Q28. Q29. Q30. Q31. Q32. Q33. What information does the NATOPS Flight Manual  contain? What type of manual describes how to “fight” an aircraft? Which  manuals  prevent  the  need  for  duplication of standard practices in other manuals? What does the “-3” in the publication number 01-75PR4-3-1 indicate? Aeronautical  component  and  equipment manuals, 03 series, cover information on what type  of  equipment? MRCs, PMCs, and SSCs provide a basis for planning,  scheduling,  and  complying  with scheduled maintenance requirements under what  system? Phase/Daily/Special/Preservation/Conditional Maintenance Requirements Cards (MRCs) Phase  MRCs  divide  the  total  scheduled maintenance tasks into small packages (phases) of approximately  the  same  work  content,  which  are accomplished sequentially at specific intervals. The remaining cards cover the minimum daily inspection requirements, as well as servicing and preservation,  special  inspections,  and,  if  applicable, conditional   inspections.   Aircraft   service   period adjustment   (ASPA)   evaluations   are   conditional maintenance actions that are depot-level evaluations of an aircraft’s general material condition. Periodic Maintenance Information Cards (PMICs) PMICs identify scheduled or forced removal items and their replacement intervals. They also contain a record  of  applicable  technical  directives,  a maintenance requirements index, by system, and a conditional inspection listing. Checklists The checklist format for inspections provides maintenance personnel with abbreviated requirements for turnaround and preoperational inspections. The requirements cover those items necessary to determine obvious defects that may have occurred during each flight.  Inspection  requirements  are  consecutively numbered   and   sequentially   arranged   in   logical working order. Sequence Control Charts/Cards (SCCs) SCCs aid the planning and accomplishment of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks during inspections.  SCCs,  as  an  integral  part  of  the maintenance program, provide a means of controlling the  assignment  of  work  and  personnel.  These  SCCs indicate  which  MRCs  are  to  be  complied  with, numbers and specialties of personnel required, times during which the separate jobs are scheduled for completion,  POWER/AIR  OFF  or  ON  condition required during the work, and the area where the work is to be performed. MANUFACTURERS’  SERVICE BULLETINS AND MAINTENANCE DIGESTS Service bulletins and other publications, such as maintenance  digests,  prepared  by  weapons  systems and equipment manufacturers are neither authorized nor approved for distribution to naval personnel. Information  of  a  technical  nature  furnished  by weapons  systems  and  equipment  manufacturers,  or their  representatives,  should  not  be  used  to  perform maintenance  on  NAVAIR  cognizant  equipment. Technical manuals or publications issued through the  NAVAIR  distribution  system  are  the  only documents    authorized    for    operational    or maintenance performance on naval aircraft and related  equipment. AERONAUTICAL  PERIODICALS Naval  activities  and  commands  publish periodicals of interest to the aviation maintenance technician. Some of the most important publications (Naval  Aviation  News,  Approach,  and  Mech)  are discussed  in  the  following  paragraphs.  These magazines are intended for the worker and contain excellent information. They should be available in the work  center. Naval Aviation News The  Naval Aviation News  is published bimonthly for  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations  (CNO)  by NAVAIRSYSCOM and the Naval Historical Center. It provides information about aircraft training and operations,   space   technology,   missiles,   rockets, aviation  ordnance  developments,  aeronautical  safety, 2-29