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A&P Airframe test code

AM.II.E.K12Landing Gear Systems

A&P Airframe test (Section II), subject E

Written as am.ii.e.k12 or AM.II.E.K12 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Brake actuating systems.

Aviation mechanic test standard, FAA-S-ACS-1, Section II, Subject E

What it means

AM.II.E.K12 is a knowledge element in the Landing Gear Systems subject of the A&P Airframe 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
II
Section II: Airframe
E
Subject: Landing Gear Systems
K12
Knowledge element 12

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists an ACS code for each question you missed. Seeing AM.II.E.K12 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.II.E.K12

Landing Gear Systems ยท AM.II.E.K12

In an independent brake system, the master cylinder has a compensating port that is open when the piston is fully retracted. What is its purpose?

Practice landing gear systems

The full A&P Airframe course has questions on every element in this subject area, with an explanation and FAA source for each.