Airplane Mechanic Interview Questions

16 Share an experience in which you conducted a test of a product, service, or process and successfully improved the quality or performance.
17 Tell me about your last experience doing repair work. How did you determine what tools you needed?
18 Tell me about a time when you successfully determined the cause of an operating error at your company and solved the problem.
19 Tell me about the last time you performed routine maintenance on equipment. How did you determine when and what type of work was needed?
20 Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?
21 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
22 Describe an experience where you checked for corrosion, distortion, and invisible cracks in the fuselage, wings, and tail, using x-ray and magnetic inspection equipment. How did you handle a failed inspection?
23 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
24 Expound on how to Inspect airframes for wear or other defects.
25 Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?
26 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
27 What is your experience in replacing repairing worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment?
28 Share with me how to measure parts for wear, using precision instruments.
29 Walk me through how you disassemble engines and inspect parts, such as turbine blades and cylinders, for corrosion, wear, warping, cracks, and leaks, using precision measuring instruments, x-rays, and magnetic inspection equipment.
30 Tell me about your experience assembling and installing electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hydraulic, and structural components and accessories, using hand or power tools.