Which of the following is not a level of maintenance?

a. Base.

b. Depot.

c. Intermediate.

d. Organizational.

a. Base.

What is considered the highest level of maintenance for more complex repairs?

a. Base.

b. Depot.

c. Intermediate.

d. Organizational.

b. Depot.

Which maintenance category consists of time compliance technical order (TCTO) actions which can be accomplished with the skills possessed by a unit?

a. Off-equipment, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC).

b. On-equipment, AFMC.

c. Off-equipment, operating command.

d. On-equipment, operating command.

Which maintenance category consists of those tasks that cannot be done on the end item but are within the capability of the skills and equipment possessed by a unit?

a. On-equipment, Air Materiel Command (AFMC).

b. Off-equipment, AFMC.

c. On-equipment, operating command.

d. Off-equipment, operating command.

Which maintenance category includes correcting discrepancies discovered during flight?

a. Unscheduled.

b. Preventive.

c. Debriefing.

d. Scheduled.

“To minimize the length of time that an aircraft is out of commission due to a scheduled inspection” is the objective of what inspection concept?

a. Isochronal.

b. Periodic.

c. Phased.

d. Depot.

c. Phased.

All aircraft, no matter what inspection concept applies, are required to have how many calendar inspections?

a. One.

b. Two.

c. Three.

d. Four.

b. Two.

Which inspection status is affected by the 30 or 90 day inspection?

a. Preflight.

b. Thruflight.

c. Hourly postflight.

d. Home station check.

What changes to baseline computer programs are normally announced by a time compliance technical order (TCTO)?

a. Price-only.

b. Software-only.

c. Hardware-only.

d. Contractor-specific.

b. Software-only.

What is the number of authorized basic time compliance technical order (TCTO) categories?

a. 1.

b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

c. 3.

What are the authorized types of time compliance technical orders (TCTOs)?

a. Safety, routine, and urgent.

b. Immediate, safety, and urgent.

c. Immediate, routine, and safety.

d. Immediate, routine, and urgent.

To permit simultaneous release of two or more time compliance technical orders (TCTO) requiring work in the same general area, procuring activities are authorized to withhold the release of non-safety routine action TCTOs for a maximum of

a. 30 days.

b. 60 days.

c. 90 days.

d. 120 days.

c. 90 days.

Which logistics indicator shows a unit’s ability to keep equipment in a ready status?

a. System reliability.

b. Airframe capability.

c. Base level repair capability.

d. Maintenance scheduling effectiveness.

a. System reliability.

The data to calculate system capability rates is obtained from

a. the major command (MAJCOM).

b. the weekly maintenance plan.

c. materiel supply liaison.

d. debriefing.

If repair is not authorized at base level who forwards the item to contract maintenance or Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) depot?

a. Supply.

b. Workcenter.

c. Maintenance analysis.

d. Plans and scheduling.

a. Supply.

What action taken codes are used to compute base repair capability rates?

a. A, F, G, K, L, V, Z.

b. A, F, G, K, L, B, P.

c. A, F, G, K, L, Z.

d. A, F, B, G, K, L.

c. A, F, G, K, L, Z.

When computing maintenance scheduling effectiveness rates weights are usually assigned to show

a. the degree of importance of a task.

b. the sequence of task accomplishment.

c. how many tasks are scheduled next month.

d. how many tasks were scheduled last month.

a. the degree of importance of a task.

Delayed discrepancies are referred to as

a. awaiting parts (AWP) or awaiting defer (AWD).

b. awaiting parts (AWP) or awaiting maintenance (AWM).

c. awaiting defer (AWD) or awaiting maintenance (AWM).

d. awaiting parts (AWP) or awaiting deferred discrepancy (ADD).

b. awaiting parts (AWP) or awaiting maintenance (AWM).

If they are not able to schedule or combine deferred discrepancies with more extensive maintenance actions, maintenance schedulers should?

a. defer the discrepancies for 5 calendar days.

b. defer the discrepancies for 7 calendar days.

c. routinely schedule the aircraft to work the delays.

d. defer the discrepancies until there are more discrepancies to work.

c. routinely schedule the aircraft to work the delays.

What mission capability status code is the sum of not mission capable supply (NMCS) and not mission capable both (NMCB) and reflects total not mission capable (NMC) aircraft limitations due to supply?

a. Fully mission capable (FMC).

b. Partial mission capable (PMC).

c. Not mission capable both (NMCB).

d. Total not mission capable supply (TNMCS).

What deviation category is used when an aircraft is cancelled due to bad weather?

a. Local.

b. Chargeable.

c. Nonchargeable.

d. Higher headquarters.

c. Nonchargeable.

The total number of cancellations can be obtained from the

a. Daily Flying Schedule.

b. Operational Event Report.

c. Monthly Maintenance Plan.

d. Accomplishment Utilization Report (AUR).

