AME Regulatory Requirements case studies
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The AME Regulatory Requirements examination is the regulatory-requirements component of Transport Canada's Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence examination process. It is intended for candidates who are pursuing an AME licence and who must demonstrate knowledge of the rules that govern aviation in Canada rather than the hands-on technical skills covered by the trade-specific M1/M2 subject examinations. The AME Regulatory Requirements case studies are 5 cases and about 2,502 words.
1Sign-off After an Unrecorded Repair
A Transport Canada–licensed AME at a small Part 702 aerial-work operator is asked to release a Bell 206B after a tail-rotor drive-shaft coupling replacement. The work was done two days earlier by a contractor who has since left; the coupling was installed correctly, but the journey log shows only a line entry with no reference to the task, no certification, and no parts traceability tag.
519 words, about 3 min2Elementary Work on a Type-Rated Aircraft
An AME holds an M1 licence and has worked for eight years on small piston twins. A colleague calls in sick, and the shop asks the M1 AME to perform and certify a 100-hour inspection on a pressurized turboprop commuter aircraft operated under Part 703.
471 words, about 2 min3Deferred Defect Drift
A Part 705 air operator's maintenance controller is reviewing the deferred defect list for a Boeing 737-800. Three items are open: a cabin door seal leak deferred under the operator's minimum equipment list with a 10-day limit (day 7 today), a failed auxiliary power unit generator deferred with a 3-day limit (day 3 today, so expiring at midnight), and a fuel quantity indication discrepancy that a mechanic logged as 'monitor' with no MEL reference and no rectification time.
522 words, about 3 min4Maintenance Release After an AD Compliance Question
An AME is completing an annual inspection on a privately operated Cessna 172. During the inspection, a repetitive airworthiness directive requiring inspection of a structural component at 100-hour intervals comes due at 2,340 hours.
461 words, about 2 min5Reportable Service Difficulty or Routine Snag?
During a line check on a turboprop, an AME finds chafing on a hydraulic line in the wheel well where it passes through a clamp. The chafe has worn through the protective sleeve and into the outer layer of the hose, though no fluid is leaking and the hose passes a pressure check.
529 words, about 3 min