Airworthy PrepA&P Airframe test code
AM.II.D.R3Airframe Inspection
A&P Airframe test (Section II), subject D
Written as am.ii.d.r3 or AM.II.D.R3 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Performing radiographic inspections.
What it means
AM.II.D.R3 is a risk management element in the Airframe Inspection subject of the A&P Airframe test. A risk management element is a hazard the FAA expects you to be able to spot and manage, and the written test can ask questions on it.
- AM
- Aviation Mechanic, the mechanic test standard
- II
- Section II: Airframe
- D
- Subject: Airframe Inspection
- R3
- Risk management element 3
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists an ACS code for each question you missed. Seeing AM.II.D.R3 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.II.D.R3
A shop plans a radiographic inspection of a wing spar area using a portable x-ray unit. Which practice manages the radiation hazard?
Practice airframe inspection
The full A&P Airframe course has questions on every element in this subject area, with an explanation and FAA source for each.