On-line Inspection Authorization Renewal

The following internet-based on-line training courses have been accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal Training.

Combined, these courses total 8 hours and meet FAA requirements for IA Renewal.

You may purchase them individually ($30 each) or purchase the entire 8 hours at a discounted rate of $140. To enroll, click on the "Enroll Now" buttons and select the option to pay with your company or personal credit card.

A password and login routine is issued to each participant via email to access the course via the Internet. Participants have 60 days from login issuance to complete the course. In most cases, participants must have access to the internet using Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser (or equivalent), a broadband internet connection, email capability, and Macromedia/Adobe Flash (a free download).

For more information, contact Crucial Knowledge at 301-412-5966, or email us.

8-hour Inspection Authorization Renewal Package - $140

You'll be done is eight simple and entertaining hours...at your own pace and schedule.

Eight hours IA renewal credit, accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration. Combined, these courses total 8 hours (you certainly don't need to take them all at once!) and meet FAA requirements for IA Renewal.

These courses conclude with quizzes, which are automatically graded, and the results reported via email to either the student, a supervisor, or whomever you designate. The only exception is the course "Human Factors Case Studies," which has five essay questions that are personally reviewed by the Crucial Knowledge staff and responses are eamiled to whomever you designate.

What could be easier?

These internet-based on-line training courses have been accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Inspection Authorization (IA) Renewal Training. Combined, these courses total 8 hours and meet FAA requirements for IA Renewal. You may purchase them individually ($30 each) or purchase the entire 8 hours at a discounted rate of $140. To enroll, click on the "Enroll Now" button and select the option to pay with your company or personal credit card. A login routine will be issued to each participant via email. Participants have 60 days from login issuance to complete the course.

For more information, contact Crucial Knowledge at 301-412-5966, or email us.

On-line Inspection Authorization Renewal - Individual Courses

Aircraft Wheels & Tires

This video looks at tire types, functionality, safety, inflation rules for various climates, and FAA and manufacturers guidance. Tire types; tire science including traction wave and the effects of inflation, centrifugal force and speed on tire life; tire maintenance safety; common tire wear and when to remove from service; and proper inflation based on departure and destination climates.

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Aviation Adhesives & Sealants

This video is based on best practices and Boeing standards. Students learn about sealant classes, application techniques, sealant types, mixing, squeeze-out life, silicone and non-silicone sealants, adhesive application tools, effects of temperature and humidity, sealant storage, and safety. (Note: Crucial Knowledge also offers an instructor lead 8-hour certification course.)

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Aircraft Fasteners & Torquing

This video is based on best practices and industry standards. Included are several case study examples of accidents based on improper torque, type of torque wrenches, formula for determining conversions and use of wrenches with adapters and attachments, hardware designations and specifications, safety wiring techniques, washers, and other hardware. (Note: Crucial Knowledge also offers a "live" 8-hour certification course on this topic.)

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Introduction to Human Factors

Designed to align with the FAA's guidance for Human Factors Training, this course focuses on the history and evolution of Human Factors for aircraft maintenance and explains Boeing's MEDA process, the Shell model, Heinrich's Ratio (Iceberg) Model, James T. Reason's “Swiss cheese” model, the chain of events, the domino theory, and The Dirty Dozen.

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The Dirty Dozen of Human Factors

These twelve factors are seen as the greatest contributors to human error in aircraft maintenance. It’s important to know the dirty dozen, know how to recognize their symptoms, and to know the “safety nets,” or ways to avoid or contain errors spawned by the dirty dozen.

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Combating Complacency

Identified as one of the Dirty Dozen of Human Factors, complacency is a key problem in the aviation maintenance industry. Appropriate for repair station management, technicians, quality managers, manufacturing production workers and anyone who may impact facility safety. The video also examines the types, causes and cures for various forms of organizational complacency.

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Human Factors Case Studies

Based on recent actual maintenance error events, each of these five vignettes are followed by essay questions, which are reviewed by the Crucial Knowledge staff and responses are sent via email to the student.

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Professionalism & Integrity

This course includes eight recent case studies of ethics lapses on the part of people in the aviation maintenance realm. It also examines the financial costs of ethics violations and how most violations are discovered.