EAWS Common Core 115:Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Fundamentals(NAMP)
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- Who is in charge of the NAMP?
- The CNO.
- State the objective of the NAMP.
- To standardize operations and administration of any naval aviation command.
- What is in Vol. I of the NAMP?
- Concepts, policies, organizations, maintenance support procedures, & "O" Level & "I" Level Maintenance.
- What is in Vol. II of the NAMP?
- Depot Level Maintenance.
- What is in Vol. III of the NAMP?
- Maintenance Data Systems(MDS).
- What is in Vol. IV of the NAMP?
- Aviation 3M data processing requirements.
- What is in Vol. V of the NAMP?
- Standard Operating Procedures.
- Describe the Organizationl Level of maintenance.
- Squadron/operating unit day-to-day maint. in support of its own operations. Servicing, inspecions, handling, on-equip corrective and preventive maint., record keeping, report preparations, etc.
- What is the Mission of O Level Maintenance?
- To maintain assigned aircraft & aeronautical equipment in a full mission capable status while continually improving the local maintenance process.
- Describe the Intermediate Level of maintenance.
- Maintenance which is the responsibility of, and performed by, designated maint. activities in support of using organizations.
- What is the Mission of I Level Maintenance?
- To enhance and sustain the combat readiness and mission capabitlity of supported activities by providing quality & timely material support at most approximate location w/ the lowest practical resource expenditure.
- Describe the Depot Level of maintenance.
- Perform "overhaul" maintenance. Rework & repair of engines, components, weight & balance etc.
- What is the Mission of Depot Level Maintenance?
- To ensure flying integrity of airframes and flight systems during subsequent operational service periods or Special Depot Level Maintenance (SDLM)
- What are the responsibilities of the Maintenance Officer(MO)according to the NAMP?
- Accomplishment of department mission. Administrates procedures IAW NAMP,employ sound management practices in handling of personnel, facilities & material. Defines & assigns responsibilites, functions and operations.
- What are the responsibilities of the Aircraft Maintenance Officer(AMO)according to the NAMP?
- Assistant head of maint. dept. Assists MOand keeps MO informed of matters conderning dept. Recieves same training and qualed under same guidelines as MO.
- What are the responsibilities of the Maintenance/Material Control Officer(MMCO)according to the NAMP?
- Overall production & material support of dept. Coordinates and monitors workload, liaisons between supported activites & supply, reviews MDRS, etc.
- What are the responsibilities of the Material Control Officer(MCO) according to the NAMP?
- Supply corps officer assigned to squadron will be the MCO. Manages Tool Control Program for MMCO. Supports and disseminates BOSS III Program and Price Challenge Hotline.
- What is the BOSS Program?
- A partnership in which the NAVY seeks to reduce supply support costs and improve readiness.
- How does the BOSS Program reduce cost and improve readiness?
- By improving reliability and maintainability of NAVICP managed items in fielded weapon or support systems.
- State the basic responsibilities of the Maintenance Administration Division.
- Provides administrative functions of Maint Dept including prep of messages, processing of incoming messages & reports, maintaining inst., etc.
- State the basic responsibilities of the Maintenance Control.
- M/C will strive to maintain full mission capable A/C. PC will strive to process items
- State the basic responsibilities of the Production Control.
- PC will strive to process items recieved to keep all non-mission capable & partial-mission capable parts processed & back to the respective command in at timely fashion.
- What is scheduled maintenance?
- Program for formally ensuring timely discovery & correction of defects. Periodic insp & servicing done on hours, cycles or landings, calendar or mileage.
- What is the purpose of a daily inspection?
- More in depth than turnaround/postflight insp.Valid 72hrs if no flight or maint. Can fly for 24hrs w/out another daily begining at 1st launch after daily completed.
- What is the purpose of a turnaround inspection?
- Conducted between flights to ensure integrity of the A/C for flight, verify proper servicing and detect degradation that may have occured during previous flight. Good for 24hrs if no flight or maint other than servicing.