When computing for the Flying Scheduling Effectiveness rate, what is subtracted from the total number of scheduled sorties?

a. Total deviations.

b. Number of cancelled takeoffs.

c. Total chargeable deviations only.

d. Total nonchargeable deviations only.

a. Total deviations.

Which command uses the departure reliability rate?

a. Air Combat Command (ACC).

b. Air Mobility Command (AMC).

c. Air Force Space Command.

d. Air Force Materiel Command.

b. Air Mobility Command (AMC).

When used for the departure reliability rate, the standard for on-time departure is within

a. 10 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

b. 14 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

c. 20 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

d. 24 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

b. 14 minutes of the scheduled departure time.

When we compute utilization under the flying hour program, the two ways we compute for the utilization (UTE) rate are?

a. sortie and hourly.

b. program and actual.

c. effective and ineffective.

d. authorized and chargeable.

a. sortie and hourly.

What is the definition of aircraft availability?

a. The historical percentage of sorties lost to causes outside of unit control.

b. The percentage of a fleet in a depot possessed or non-mission capable status.

c. The percentage of a fleet not in a depot possessed or non-mission capable status.

d. A measure of the health of the air mobility system and reflects the percentage of on-time

departures.

c. The percentage of a fleet not in a depot possessed or non-mission capable status.

What report is used to calculate aircraft availability?

a. Fix Time Report (FTR).

b. Equipment Status Report (TRIC: ESR).

c. Aerospace Vehicle Status Report (TRIC: AVS).

d. Accomplishment Utilization Report (TRIC: AUR).

c. Aerospace Vehicle Status Report (TRIC: AVS).

What factor represents a historical percentage of scheduled sorties lost to causes outside of unit control?

a. Abort.

b. Spare.

c. Attrition.

d. Utilization.

c. Attrition.

In determining the spare factor, what do you compare to the number of historical sorties scheduled?

a. Number of flyable aircraft.

b. Number of non-flyable aircraft.

c. Number of 1st sortie logistics losses.

d. Number of 2nd sortie logistics losses.

c. Number of 1st sortie logistics losses.

Which of the following is not a factor used for computing manhour per flying hour?

a. Flying hours.

b. Operating hours.

c. On-equipment manhours.

d. Off-equipment manhours.

b. Operating hours.

What is the first position of the work unit code (WUC) for general support work included in the computation for manhours per flying hour?

a. 0.

b. 1.

c. 2.

d. 3.

a. 0.

What code is used in the computation of the break rate?

a. Fix code 3.

b. Cap code 3.

c. Landing code 3.

d. Not reparable this station (NRTS) code 3.

c. Landing code 3.

Which rate is used to measure speed of repair and equipment maintainability?

a. Fix rate.

b. Break rate.

c. Utilization rate.

d. Mission capable rate.

a. Fix rate.

When an aircraft lands with a code 3 landing status, what maintenance status code is entered in Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)?

a. Partial mission capable (PMC).

b. Fully mission capable (FMC).

c. Not mission capable (NMC).

d. Cap code 3.

c. Not mission capable (NMC).

What are the three time frames used in the fix rate formula?

a. 2, 4, or 8 hours.

b. 4, 6, or 8 hours.

c. 4, 8, or 10 hours.

d. 4, 8, or 12 hours.

The total abort rate is a combination of

a. air and ground abort.

b. air abort, late takeoff, and ground abort.

c. air abort, total deviations, and ground abort.

d. air abort, ground abort, and maintenance cancellation

a. air and ground abort.

A repeat discrepancy occurs how many sorties after a problem is originally reported?

a. 1.

b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

a. 1.

High repeat and recur rates may indicate a lack of

a. available aircraft.

b. available spare parts.

c. qualified supervisors.

d. thorough troubleshooting.

Base supply uses which rate to indicate depot support?

a. Break.

b. Utilization.

c. Mission capable.

d. Cannibalization.

Mean time to repair (MTTR) is expressed in

a. seconds.

b. minutes.

c. hours.

d. days.

c. hours.

Which computation provides you with the average equipment operating time before a

failure occurs?

a. Fix rate.

b. Break rate.

c. Man-hour per flying hour.

d. Mean time between failure (MTBF).

In the Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) what is the maximum number of days allowed for calculating the mean time between failure (MTBF)?

a. 30.

b. 60.

c. 90.

d. 180.

Which mission performance indicator is used to measure the average time between failures of mission-essential systems?

a. Mean time to repair (MTTR).

b. Mean time between critical failure (MTBCF).

c. Mean time between downing events (MTBDE).

d. Mean time between maintenance actions (MTBMA).

b. Mean time between critical failure (MTBCF).

What maintenance events are included when computing for the mean time between maintenance actions (MTBMA)?

a. Scheduled only.

b. Unscheduled only.

c. Both scheduled and unscheduled.

d. On-equipment and off-equipment.

c. Both scheduled and unscheduled.

