AMSA 490 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is a 14 CFR 121 Supplemental Air Carrier? - Answer- Conducts charter type/non-
scheduled operations with no fixed schedule, using more than 30 seats, more than
7,500lb payload capacity, place and times are negotiated between operator and
customer
What does the acronym CASS represent and what are the 4 steps of CASS? - Answer-
Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System
4 Steps: Surveillance, Analysis, Corrective Action, Follow Up
CASS is mandatory for what department(s) in a Part 121 Air Carrier? - Answer- Tech
Ops
What is the difference between Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA)? -
Answer- Quality Control: Good part, Bad part
Quality Assurance: Why did it fail
What is the difference between CASS and IEP? - Answer- CASS: Continuing Analysis
and Surveillance System
IEP: Internal. Evaluation Programs
Both are mandatory(IEP=through SMS/indirectly) IEP is like CASS but for the whole
organization. IEP has a higher level of reporting(senior management.)
What is a Part 145 Repair Station? - Answer- A 145 Repair Station is a maintenance
provider that performs maintenance for an air carrier.
What is the difference between a Pooled part and a Borrowed part? - Answer- A pooled
part is a component jointly shared between partner airlines.
A borrowed part is a component temporarily obtained from another airline and required
to be returned.
What does the acronym CASE represent and what is its purpose? - Answer-
Coordinating Agency for Supplier Evaluation
A highly regulated club that audits suppliers and vendors to analyze, control, and
determine the acceptability of vendors supplying parts and maintenance services to
participating airlines
What does the acronym SOS represent and what is its purpose? - Answer- Ship or
Shelve
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is a 14 CFR 121 Supplemental Air Carrier? - Answer- Conducts charter type/non-
scheduled operations with no fixed schedule, using more than 30 seats, more than
7,500lb payload capacity, place and times are negotiated between operator and
customer
What does the acronym CASS represent and what are the 4 steps of CASS? - Answer-
Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System
4 Steps: Surveillance, Analysis, Corrective Action, Follow Up
CASS is mandatory for what department(s) in a Part 121 Air Carrier? - Answer- Tech
Ops
What is the difference between Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA)? -
Answer- Quality Control: Good part, Bad part
Quality Assurance: Why did it fail
What is the difference between CASS and IEP? - Answer- CASS: Continuing Analysis
and Surveillance System
IEP: Internal. Evaluation Programs
Both are mandatory(IEP=through SMS/indirectly) IEP is like CASS but for the whole
organization. IEP has a higher level of reporting(senior management.)
What is a Part 145 Repair Station? - Answer- A 145 Repair Station is a maintenance
provider that performs maintenance for an air carrier.
What is the difference between a Pooled part and a Borrowed part? - Answer- A pooled
part is a component jointly shared between partner airlines.
A borrowed part is a component temporarily obtained from another airline and required
to be returned.
What does the acronym CASE represent and what is its purpose? - Answer-
Coordinating Agency for Supplier Evaluation
A highly regulated club that audits suppliers and vendors to analyze, control, and
determine the acceptability of vendors supplying parts and maintenance services to
participating airlines
What does the acronym SOS represent and what is its purpose? - Answer- Ship or
Shelve
