Minimum renewal requirements for IA that has been in effect for one year?

Minimum renewal requirements for IA that has been in effect for one year?

• A. Three annual inspections.
• B. Two progressive inspections.
• C. Eight inspections of major repairs or major alterations.
• D. Four annual inspections.

Answer: (C)

To keep an Inspection Authorization active, the renewal requires practical, hands-on experience with major work. If the IA has held the authorization for at least one year, the minimum renewal requirement is eight inspections of major repairs or major alterations. This ensures the IA has recent, relevant exposure to the kinds of significant airworthiness actions that require an IA’s oversight. Eight inspections of major repairs or major alterations are counted to verify competence with the more critical, risk-significant work. The other options—annual inspections or progressive inspections—are maintenance processes or schedules, not the renewal pathway for the IA, so they don’t satisfy the renewal requirement.

To keep an Inspection Authorization active, the renewal requires practical, hands-on experience with major work. If the IA has held the authorization for at least one year, the minimum renewal requirement is eight inspections of major repairs or major alterations. This ensures the IA has recent, relevant exposure to the kinds of significant airworthiness actions that require an IA’s oversight.

Eight inspections of major repairs or major alterations are counted to verify competence with the more critical, risk-significant work. The other options—annual inspections or progressive inspections—are maintenance processes or schedules, not the renewal pathway for the IA, so they don’t satisfy the renewal requirement.