FAA Revises FAA Mechanic Written Test

This month, the FAA notified the public of changes made to the written test bank (as further explained in revised sample exams and the latest "what's new" document).

The FAA, in collaboration with industry representatives, are currently reviewing the knowledge test bank to ensure correlation with imminent Mechanic Airman Certification Standards. Through an exam review board "boarding" process, some questions in the test bank have been removed or archived. The agency has also stated that some questions have been reassigned from the general test bank to the airframe test bank. In addition:

• 14 CFR part 23 questions that are not relevant or valid have been removed. New part 23 questions have been added to the sample exams to ensure the public has an accurate representative sample.
• Test takers should be prepared to answer questions on helicopter aerodynamics, 14 CFR part 1 definitions, coil inductor construction, human errors, maintenance manual documentation and special flight permits.
• AMT knowledge test applicants should be prepared for calculations that require interpolation.

The council continues to work through the ACS working group to ensure a documented and transparent process for creating, vetting and revising test bank questions. The FAA is currently utilizing the ACS to review and edit the test bank. ATEC Treasurer and Embry-Riddle University Aviation Maintenance Science Department Chairman Chuck Horning is the industry representative on that review board.

Members are encouraged to provide feedback on student experiences while the test bank undergoes revision to coincide with the new ACS. Send comments to atec@atec-amt.org.