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A&P General test code

AM.I.G.K21Cleaning and Corrosion Control

A&P General test (Section I), subject G

Written as am.i.g.k21 or AM.I.G.K21 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Inspection of aircraft finishes.

Aviation mechanic test standard, FAA-S-ACS-1, Section I, Subject G

What it means

AM.I.G.K21 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
K21
Knowledge element 21

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists an ACS code for each question you missed. Seeing AM.I.G.K21 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."
FAA-S-ACS-1, Appendix 1, Evaluator Responsibilities, p. A-1

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 & Practical

Try a sample question on AM.I.G.K21

Cleaning and Corrosion Control ยท AM.I.G.K21

During an annual inspection you find small blisters in otherwise intact paint along a fuselage lap joint. How should you interpret them?

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.