2Ax7X Volume 1 Self Test Questions 2009

Front 1

To the greatest extent possible, how should maintenance be performed?

Back 1

On a preplanned scheduled basis.

Front 2

Using equipment generates what type of maintenance?

Back 2

Corrective (unscheduled)

Front 3

What are the two basic types of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance?

Back 3

On-equipment and off-equipment.

Front 4

Maintenance cross-tells are used for what purpose?

Back 4

To highlight trends, benchmarks, or safety conditions relating to maintenance equipment, personnel, training, or processes.

Front 5

what should be typically included in a maintenance cross-tell report in addition to details such as national stock numbers, part numbers and specific location of problem areas?

Back 5

Relevant background information and history.

Front 6

What are two major goals of Intermediate Repair Enhancement Program meetings?

Back 6

Increase local repair capability where appropriate and reduce the overall cost of operation.

Front 7

In order of increasing capability, what are the three separate levels if maintenance?

Back 7

Organizational, intermediate, and depot level.

Front 8

Which level of maintenance is performed off-equipment at the backshop level?

Back 8

Intermediate level.

Front 9

What level of maintenance is used for complex repairs and is located at a major repair facility?

Back 9

Depot level.

Front 10

What combined maintenance approach modifies or eliminates the intermediate (off equipment) function where possible, by consolidating that repair function at the depot level?

Back 10

Two level

Front 11

What type of maintenance facility is a hybrid of 3LM and 2LM and combines intermediate level maintenance from multiple bases to one location?

Back 11

Regional repair center.

Front 12

What type of specialized regional repair facility provides intermediate-level maintenance for selected commodities?

Back 12

Centralized intermediate repair facility.

Front 13

What AF lean logistic initiative gives managers global visibility of all repair assets as well as centralized funds management for these assets?

Back 13

Repair Enterprise 21 Program.

Front 14

How can a successful R&M program be defined?

Back 14

One that promotes the ability to identify and correct system deficiencies before they affect combat capability.

Front 15

What is the primary scope of the Product Improvement Working Group?

Back 15

To address product deficiencies affecting R&M that the field unit cannot resolve DRs that a single manager assings to them.

Front 16

Who takes the lead in identifying, tracking, assessing, and correcting R&M deficiencies on their assigned air and space equipment and also co-chairs the PIWG?

Back 16

Single Managers.

Front 17

As an end user, what is your primary focus in the DR process?

Back 17

To identify deficiencies and properly submit reports.

Front 18

What category of deficiencies includes recommended enhancements that improves or complements successful mission accomplishment but is not absolutely necessary?

Back 18

Category II

Front 19

What MXG agency is tasked with providing technical assistance for DRs?

Back 19

Quality Assurance.

Front 20

When the scope of an OI will cross organizational group lines, at what level should it be published?

Back 20

As wing instructions.

Front 21

What office assumes sole responsibility for the accuracy, currency, and integrity of the contents of an OI and for compliance with it?

Back 21

Office of Primary Responsibility.

Front 22

Can an AF Civil service employee act as the POC for an OI?

Back 22

Yes.

Front 23

Which section acts as the OPR for maintenance policy guidance in the maintenance group?

Back 23

Quality Assurance.

Front 24

What type of support agreement governs services provided by US Northern Command to US Central Command?

Back 24

Inter-Command

Front 25

In addition to reviewing impact on the primary unit mission and all other existing agreements, what base organization must be fully coordinated with before publishing an SA?

Back 25

Logistic Readiness Squadron plans function.

Front 26

What type of broadly worded documents are SAs often based on?

Back 26

Memorandums of Aggreement/Understanding.

Front 27

As it pertains to SAs, if two organizations both supply and receive support to and from each other what should be done?

Back 27

Develop separate agreements.

Front 28

What flight within the MXG normally acts as the POC for support agreements?

Back 28

Programs and Resources Flight in the MOS.

Front 29

What is a formal modification proposal?

Back 29

A recommendation to change the operation, use, or appearance of AF aircraft and equipment.

Front 30

Whether temporary, permanent, or safety, what is the lowest approval level needed to make a modification to an aircraft or piece of equipment?

Back 30

Majcom.

Front 31

How often must temporary modifications be reapproved with HQ USAF/A4M?

Back 31

Annually.

Front 32

In addition to the system program manager maintaining system engineering integrity, what agency is responsible for fleet-wide interoperability and comminalty if that system.

Back 32

Lead Command.

Front 33

What dies aircraft configuration management provide unit managers the capability to do?

Back 33

To determine the actual versus approved configuration of an aircraft.

Front 34

What section within the MXG has overall responsibility for managing the ACM database for the wing?

Back 34

Maintenance Operation Flight PS&D in the MOS.

Front 35

What is the historical documentation as it pertains to aircraft and equipment?

Back 35

A permanent record of significant maintenance actions.

Front 36

Who is responsible for determining which items in the MDS specific -6 TO need historical reporting and for informing the single manager so the items can be identified for reporting?

Back 36

Item Managers.

Front 37

For aircraft engines, when are printed copies of AFTO IMT 95s not required to accompany end items upon transfer to/form other locations?

Back 37

When the location has access to the necessary MIS to retrieve the required historical information.

Front 38

During what type of transfer do helicopter blades and tail rotor blades have two be accompanied by a printed copy of their AFTO IMT 95?