Which of the following gives the average time for end items and is an indication of component overall performance?

a. Mean time to repair (MTTR).

b. Mean time between failure (MTBF).

c. Mean time between critical failure (MTBCF).

d. Mean time between maintenance actions (MTBMA).

The two cornerstones of maintenance metrics are fleet availability and

a. maintenance capability.

b. deployment execution.

c. program execution.

d. airlift capability.

c. program execution.

Which of these is a lagging indicator under fleet

availability?

a. Mission capable rate.

b. Code 3 break rate.

c. 8-hour fix rate.

d. Air abort rate.

a. Mission capable rate.

Which fix rate time interval is reported for all aircraft other than fighters?

a. Four.

b. Eight.

c. Twelve.

d. Fourteen.

c. Twelve.

By consolidating feasible cannibalizations (CANN) to a few aircraft when practical, maintenance can keep which mission capable rate low?

a. Fully mission capable (FMC).

b. Partial mission capable (PMC).

c. Total not mission capable both (TNMCB).

d. Total not mission capable supply (TNMCS).

Communications-electronics (C-E) training equipment is considered

a. active.

b. inactive.

c. red flagged.

d. non-functional.

For communications-electronics (C-E) equipment, the number of hours during which the system cannot be used for a specified purpose is designated

a. active.

b. inactive.

c. downtime.

d. possessed.

c. downtime.

What type of maintenance is excluded when calculating communications-electronics (C-E) operational dependability?

a. 2-level maintenance.

b. 3-level maintenance.

c. Scheduled maintenance.

d. Unscheduled maintenance.

When you track the average elapsed time between a piece of communications-electronics (C-E) equipment going down from partial mission capable (PMC) condition and its being restored to PMC condition, you are measuring the C-E mean

a. downtime.

b. active time.

c. inactive time.

d. operational time.

a. downtime.

The communications-electronics (C-E) mean downtime is also expressed as the average time to complete

a. full downtime hours.

b. a maintenance action.

c. restoration to mission capable status.

d. restoration to partial mission capable (PMC) status.

b. a maintenance action.

Which of the following does not affect equipment downtime?

a. Manning level.

b. Experience level.

c. Support equipment availability.

d. Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) downtime.

The measure of the average on-equipment corrective maintenance in an operational

environment is the communications-electronics (C-E) mean

a. downtime.

b. repair time.

c. time to repair.

d. time between failure.

b. repair time.

The communications-electronics (C-E) mean repair time (MRT) starts when the technician

a. leaves his workcenter.

b. arrives at the equipment.

c. completes troubleshooting.

d. receives notification of a workorder.

b. arrives at the equipment.

The communications-electronics (C-E) mean time between critical failure (MTBCF) measures the average operating time between system failures of

a. ground-based system functions.

b. aircraft-related system functions.

c. all base support system functions.

d. mission-essential system functions.

Which communication-electronic (C-E) mission performance indicator is a valuable indicator of equipment or system maintainability and speed of repair?

a. C-E utilization rate.

b. C-E operational availability.

c. C-E mean time to restore functions (MTTRF).

d. C-E mean time between maintenance (MTBM).

c. C-E mean time to restore functions (MTTRF).

What computation is used when you include the total number of maintenance events?

a. C-E utilization rate.

b. C-E operational availability.

c. C-E mean time between failure (MTBF).

d. C-E mean time between maintenance (MTBM) actions.

d. C-E mean time between maintenance (MTBM) actions.

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In determining communications-electronic (C-E) mean time between scheduled maintenance (MTBSM), scheduled maintenance includes scheduled maintenance inspections, scheduled time changes, delayed discrepancies, and

a. non-immediate action TCTOs.

b. immediate action TCTOs.

c. repairs as a result of accident or incident.

d. operator-reported discrepancies.

a. non-immediate action TCTOs.

Which type of event is not included when computing the communications-electronics (C-E) mean time between unscheduled maintenance (MTBUM)?

a. Scheduled time changes.

b. Repairs as a result of accident or incident.

c. Discrepancies discovered during equipment operation.

d. Immediate action time compliance technical orders (TCTO).

a. Scheduled time changes.

The communication-electronics (C-E) utilization rate gives us the

a. average time an equipment is active.

b. average ratio of all active equipment.

c. operational availability of a component.

d. average use of a system during a specified period of time.

The Global Combat Support System–Air Force Data Services (GCSS–AFDS) Info View Home Page is divided into how many areas?

a. 1.

b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

c. 3.

When working with documents in the Global Combat Support System–Air Force Data Services (GCSS–AFDS), what folder are personal documents saved to?

a. My Folders.

b. User Folders.

c. Public Folders.

d. Corporate Folders.

a. My Folders.

