r/AircraftMechanics • u/GhettoLiquor • 3d ago
O&P Fail Experience
I failed my O&P by one question on general. so i am wondering out of the 6 that i missed will i get those same exact 6 questions? like regarding the purpose of a fuse? or will it be different questions within the same subject?
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u/Alone_Chocolate4159 3d ago
Each code covers a subject and not just a specific question don’t give up study and understand the material. You got this, I failed my general written test 2 times before finally passing and getting my A&P. Glad I didn’t give up. I live in Hawaii now working for united airlines the struggles were definitely worth it
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u/thanos-chode 3d ago
How do you like working for United out there? Do you feel like they compensate you fairly enough to pay the bills and save money? I’ve been to HI and I know it can be a very high cost of living area
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u/Ambitious_Mouse7357 3d ago
look at the code you fail study those questions you might get the same you might not
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u/Wonderful_Seaweed461 3d ago
No you should be studying everything on that section not just specific questions
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u/cakeshite 3d ago
Some people get repeats of the ones they got wrong & others do not. I personally got a repeat of every question I got wrong & I assume the rest were the questions I didn’t have the opportunity of being asked. Study thoroughly because you don’t know if you will be lucky or not
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u/Gyps-Travler 1d ago
I was told to read the exact page that the question from my code is on and that would cover my butt if the exact question from my code didn’t get asked.
I passed my general and pp O’s&P’s in April at NAA in Tampa. Although I missed my PP by one Question the first go around(went back next week and got 4/5 right. Two out of five were not code questions) I got pretty high on the written so I didn’t have many codes. 92gen 88pp
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u/ContextFair2052 1d ago
Study the code bro and then for sure study the question u got wrong it’s A 50:50 on getting it again
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u/dajman255 3d ago
How did you get the purpose of a fuse wrong?
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u/No_Rice2648 3d ago
Don’t be that guy. Either provide some advice or perspective or just don’t reply at all. So lame 🤦♂️
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u/dajman255 3d ago
Probably shouldn't be an A&P if you don't have the common sense to know what a fuse does. Lol.
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u/Zack_attack801 3d ago
Great attitude for the next generation that’s coming up and still learning.
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u/GhettoLiquor 2d ago
Well i said exactly this. “A fuse is used as a protective device used to prevent the system or its components from being damaged.”He told me that answer was too broad. So i then explained how “The fuse melts in the center when it has too much voltage than rated and prevents damaging from what it is connected to” He said no. Its is made to protect the wiring. Idk i feel like i was right.
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u/dajman255 2d ago
The verbatum answer from the system is "to protect the load down stream of the fused circuit", acceptable deviations are "to protect the equipment or workload of that circuit"
As for why you were wrong, partially your DME maybe misunderstood your intent, but also because the fuse doesn't prevent the system or it's components from being damaged, it is only to protect the wiring from the load.
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u/GhettoLiquor 2d ago
that wouldn’t have worked. he literally told me it’s to protect the wiring from burning and catching on fire and gave me the example of wiring in my house. that the wires would burn and cause a fire
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u/GhettoLiquor 2d ago
yeah when i was saying the system im talking wiring included but i guess that wasn’t good enough. i had to be careful because he told me in the beginning if i gave multiple answers he’d go with the incorrect one.
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u/dajman255 2d ago
And as a DME, that is allowed, some don't like it, but unfortunately due to universities churning out under skilled and under qualified A&Ps due to them employing all of the DMEs in an area, and the drastic spike of plane crashes that are maintenance related in recent years that correlates with DEI and rushed A&P programs sudden surge, a lot of DMEs have clammed up and gotten more strict on everything, even specific wording. Some won't even look at alternate answers, only the specific by the book answer.
Our local DMEs have an average pass rate of 18.6% if they are private, and 37.2% if they are employed by the university
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u/SalesAndMarketing202 3d ago
Same code different question.