Chapter 17
Quality Control
QUIZ
By: Cody Slupski
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THIS DAY IN AVIATION
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May 14
• 1908 — The first passenger
flies in an airplane.
• Wilbur Wright takes Charles
W. Furnas of Dayton, Ohio
on a 28-3/5 seconds flight
that covers 600 meters at Kill
Devil Hills, North Carolina.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION
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May 14
• 1909 — Samuel Cody makes
the first powered airplane
flight of more than one mile in
Britain.
• He flies the British Army
Aeroplane No.1 from Laffans
Planin to Danger Hill in
Hampshire at average height
of 30 feet.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION
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May 14
• 1915 — The United
States Navy contracts
with the Connecticut
Aircraft Company for its
first airship.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION
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May 14
• 1922 — 136th Squadron
(Observation) Tennessee National
Guard holds his first flying meet
on Blackwood Field, Nashville,
Tennessee.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

May 14
• 1922 — Aeromarine
Airways opens in New
York Division flying
operations.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

May 14
• 1922 — Aeromarine flying
boat “Mendoza” carries 27
passengers from Keyport,
New Jersey to New York
and return.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION
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May 14
• 1931 — Transcontinental
autogiro flight by John M.
Miller, from Philadelphia to
San Diego area.
THIS DAY IN AVIATION

May 14
• 1922 — 136th Squadron
(Observation) Tennessee
National Guard holds his
first flying meet on
Blackwood Field,
Nashville, Tennessee.
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Chapter 17
Quality Control
By: Cody Slupski
Introduction/Quality Control Organization
• The inspection function of an airline M&E organization
is part of the basic maintenance program.
• It consists of inspections performed by the mechanics
during routine maintenance work: general visual
inspections, detailed inspections, as well as checking
and rechecking of one’s own work.
• To carry out all of these inspection requirements, it is
necessary to establish a quality control function within
the M&E organization.
QC Inspector Qualifications/Basic Inspections Policies
• The basic qualification for all inspectors is to have a
valid mechanics license and 2 years of work experience
under that license without any violations.
• They must have completed all company-required
training and aircraft fleet training and have knowledge
of airlines regulations, policies, and procedures
• They must know the company’s RII program
• They should have completed the QC inspectors course
and successfully passed the QC exam conducted by the
airlines QC organization.
• The airline should establish the basic inspection policies
for all dedicated and delegated inspectors to abide by.
Inspection Stamp/Continuity of Inspection
• All authorized QC inspectors are issued an inspectors
stamp, the stamps are numbered and controlled.
• After reviewing and accepting the work of a mechanic,
the inspector will approve it by stamping and initialing
the work card.
• Whenever work spans more than one shift, the airline is
required to have procedures in place to ensure that
complete information and status of the work progress is
passed on.
Completion of Work/Other QC Activities
• Each work package has a list of tasks that must be
completed for the check to be complete.
• Most tasks require only the mechanics sign-off to
indicate completion.
• The QC organization also has responsibility for special
nondestructive test and inspection techniques, the
calibration of certain tools and test equipment used in
maintenance.
Special Reports/RII
• A mechanical reliability report is submitted whenever
any malfunction or defect shown in Table 17-2 occurs.
• The MCC notifies QC whenever an incident occurs, and
QC prepares a report to the FAA.
• Any item which is performed improperly or improper
parts are used, could endanger the safe operation of the
aircraft is known as a Required Inspection Item.
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