- What is the purpose of a Special inspection?
- Perscribed interval other than daily, calender or phase. 14 day, 2000 landing, 2000 hr, etc. Specified in Periodic Maintenance Information Card deck.
- What is the purpose of a conditional inspection?
- Unsecheduled conditions requiring an insp. such as bird/lightening strike, hard-landing, Foreign Object Damage insp. etc.
- What is the purpose of a phase inspection?
- Divides total scheduled maint requirement in smaller packages/phases of the same work content.Done sequentialy at specified intervals. Repetitive for service life of A/C, not interrupted during SDLM induction.
- What is the purpose of a Acceptance inspection?
- Done when getting new A/C or on return from SDLM.
- What does the Acceptance inspection include?
- Inventory of equipment in the Aircraft Inventory Record(AIR), verification of cartridge actuated devices(CADs), escape propulsion systems, configuration verification, hyd fluid sampling, daily & complete functional flight check.
- What is the purpose of a transfer inspection?
- Performed when transfering an A/C. Inventory of all items on AIR, configuration verification, hyd fluid sampling & daily.
- What is the purpose of a Aircraft Service Period Adjustment?
- Depot level evaluation of A/C's general material condition. Performed by certified ASPA evaluators and consists of record & logbook analysis, and physical exam of A/C.
- What is the purpose of a Functional flight check(FCF)?
- To determine if the airframe, powerplant, accessories & equip are functioning IAW predetermined standards which subjected it to the intended operation environment.
- When is a FCF done?
- Completion of SDLM, acceptance, after engine drop, flight control surface replacement, attitude system component replacement/adjustment,certain phases, or if not flown for 30 days regardless of reason & if CO says so.
- What is the purpose of the Weight and balance program?
- Provides standard system of field weight & balance control & flight crew w/ accurate base line weight & center of gravity information.
- What is included in the weight and balance program?
- Gives max operating weights, center of gravity restrictions and method of loading. Modifications are utilized in updating A/C records.
- What is the purpose of the Aircraft Logbook?
- It is a hard cover, loose-leaf binder containing the history of the aircraft. Non-aging record.
- What are some sections of the Aircraft logbook?
- FLight time, insp records, repair & rework, TD's, pres & depres, installed explosive devices, inventory, assembly service record, equip history, SRC's, aviation life support, seat survival kit, & Aeronautical Equip Service records(AESR's)
- What are Aeronautical Equipment Service Records kept on?
- Items that have their own inspections, such as engines, APU's, prop assy, etc.
- Who is authorized to sigh Aircraft Logbook entries.
- Anyone designated in writing by the CO. CO, O-Level, I-Level, D-Level Director of Operations, OMD, &or anyone designated in writing by those listed. If NAVAVNDEPOT can't the reporting custodian shall verify work and sign.
- Who is authorized to release Aircraft safe for flight?
- The signature and rank rate of the MO, MMCO or MCO. Designees of the CO.
- What is safe for flight?
- Condition which considering mission requirement & environmental conditions, permits A/C to be launched, flown, and safely landed & aircrew has operable equipment for safe flight requirements.
- What are Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRC's) used for?
- Inst. required for efficient performance of scheduled maintenance tasks.
- What information is on a MRC?
- Each card has tasks for specific system and tells rating req'd, time needed, lists SE needed, consumables, replacement parts & assistance requirements.
- What is not on a MRC?
- Instructions for repair, adjustment, calibration, or procedures for correcting defects.
- What are Periodic Maintenance Cards(PMIC's) used for?
- To identify scheduled or forced reomval of items and their replacement intervals.
- What information is on a PMIC?
- Component or assy removal and replacement, airframe structural life limits, maintenance requirement system indexes, conditional inspections, phase change implementations cards, etc
- What is an Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB)?
- Contains illustrations and part #'s for all parts of the A/C or equipment used to order & identify parts and their arrangement within an assy.
- What is the Maintenance Instruction Manual (MIMS)?
