Which items are within the privileges and limitations of the inspection authorization?

Which items are within the privileges and limitations of the inspection authorization?

• A. 2, 3, and 4
• B. 1, 3, and 4
• C. 1, 2, and 4
• D. 1, 2, and 3

Answer: (D)

Being an IA centers on determining airworthiness and certifying release to service. The core privileges involve inspections and the release paperwork: you may personally perform or supervise the annual inspection, sign off the aircraft for return to service after that inspection, and approve (or supervise) major repairs or alterations and the associated release documentation. These actions directly affect an aircraft’s airworthiness and require the IA’s judgment and certification. The item that falls outside the IA’s authority is the one describing a function not tied to airworthiness certification or requiring FAA action beyond the IA’s scope, so it isn’t included. Therefore, the valid set includes the responsibilities tied to the annual inspection, release to service after that inspection, and oversight of major repairs or alterations, while the other activity does not fit the IA’s privileges.

Being an IA centers on determining airworthiness and certifying release to service. The core privileges involve inspections and the release paperwork: you may personally perform or supervise the annual inspection, sign off the aircraft for return to service after that inspection, and approve (or supervise) major repairs or alterations and the associated release documentation. These actions directly affect an aircraft’s airworthiness and require the IA’s judgment and certification.

The item that falls outside the IA’s authority is the one describing a function not tied to airworthiness certification or requiring FAA action beyond the IA’s scope, so it isn’t included. Therefore, the valid set includes the responsibilities tied to the annual inspection, release to service after that inspection, and oversight of major repairs or alterations, while the other activity does not fit the IA’s privileges.