The Logistics, Installations and Mission Support–Enterprise View (LIMS–EV) has the capability to support what level of users?

a. Logistical, operational, and supervisory.

b. Strategic, operational, and logistical.

c. Strategic, logistical, and supervisory.

d. Strategic, operational, and tactical.

Who do you contact to gain access to Logistics, Installations and Mission Support–Enterprise View (LIMS–EV)?

a. LIMS–EV Team.

b. Comm Help Desk.

c. Air Force Portal Team.

d. Mission Support Help Team.

a. LIMS–EV Team.

What is the Situational Awareness Report?

a. A business intelligence gateway providing standardized data extraction capability.

b. A single source monthly product used to track all key AMC related aircraft metrics.

c. A single source monthly product used to track AMC and ACC related aircraft and metrics.

d. A weapon system view for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support–Enterprise View

(LIMS–EV) data.

b. A single source monthly product used to track all key AMC related aircraft metrics.

The first step or starting place in the analysis process is to

a. manipulate the data.

b. compare the data.

c. collect the data.

d. verify the data.

c. collect the data.

In which step of the analysis process would you encounter such questions as “Is the trend

stable?” and “Are the deviations greater than expected?”

a. Verify.

b. Review.

c. Compare.

d. Research.

c. Compare.

Information associated with maintenance organization operations is classified as

a. external data.

b. internal data.

c. standards.

d. factors.

b. internal data.

How do you determine if you should retain an office copy of a report?

a. Keep until the next version is published.

b. Keep all reports for no longer than 1 year.

c. Determine if a real need exists for the data.

d. Decide if a need exists within the command.

c. Determine if a real need exists for the data.

One of your responsibilities in the analysis process is that your assessments must be objective and answer specifically

a. what you want done.

b. the purpose of the study.

c. why and how a problem is occurring.

d. the why, how, when, and where questions.

Which statement best describes a pulse point in a unit?

a. A squadron party.

b. The debriefing section.

c. An informal group meeting.

d. Conversion of raw data into meaningful statistics.

b. The debriefing section.

When an analyst compares the late takeoff rate for Tyndall AFB, Florida, and Loring AFB, Maine, for the period October through February, he or she exhibits what pitfall?

a. Bias.

b. Improper sampling.

c. Noncomparable data.

d. Improper assumption regarding relationships.

c. Noncomparable data.

When making decisions based on existing trends, a frequent error is not considering the

a. direction of the trend.

b. stability of the trend.

c. significance of trend.

d. type of trend.

b. stability of the trend.

What is the most common approach to arrange maintenance data?

a. Descending order.

b. Chronological order.

c. Order of importance.

d. Serial number order.

b. Chronological order.

Once you have determined that an actual problem exists with high not mission capable maintenance (NMCM) and overtime rates, your next action is to

a. accomplish a problem summary.

b. write up a corrective action report.

c. choose a statistical test to analyze the problem.

d. undertake a logical and systematic approach to solving it.

Which diagram or chart can be used together with the frequency polygon in frequency distribution?

a. Histogram.

b. Flowchart.

c. Control chart.

d. Cause and effect diagram.

a. Histogram.

Symbolic shapes and arrows can be found in a

a. flowchart.

b. control chart.

c. scatter diagram.

d. cause and effect diagram.

a. flowchart.

Bar charts are used for comparing

a. groups of data.

b. trends of data.

c. variables of time.

d. causes of problems.

a. groups of data.

When you are establishing the scope of your special study, you are defining your

a. purpose.

b. conclusion.

c. investigation and findings.

d. assumptions and limitations.

Which medium is a formal way of presenting a special study?

a. Video.

b. Secure line.

c. Written report.

d. Oral presentation.

a. Video.

When using text on a presentation slide, what guideline is recommended?

a. Use bullet statements instead of paragraphs.

b. Fill the slide with one paragraph only.

c. Limit a paragraph to two sentences.

d. Use one word per line.

a. Use bullet statements instead of paragraphs.

The acronym DMAIC stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and

a. Create.

b. Correct.

c. Control.

d. Catagorize.

c. Control.

The Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) Users’ Group meets monthly to

a. keep current with IMDS issues.

b. prepare a monthly IMDS report.

c. establish policies on data integrity.

d. advise commanders on the status of IMDS.

a. keep current with IMDS issues.

Who chairs the Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) Users’ Group meetings?

a. Quality assurance.

b. Squadron commander.

c. Senior maintenance supervisor.

d. Maintenance Management Analysis.

You evaluate the information you have before you call for a meeting to

a. identify your speakers.

b. determine if anyone will attend.

c. determine if you have enough parking space.

d. determine if a meeting is the best tool to address the issue.

People who missed the meeting can find a summary by obtaining a copy of the

a. agenda.

b. program.

c. minutes.

d. briefing.

c. minutes.