This August - September I will have my annual certification inspection, over the past year I have been reviewing and training my ops people on what we were asked about last year. This year I would like to get ahead of the game and use this post to list questions and concerns that your cert-inspector was looking for during their visit. Below is what was asked last year at our location. Since we all have to follow part 139, I assume that the questions they ask have to apply across the board. Here in the Southwest region I have heard that ARFF has become a huge topic.
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Draw the airport (RWY and TXW)
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Draw all marking for RWY 5.
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Know Name of Markings
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Know Distance
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Know Why??
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Where do you Measure Markings?
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What is a Mandatory Sign(s)?
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Where do you measure RWY hold line to RWY hold sign?
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What are the colors of the RWY lights?
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Threshold
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Edge
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Taxiway
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What are you looking for when you inspect lights?
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What is the standard height of a light?
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Know the name of the AC and how you would use them.
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What is the tolerance for a concert base?
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Describe part 77 surfaces.
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Know what the OFP and OFZ.
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Know how to report a bad marking or sign.
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What is the standard?
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When is it bad?
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What is the color of Directional Sign?
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What is the color of Location Sign?
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What is the color of a Mandatory Sign?
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What is the terrain for RWY approaches?
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Where are the NavAids?
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Where are the visual landing aids?
I hope this help anyone who is looking for assistants in preparing for your annual inspections and I hope you will post your questions here to help other.
Thank you,
Glen
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Log in to leave a comment or Create an accountSorry for the shameless plug, but one of the services I provide is to come onto your airport and do a 139 audit prior to the FAA so you can better prepare for the annual inspection.
For amigo771, the lighting height varies with the distance of the light from the runway and the safety area ground slope, and your weather conditions. The range is 14-30 inches. Reference AC 150/5340-30F.
Concrete base tolerance is no more than 3 inches above grade.
I believe they are asking about the POFZ and the OFZ. AC 150/5300-13 covers it.
All this information is covered in the ACE-OPS program I initially developed for AAAE. If you'd like for me to come to your airport for specialized training or to help you set up your own training program, I can accommodate your needs for a very budget conscious cost.
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Just curious - can you guys help me in answering questions 4, 6, and 8 above. I am an aviation operations student. Thank you!
I know for out CERT inspection, our inspector was more focused on the paperwork, records, and ARFF than on specific knowledge questions. I sat in on our maintainence Q and A (as the new training director, needed to make sure I was covering topics), and I was pleased with our staff's answers. I know our inspector made a bigger deal with the ARFF dept, over hot drills, but its kind of hard to do drills, when the outside temp is over 100 degrees for 6 weeks and counting. But as far as questions go, mostly it was runway pavement markings, and dimensions.
I know we were hopeing to have our new emergency plan brought back, but guess the FAA is slower than their deadlines. :)
Wish me luck Ms. Janny Jake will be here tomorrow to conduct our annual review. I have went over all my records and have driven and walked most of the airport. Can't think of anything that I have forgot??? But I bet you she will find it.
Got word Friday that my inspections will be next Tuesday, nice way to end your vacation. Instead of coming back and just trying to get caught up, I have to get caught up and make sure everyone is ready. I thought they were on furlough....???
I was out of town for our annual, and I keep forgetting to ask our Ops guy that was on during most of the inspection if the Inspector had a list of questions he gave them.
It's been my experience the last several years that our inspectors don't give us a "test", per se, but they will talk to us during our inspections and while we're taking them around the airport. It tends to be more procedural stuff, how and why we do things that we do, how we might handle certain situations or discrepencies, etc. We just finalized our WHMP last year so that's also been a focus for us and our inspectors asking us about it, about our reviews, etc.
I promise I'll get ahold of our Ops guy and get more info!
The Ops Q&A sessions have not been as stringent in the past few years as they were prior to that time, at least for the ones I've been a part of. Instead, I've seen more of a focus on daily operations, procedures, decisions, inspections, and paperwork.
That being said, you've got an excellent knowledge list there. I'd agree with FiveWhiskey in adding some ARFF material...the inspectors for this area tend to like that.
Way to go Juliet Delta, when you can please post some of the questions they asked so we can have an idea what they are looking for this year.
Thanks
Just an update, we made it through our inspection this year with zero discrepencies! I'm so excited and proud of all our divisions!
I know who your inspector is!
Know your ARFF index requirements.
We are currently gearing up for our inspection next week. These are some great ideas you guys have shared and I think I will be passing this info on to my Director. I think they would provide valuable training to our small team.
Thank you for sharing!
Glen,
I provide each operations officer with a camera during the Part 139 Inspection. During the day/night inspection, we take a picture of any discrepancy noted by the inspector. The photos are presented in a Powerpoint for our out-briefing by the Inspector. We maintain the Powerpoint year after year as a training tool for new officers. Over time, you can build up a good set of photos that serve as a reminder of what to look for.
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