircraft maintenance licence

Question 18

what is group 1?

Answer 18

complex motor powered aircraft
helicopters with multiple engines
planes with maxim operating altitude exceeding flight level 290
aircraft with fly by wire systems
gas air ships other that EAL2
any other aircraft defined as such by the CAA

Question 19

how many sub category’s does group 2 have?

Answer 19

3

Question 20

what is sub group 2A?

Answer 20

single turbo prop airplanes
turbo jet and multiple turbo prop airplanes classified by the CAA because of there lower complexity

Question 21

what is sub group 2B?

Answer 21

single turbine engine helicopters
multiple piston engine helicopters classified by the CAA because of thee lower complexity

Question 22

what is sub group 2C?

Answer 22

single engine piston helicopters
multiple piston engine helicopters classified by the CAA because of lower complexity

Question 23

what is group 3?

Answer 23

piston engine airplanes other than ones in group 1

Question 24

what is group 4?

Answer 24

sailplanes
powered airplanes
balloons
airships
other than those in group 1

Question 25

what are the 4 things that define a complex motor powered aircraft?

Answer 25

maximum take of weight exceeding 5700KG maximum passenger seating more than 19 minimum crew of at least 2 pilots equipped with turbo jet engines or more than 1 turboprop engine

Question 26

what are the 4 things that define a complex motor powered helicopter?

Answer 26

maximum take of mass exceeding 3175 maximum passenger seating of more than 9 minimum crew of at least 2 pilots a tilt rotor aircraft

Question 27

where must an application for a aircraft maintenance licence or change of licence be made?

Answer 27

on a CAA form 19 to the CAA

Question 28

who completes a licensee application?

Answer 28

a licensing officer and a technical standards surveyor

Question 29

how old should an applicant for a aircraft maintenance licence be?

Answer 29

18

Question 30

what is line maintenance?

Answer 30

any maintenance that is caried out before flight to ensure three aircraft is fit for the intended flight

Question 31

what does base maintenance involve?

Answer 31

involves the removal of an aircraft from service and occurs in a hanger

Question 32

what are support staff?

Answer 32

cat B engineers that support cat C engineers who are in overall control of the base maintenance

Question 33

what can a category A licence do?

Answer 33

issue a CRS flowing minor schedule line maintenance and simple defect rectification restricted to work that the licence holder has personally performed

Question 34

what can cat B1staff do?

Answer 34

issue CRS and act as support staff for the following: maintenance performed on aircraft structure, power plant and mechanical and electrical systems work on avionic systems, requiring only simple tests not trouble shooting includes correspond cat A privileges

Question 35

what can a cat B2 staff do?

Answer 35

issue a CRS for the flowing, maintenance performed and avionic and electrical systems electrical and avionic tasks in powerplant and mechanical systems only requiring simple tasks there jibs must be carried out personally and may only work on systems / components that already appear as ratings on there licence

Question 36

what privileges does a B2 not include?

Answer 36

any cat A sub category

Question 37

What does a CAT C aircraft maintenance licence permit the holder to do?

Answer 37

Issue CRS's for the following base maintenance (the privileges apply to the aircrafts entirety)

Question 38

The holder of an aircraft maintenance licence may not exercise its privileges unless what?

Answer 38

In compliance with the applicable requirements of annex 1 part-M, annex 2 part-145, annex VB and annex VD. In a 2 year period has held their licence for 6 months of maintenance experience, in accordance with the privileges granted by the aircraft maintenance licence, or met the provision for the issue of the appropriate privileges Has adequate competence to complete certifying maintenance is able to read, write and communicate to an understandable level in the languages that the technical documents and procedures to support the CRS is written in

Question 39

how many years of experience do you have to have for a cat A, B1.2, B1.4 and B3 licence?

Answer 39

3 years of practical militance experience with no training 2 years of practical maintenance on operating and completion of training deemed relevant by the CAA in a technical trade 1 year of practical maintenance operating aircraft and complexation of a basic training curse approved in accordance with annex 4(part 174)

Question 40

how many years of experience do you have to have for a cat B2, B1.1 and B1.3 licence?

Answer 40

5 years of practical militance experience with no training 3 years of practical maintenance on operating and completion of training deemed relevant by the CAA in a technical trade 2 year of practical maintenance operating aircraft and complexation of a basic training curse approved in accordance with annex 4(part 174)

Question 41

how many years of experience do you have to have for a cat C licence?

Answer 41

3 years as a B1.1, B1.3 or B2 on large aircraft or as part - 145 B1.1, B1.3 or B2 support staff 5 years as a B1.2 or B1.4 on large aircraft, or as part - 145 B1.2 or B1.4 support staff 3 years as a B1 or B2 on non large aircraft, or as Part - 145 B1 or B2 support staff

Question 42

when does an aircraft maintenance licence become invalid?

Answer 42

5 years after last issue or change

Question 43

how do you stop aircraft licence becoming invalid?

Answer 43

submit licence to CAA who issued it

Question 44

what becomes invalid as soon as the maintenance licence become invalid?

Answer 44

any certification privilege based on the licence

Question 45

when is the aircraft maintenance licence only valid?

Answer 45

when issued and /or changed by the CAA and when the owner has signed a document

Question 46

why are limitations included on an aircraft maintenance licence?

Answer 46

to exclude the licence holder from exersising some certification privileges

Question 46

upon request by an authorised person how quickly should personnel exercising certification privileges as well as support staff produce there licence?

Answer 46

within 24 hours upon request

Question 47

when will the CAA suspend limits or revoke a licence?

Answer 47

if there is a safety issue or if there is clear evidence that the person has carried out one or more dangerous activity's

Question 48

what are the 8 dangerous activity's a licence can be taken away for?

Answer 48

obtain an licence via fraud filing to carry out request of maintenance with failure to report that failing to require out maintenance by own inspection and failure to report negligent maintenance falsification of maintenance record issue a CRS knowing plane is not airworthy carrying out maintenance or issue a CRS when on alcohol or drugs issue a CRS while not in compliance with anex1 (part M), annex 2 (part 145), annex 3 (part 66)