- Contains inst. for "O" & "I" level maintenance and servicing of a specific model A/C. Identifies each maintenance task to the responsible maintenance level.
- What is the responsibility of the Work Center Supervisor?
- The hour to hour maintenance situation. Req's constant communication between W/C & Maintenance Control. Always Keep them notified.
- What is the concept of Quality Assurance?
- That of the prevention of the occurance of defects. The achievement depends on prevention, knowledge, and special skills.
- What are the responsibilities of a Quality Assurance Representative (QAR)?
- Direct representative of CO when inspecting and ensure safe for flight of item concerned. Certify that work was inspected and done properly IAW all inst. & directives.
- What are the responsibilities of a Collateral Duty QAR(CDQAR)?
- Temporary or permanent, fill in as QAR's. May be permanent for Aircrew Personal Protective or Survival Equipment or Armament billet, Egress/Environmental Systems.
- What are the responsibilities of a Collateral Duty Inspector?
- Assigned to W/C's to inspect all work and comply with QA insp., spotcheck all work in progress, Monitored by QA, QA sets minimum quals, given written test, oral test may be used.
- What is the purpose of a special audit?
- Evaluate specific tasks, processses, procedures & programs. W/C may request any time or when new W/C Sup assigned. Copies held for one year.
- What is the pupose of a Quarterly Work Center Audit?
- To evaluate the overall quality performance of W/C to include personnel, monitored and managed programs, logs & records, licenses, etc.
- Who manages the CTPL program?
- QA
- What are the two functions of the Central Technical Publications Library(CTPL)?
- Determining what manuals are needed to support maintenance, receipt & distribution, and ensuring manuals are up to date. Also control and distrubution of NAMP.
- Discuss the Foreign Object Damage(FOD) Program.
- Identifies, corrects, & eliminates casual factors which are a command responsibility and part of maintenance program.QA monitored, all W/C's will institute procedures for compliance.
- What is the primary objective of the Tool Control Program?
- Provides a means to rapidly account for all tools after completing a maintenance task, reducinng potential FOD. Reduced tool loss.
- What is the purpose of the Fuel Surveillance Program?
- Record of when and which tanks were samples are kept. QA monitored. Free water and foreign contaminants are hazard. Erratic or incorrect quantity indications, icing of filter, valves & other components.
- What is the pupose of the Navy Oil Analysis Program?
- Diagnostic technique to monitor aeronautical equip w/out removal or disassembly. QA ensure samples taken at correct intervals IAW MRC's $ MIMs. Results maintained and trends highlighted.
- What is the pupose of the Aviators Breathing Oxygen (ABO) Surveillance Program?
- 2 or more qualified(thoroughly trained & monitored)persons familiar with the characteristics of ABO, LOX, gaseous hazards & need for quality standards.
- What is the pupose of the Hydraulic Contamination Program?
- Achieve & maintain a satisfactory level of fluid purity.A/C Navy Class 5, SE Navy Class 3.
- What is the pupose of the Tire and Wheel Maintenance Safety Program?
- To train personnel of the hazards of handling tires/wheels. Same as live ordnance. All will be familiar with applicable manuals.
- What is the purpose of the Maintenance Training Improvement Program(MTIP)?
- To evaluate technical knowledge of technicians. Identify where refresher training is needed.
- What is the purpose of the Monthly Maintenance Plan(MMP)?
- Schedule of preditible maintenance work. By 25th of month. Allow supervisors to be aware of upcoming requirements.
- What minimum information is include in the MMP?
- Flight hours, dates of scheduled inspections, training, qualifications, chain of command, calibration schedules, TD compliance dates, etc.
- What is Electro-Static Discharge(ESD)?
- The transfer of electrostatic charge between objects at different potentials caused by direct contact or induced by an electrostatic field.
- What is the importance of the ESD Program?
- Provides protected areas for parts & procedures to control & minimize ESD. These areas required when handling parts out of protective coverings.