Airworthy PrepA&P General test code
AM.I.G.K17Cleaning and Corrosion Control
A&P General test (Section I), subject G
Written as am.i.g.k17 or AM.I.G.K17 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Surface preparation for a desired finishing material.
What it means
AM.I.G.K17 is a knowledge element in the Cleaning and Corrosion Control subject of the A&P General test. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- AM
- Aviation Mechanic, the mechanic test standard
- I
- Section I: General
- G
- Subject: Cleaning and Corrosion Control
- K17
- Knowledge element 17
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists an ACS code for each question you missed. Seeing AM.I.G.K17 there means at least one of your wrong answers was on this element. The examiner retests every code on your report during the oral part of the practical test, so study it before then.
Sources: Aviation Mechanic ACS Companion Guide, FAA-G-ACS-1 (Change 2), ch. 2, p. 11 and ch. 5, p. 19; FAA-S-ACS-1, Appendix 1, p. A-1.
The examiner will ask about the codes you missed
"All deficient knowledge areas, as indicated by the ACS codes on the AKTRs, are retested during the oral portion of the test."
Your oral test is 4 random questions plus one for every code on your report, closed book. Our A&P Oral & Practical course builds a mock oral from the codes you tick, with a model answer and FAA source for every question, and a guide for every practical project. $49.
See Oral & PracticalTry a sample question on AM.I.G.K17
You are preparing bare aluminum skins for paint. Which sequence follows the handbook procedure?
Practice cleaning and corrosion control
The full A&P General course has questions on every element in this subject area, with an explanation and FAA source for each.