From the written to the oral

Still studying for the written tests or just passed? What the AKTR means and how the written leads into the oral.

Jump to: Written tests · Your test report and ACS codes · Moving to the oral

Written tests

• A&P Written Test Day: What to Bring and What Happens

  A&P written test day: current FAA identification, FTN/IACRA and mechanic authorization requirements, report handling, and the bridge to O&P study.

• A&P General Written Test: What It Covers and How It Leads to the Oral

  A&P General written test: AMG, 60 listed questions, two hours, the FAA passing score, ACS subjects, and the connection to O&P preparation.

• A&P Airframe Written Test: What It Covers and How It Leads to the Oral

  A&P Airframe written test: AMA, 100 listed questions, two hours, the FAA passing score, ACS subjects, and the connection to O&P preparation.

• A&P Powerplant Written Test: What It Covers and How It Leads to the Oral

  A&P Powerplant written test: AMP, 100 listed questions, two hours, the FAA passing score, ACS subjects, and the connection to O&P preparation.

• Failed an A&P Written Test? Retake Rules and Next Steps

  Failed an A&P written test? See retake timing, the signed-statement route, report handling, and a clearly labeled study plan before the O&P.

Your test report and ACS codes

• Your Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR), Explained

  Understand your airman knowledge test report: its score, missed ACS areas, ordinary 24-month O&P timing, the limited exception, and how to use it for study.

• A&P ACS Codes: Know Your Codes Before the Oral

  Your AKTR lists an ACS code for every area you missed. Here is how those codes shape your A&P oral exam, how to read them, and how to prepare.

• Breaking Down an ACS Code: AM.II.E.K3 Explained

  Decode AM.II.E.K3 step by step: Airframe, Landing Gear Systems, and a knowledge element. Compare K, R, and S without mistaking a code for a test question.

Moving to the oral

• After A&P Written Test Success: Your O&P Next Steps

  Plan your next steps after A&P written test success: retain each AKTR, check the testing window, confirm eligibility and 8610-2, then schedule the O&P.

• Memorizing Written Answers vs Explaining Them on the A&P Oral

  Should you memorize answers for the A&P oral? Read the FAA standard for understanding, the closed-book oral, and a spoken practice method.

• Same ACS Element, Two Tests: How the Written and the Oral Ask It

  Compare A&P written vs oral questions using one FAA written sample and three public oral examples, with ACS topic boundaries and source limits.

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