A-SHEET (OPNAV 4790/141)

Question 1

WHAT IS ON AN A-SHEET?

Answer 1

A: A/C BUNO
T: TMS
R: REPORTING CUSTODIAN
L: LOX QTY
F: FUEL LOAD
O: OIL GRADE/OZ’s
D: DATE
S: SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BLOCK
P: PLANE CAPTAIN SIGNATURE
S: SFF SIGNATURE
P: PILOT ACCEPTANCE SIGNATURE

Question 2

WHAT ARE LOX MINIMUMS?

Answer 2

55: DEPLOYMENT
25: MISSION
15: PT FLIGHT

**HOWEVER THESE ARE “SHOULD”’s IN THE NATOPS.
(I.E. 7.5L IS MINIMUM REQ FOR CREW OF 15 TO GET FROM 420K TO 10K).

Question 3

WHAT IS THE NAVAIR POLICY ON FUEL ADDITIVE?

Answer 3

FUEL CONTAINING THE +100 (PRIST) ADDITIVE IS RESTRICTED TO “EMERGENCY USE ONLY”. IT CONTAINS FREEZE PREVENTION ADDITIVES THAT CAN CAUSE ENGINE FLAMEOUT AT HIGH ALTITUDES.

Question 4

WHAT DO YOU DO IF PRIST IS USED ON THE A/C?

Answer 4

WRITE A MAF “DUE TO USE OF +100
COMPLETE 3 A/C FUEL JOBS (W/ CDI INPRO AFTER EACH
COMPLETE 3 A SHEETS
LOGBOOK ENTRY IN MISC HISTORY

Question 5

WHAT INFORMATION IS IN THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BLOCK?

Answer 5

WATER QUANTITY
OIL TYPE
QIL QUANTITIES FOR EACH ENGINE
OIL ADDED FOR EACH ENGINE W/ DATE/TIME OF SERVICING
FCF STAMP (IF APPLICABLE)
HOT SEAT (IF APPLICABLE)

Question 6

WHO CAN SIGN FOR PLANE CAPTAIN AND WHAT DOES THE SIGNATURE MEAN?

Answer 6

QUALIFIED PC
QUALIFIED AWF

THAT ALL SERVICING IS COMPLETE.

Question 7

WHO CAN SIGN FOR SFF?

Answer 7

SFF DESIGNATED BY CO.

IF AIRCREW IS AWAY FROM HOME AND SFF IS NOT AVAILABLE THE PILOT IN COMMAND SHALL SIGN BLOCK 10/SFF.

Question 8

WHAT IS ACCEPTANCE OF AIRCRAFT?

Answer 8

PILOT SIGNING BLOCK 11/ACCEPTANCE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

SFF SIGNS FIRST, THEN ACCEPTING PILOT.

Question 9

HOW LONG IS AN UNUSED A-SHEET GOOD FOR AND WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT’S NO LONGER GOOD?

Answer 9

GOOD UNTIL TA EXPIRES.
DELETE, AND REISSUE.

Question 10

HOW LONG DO YOU RETAIN A-SHEETS?

Answer 10

MINIMUM 10 FLIGHTS

Question 11

HOW DO YOU VERIFY LAST 10 A-SHEETS?

Answer 11

VERIFY THEY MATCH THE LAST 10 FLIGHTS POPULATED BY THE FLIGHT REPORT.