Back 38

Upon transfer into the disposal system.

Front 39

Upon transfer of engines to and form a depot maintenance facility, who is responsible for ensuring all basic engine components have been accounted for?

Back 39

The maintenance facility that preserves the engine.

Front 40

What aircraft engine documentation is an AFTO IMT 95 primarily used for?

Back 40

To document accumulated cycles.

Front 41

Which maintenance information system is considered to be the standard AF base-level automated MIS?

Back 41

IMDS Central Database

Front 42

Tracks engines/components for time change.

Back 42

Comprehensive Engine Management System (CEMS)

Front 43

Tracks maintenance on test equipment.

Back 43

Automated Test Equipment Reporting System (AFTERS)

Front 44

Used to create, schedule and change workcenter events.

Back 44

Maintenance Events.

Front 45

Automates the location of aircraft, missiles, and AGE.

Back 45

Location.

Front 46

Replaced the Maintenance Data Collection System.

Back 46

Job Data Documentation. (JDD)

Front 47

Monitors Estimated Time In Commission (ETIC)

Back 47

Status and Inventory Reporting.

Front 48

Supports Flying operations in three phases.

Back 48

Operation Events.

Front 49

Allows forecasting of TCTOs and time changes.

Back 49

Inspection and time change.

Front 50

Provides monitoring and control of TCTO progress.

Back 50

Time Compliance Technical Order.

Front 51

Allows for monitoring of manpower resources.

Back 51

Maintenance Personnel.

Front 52

Gives capability to forecast and schedule training.

Back 52

Training Management.

Front 53

Can be used to order parts.

Back 53

IMDS-CDB/SBSS

Front 54

Gives the capability to update aircraft operating time.

Back 54

Automated Debriefing.

Front 55

Updates/monitors approved/actual aircraft configuration.

Back 55

Generic Configuration Status Accounting System (GCSAS)

Front 56

Used to prefill/print AFTO Forms 781A, J and K.

Back 56

Aircraft Automated Forms.

Front 57

In regard to MIS data integrity, what are work center and shift supervisors responsible for doing?

Back 57

Reviewing on a daily basis, the data entered into their respective MIS by personnel under their control.

Front 58

What section guides the data integrity team process and is responsible for ensuring the MIS data provided to maintenance managers is meaningful and factual?

Back 58

MOF Maintenance Data Systems Analysis section.

Front 59

What section is responsible for correcting incorrect and erroneous data entered into the MIS?

Back 59

The section that entered the data.

Front 60

As roadmaps, what can maintenance management metrics, if used properly, help you determine?

Back 60

Where you've been, where you're going and how (or if) you're going to get there.

Front 61

What are the two major categories metrics are often divided into?

Back 61

Leading and lagging indicators.

Front 62

What type of performance indicator shows a problem first, while it is impacting maintenance's capability to provide resources to execute the mission?

Back 62

Leading.

Front 63

What type of indicator shows firmly established trends?

Back 63

Lagging.

Front 64

Percentage of aircraft that land in "Code 3" status.

Back 64

Break Rate (BR).

Front 65

Average number of deferred discrepancies across the fleet of possessed aircraft.

Back 65

Deferred Discrepancy Rate (DDR)

Front 66

Percentage of "Code 3" aircraft repaired to flyable status is set time, i.e. 4,8, or 12 hours.

Back 66

Fix Rate (FR).

Front 67

Most important and accurate measure of the unit's maintenance quality.

Back 67

Repeat/Recurring (R/R) Discrepancy Rate.

Front 68

Average number of sorties or hours flown per Primary Aerospace vehicle authorized per month.

Back 68

Utilization (UTE) Rate.

Front 69

The best known yardstick for measuring a units performance.

Back 69

Mission Capable (MC) Rate.

Front 70

Average percentage of aircraft that are unable to meet primary assigned missions (calculated monthly/annually) for maintenance reasons.

Back 70

Total Not Mission Capable Maintenance (TNMCM) Rate.

Front 71

What level of maintenance priority should be assigned to perform maintenance on primary mission aircraft. related AGE. and munitions support equipment for the first eight work hours after landing or start of recovery?

Back 71

Priority 2.

Front 72

What level maintenance priority should be assigned to perform scheduled maintenance to include periodic inspections, routine TCTOs, and change items?

Back 72

Priority 4.

Front 73

What level maintenance priority should be assigned to perform routine repair of AGE and repair cycle assets?

Back 73

Priority 5.

Front 74

If a change is made in the repair priority of an aircraft, does the LRS parts delivery priority have to be changed to match it?

Back 74

No, not necessarily. It depends on the best judgement of the production superintendent in coordination with MOC.

Front 75

Other than simply scheduling maintenance, what is the purpose of maintenance schedule meetings?

Back 75

To properly mesh maintenance with flying requirements.

Front 76

Who normally chairs the weekly MXG maintenance scheduling meetings?

Back 76

MOF PS&D senior scheduler.

Front 77

For the purposes of maintenance scheduling, what is the definition of a maintenance requirement?

Back 77

Any maintenance event that impacts aircraft availability.

Front 78

If a change is made to the printed flying schedule as a result of decisions made at a daily scheduling meeting, is an AF IMT 2407 required to be submitted for approval?

Back 78

Yes.