ASA General Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
What is the maintenance recording responsibility of the person who complies with an
Airworthiness Directive?
Correct Answer
Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment.
Question 2
Sixty-five engines are what percent of 80 engines?
Correct Answer
81 percent.
Question 3
(Refer to Figure 15.) The No. 7 wire is used to
Correct Answer
close the PUSH-TO-TEST circuit
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,Question 4
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Iron and Steel Institute
use a numerical index system to identify the composition of various steels. In the
number '4130' designating chromium molybdenum steel, the first digit indicates the
Correct Answer
basic alloying element.
Question 5
A rectangular shaped fuel tank measures 27-1/2 inches in length, 3/4 foot in width,
and 8-1/4 inches in depth. How many gallons will the tank contain?
(231 cu in = 1 gal)
Correct Answer
8.83
Question 6
The electrolyte of a nickel-cadmium battery is the lowest when the battery is
Correct Answer
in a discharge condition.
Question 7
(Refer to Figure 62.) The -100 in the title block (Area 1) is applicable to which doubler
part number(s)?
Correct Answer
-101
Question 8
The maximum distance between end fittings to which a straight hose assembly is to
be connected is 50 inches. The minimum hose length to make such a connection
should be
Correct Answer
C) 52-1/2 inches
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,Question 9
Jet fuel number identifiers are
Correct Answer
type numbers and have no relation to the fuel's performance in the aircraft engine.
Question 10
A fully charged lead-acid battery will not freeze until extremely low temperatures are
reached because
Correct Answer
most of the acid is in the solution.
Question 11
A 3/8 inch aircraft high pressure flexible hose as compared to 3/8 inch metal tubing
used in the same system will
Correct Answer
B) have equivalent flow characteristics
Question 12
Both gasoline and kerosene have certain advantages for use as turbine fuel. Which
statement is true in reference to the advantages of each?
Correct Answer
kerosene has a higher energy/value per unit volume than gasoline.
Question 13
What is the maximum penalty for cheating or other unauthorized conduct when
taking an FAA mechanic test?
Correct Answer
Ineligibility to receive any certificate or rating for one year, and suspension or
revocation of any certificate held.
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, Question 14
(Refer to Figure 11.) Find the total current flowing in the wire between points C and D.
Correct Answer
3.0 ampers.
Question 15
An aircraft's LEMAC and TEMAC are defined in terms of distance
Correct Answer
A. From the datum.
Question 16
Under which conditions will the rate of flow of a liquid through a metering orifice (or
jet) be the greatest (all other factors being equal)?
Correct Answer
unmetered pressure, 17 PSI; metered pressure, 5 PSI; atmospheric pressure, 14.7 PSI.
Question 17
How long are AD compliance records required to be kept?
Correct Answer
They shall be retained, and the transferred with the aircraft when it is sold.
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Answers
Question 1
What is the maintenance recording responsibility of the person who complies with an
Airworthiness Directive?
Correct Answer
Make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment.
Question 2
Sixty-five engines are what percent of 80 engines?
Correct Answer
81 percent.
Question 3
(Refer to Figure 15.) The No. 7 wire is used to
Correct Answer
close the PUSH-TO-TEST circuit
Page 1 of 169
,Question 4
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Iron and Steel Institute
use a numerical index system to identify the composition of various steels. In the
number '4130' designating chromium molybdenum steel, the first digit indicates the
Correct Answer
basic alloying element.
Question 5
A rectangular shaped fuel tank measures 27-1/2 inches in length, 3/4 foot in width,
and 8-1/4 inches in depth. How many gallons will the tank contain?
(231 cu in = 1 gal)
Correct Answer
8.83
Question 6
The electrolyte of a nickel-cadmium battery is the lowest when the battery is
Correct Answer
in a discharge condition.
Question 7
(Refer to Figure 62.) The -100 in the title block (Area 1) is applicable to which doubler
part number(s)?
Correct Answer
-101
Question 8
The maximum distance between end fittings to which a straight hose assembly is to
be connected is 50 inches. The minimum hose length to make such a connection
should be
Correct Answer
C) 52-1/2 inches
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,Question 9
Jet fuel number identifiers are
Correct Answer
type numbers and have no relation to the fuel's performance in the aircraft engine.
Question 10
A fully charged lead-acid battery will not freeze until extremely low temperatures are
reached because
Correct Answer
most of the acid is in the solution.
Question 11
A 3/8 inch aircraft high pressure flexible hose as compared to 3/8 inch metal tubing
used in the same system will
Correct Answer
B) have equivalent flow characteristics
Question 12
Both gasoline and kerosene have certain advantages for use as turbine fuel. Which
statement is true in reference to the advantages of each?
Correct Answer
kerosene has a higher energy/value per unit volume than gasoline.
Question 13
What is the maximum penalty for cheating or other unauthorized conduct when
taking an FAA mechanic test?
Correct Answer
Ineligibility to receive any certificate or rating for one year, and suspension or
revocation of any certificate held.
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, Question 14
(Refer to Figure 11.) Find the total current flowing in the wire between points C and D.
Correct Answer
3.0 ampers.
Question 15
An aircraft's LEMAC and TEMAC are defined in terms of distance
Correct Answer
A. From the datum.
Question 16
Under which conditions will the rate of flow of a liquid through a metering orifice (or
jet) be the greatest (all other factors being equal)?
Correct Answer
unmetered pressure, 17 PSI; metered pressure, 5 PSI; atmospheric pressure, 14.7 PSI.
Question 17
How long are AD compliance records required to be kept?
Correct Answer
They shall be retained, and the transferred with the aircraft when it is sold.
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