Module 7

Maintenance Practices

Exam 1

1. Where would you disconnect a chain?

a) At a bolted joint
b) At a spring clip joint
c) At an riveted joint

2. How many strokes per minute should be used with a

hacksaw?

a) 30
b) 55
c) 60

3. Unused holes in an electrical multi-pin connector

should be

a) fitted with pins

b) fitted with blanks
c) left open

4. How many times can a locking plate be used?

a) once, then discarded

b) indefinitely providing it is a good fit
around the component to be locked
c) 3 times, then discarded

5. In a front release connector the pin will be

a) released from the front and extracted from

the rear
b) released from rear and extracted from the
front
c) released from the front and extracted from
the front
6. What cable would you use where temperatures are
going to exceed 200 degrees C?

a) Aluminium
b) Silver plated
c) Nickel plated

7. Brinelling of a wheel bearing could be caused by

a) heavy landing
b) rotation of the outer race in the wheel
housing
c) overheating of the brakes

8. A hi-lock collar should be

a) lubricated before fitting

b) washed in solvent before fitting
c) not lubed or washed because they are lubed at
manufacture

9. A CAA issued capability list gives

a) details of the scope and extent of a type

rated engineer's license
b) details of the scope and extent to which an
organization's approval is granted
c) details of the operational restrictions in
terms of maneuvers (g. forces) placed on a
transport category aircraft at the time of
issue of a C of A.

10. Mandatory Warning Plagues and symbols

a) must be displayed on all flights

b) must be displayed in the cabin only if they
are legible
c) need not be displayed if they are
incorporated in the flight manual
 Answers for Exam 1

Question:1 a CAAIPs leaflet 5-4 pg 3 para 3.4

Spring clips are not allowed on aircraft
chains

Question:2 a Read CAIPs - less than 50 is the quoted

Figure – Oxford notes say “no more than 50
strokes”

Question:3 b Read up on electrical connectors

Question:4 b CAAIPs leaflet 2-5 pg 5 para 5.1

Question:5 a CAAIPs leaflet 9-3 pg 12 para 8.3.2 (b) (ii)

All electrical pin connectors are
extracted from the rear, the difference
between them is how they are released

Question:6 c Read CAIPs

Question:7 a Brinelling is caused by 'skidding' of

the balls or rollers - such as caused by a
sudden heavy load

Question:8 c up on fasteners

Question:9 b Do a legislation course

Question:10 a Do a legislation course