Form 8610-1 Mechanic's Application for Inspection Authorization

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION

MECHANIC’S APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT: This statement is provided pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 USC § 552a:
The authority for collecting this information is contained in 49 USC §§ 40113, 44702, 44703, 44709 and 14 CFR Part 65. The principal purpose for
which the information is intended to be used is to identify and evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the issuance of an airman certificate
and/or rating. Submission for the data is mandatory, except for the Social Security Number, which is voluntary. Failure to provide all required
information will result in our being unable to issue you a certificate and/or rating. The information collected on this form will be included in a Privacy
Act System of Records Notice (SORN) for DOT/FAA 847 (see www.dot.gov/privacy/privacyactnotices), including:
(a) Providing basic airmen certification and qualification information to the public upon request; examples of basic information include:
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The type of certificates and rating held, limitations, date of issuance and certificate number;
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The status of the airman’s certificate (i.e., whether it is current or has been amended, modified, suspended or revoked for any reason);
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The airman’s home address, unless requested by the airman to be withheld from public disclosure per 49 USC 44703(c);
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Information relating to an airman’s physical status or condition used to determine statistically the validity of FAA medical standards; and
the date, class, and restrictions of the latest physical;
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Information relating to an individual’s eligibility for medical certification, requests for exemption from medical requirements, and requests
for review of certificate denials.
(b) Using contact information to inform airmen of meetings and seminars conducted by the FAA regarding aviation safety.
(c) Disclosing information to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in connection with its investigation responsibilities.
(d) Providing information about airmen to Federal, State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies when engaged in an official investigation in which
an airman is involved.
(e) Providing information about enforcement actions, or orders issued thereunder, to Federal agencies, the aviation industry, and the public upon
request.
(f) Making records of delinquent civil penalties owed to the FAA available to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ) for collection pursuant to 31 USC 3711(g).
(g) Making records of effective orders against the certificates of airmen available to their employers if the airmen use the affected certificates to
perform job responsibilities for those employers.
(h) Making airmen records available to users of FAA’s Safety Performance Analysis System (SPAS), including the Department of Defense
Commercial Airlift Division’s Air Carrier Analysis Support System (ACAS) for its use in identifying safety hazards and risk areas, targeting inspection
efforts for certificate holders of greatest risk, and monitoring the effectiveness of targeted oversight actions.
(i) Making records of an individual’s positive drug test result, alcohol test result of 0.04 or greater breath alcohol concentration, or refusal to submit to
testing required under a DOT-required testing program, available to third parties, including current and prospective employers of such individuals.
Such records also contain the names and titles of individuals who, in their commercial capacity, administer the drug and alcohol testing programs of
aviation entities.
(j) Providing information about airmen through the Civil Aviation Registry’s Comprehensive Airmen Information System to the Department of Health
and Human Services, Office to the Child Support Enforcement, and the Federal Parent Locator Service that locates noncustodial parents who owe
child support. Records in this system are used to identify airmen to the child support agencies nationwide in enforcing child support obligations,
establishing paternity, establishing and modifying support orders and location of obligors. Records listed within the section on Categories of Records
are retrieved using Connect: Direct through the Social Security Administration’s secure environment.
(k) Making personally identifiable information about airmen available to other Federal agencies for the purpose of verifying the accuracy and
completeness of medical information provided to FAA in connection with applications for airmen medical certification.
(l) Making records of past airman medical history data available to Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) on a routine basis so that AMEs may render
the best medical certification decision.
(m) Making airman, aircraft, and operator record elements available to users of FAA’s Skywatch system, including the Department of Defense (DoD),
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DOJ and other authorized Federal agencies, for their use in managing, tracking and reporting aviation
related security events.
(n) Other possible routine uses published in the Federal Register (see Prefatory Statement of General Uses for additional uses (65 FR 19477-78)
For example, a record from this system records may be disclosed to the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) and to the Transportation Safety
Administration (TSA) if information from this system was shared with either agency when that agency was a component of the Department of
Transportation (DOT) before its transfer to DHS and such disclosure is necessary to accomplish a DOT, TSA or Coast Guard function related to this
system of records.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The information collected on this form is necessary to ensure applicant eligibility. The information
is used to determine that the applicant meets the necessary qualifications for an original or renewal Mechanic’s Inspection Authorization. We
estimate that it will take approximately 20 minutes to complete the form. The information collection is required to obtain a benefit. The information
collected becomes part of the Privacy Act system of records DOT/FAA 847, Aviation Records on Individuals. Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control number associated with this collection is 2120-0022. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for
reducing the burden should be directed to the FAA at: 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Collection Clearance
Officer, AIO-20.

FAA Form 8610-1

(07-2010) SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS EDITION

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No certificate may be issued unless a completed
application form has been received (14 CFR 65).

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Form Approved:
OMB No. 2120-0022
02/28/2011

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

MECHANIC’S APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION-PRIVACY ACT
1. NAME (Last, First, Middle)

2. MECHANIC CERTIFICATE NO.

4a. FIXED BASE OF OPERATIONS

3. MAILING ADDRESS (Number, Street, City, State/County,
Zip Code) (Place at which you desire to receive
Airworthiness Directives, etc.)

4b. TELEPHONE NO.

PLACE AT WHICH YOU MAY BE LOCATED IN
PERSON DURING NORMAL WORKING WEEK

PLACE AT WHICH YOU MAY
BE LOCATED BY TELEPHONE
DURING NORMAL WORKING
WEEK

YES

5. HAVE YOU HELD A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE WITH BOTH AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT RATINGS FOR THE 3
YEARS PRECEDING THE DATE OF THIS APPLICATION ?

NO

6. HAVE YOU BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED, FOR AT LEAST THE 2-YEAR PERIOD BEFORE THE DATE OF APPLICATION
IN MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CFRs ?
7. HAS YOUR MECHANIC CERTIFICATE AND/OR RATINGS BEEN REVOKED OR SUSPENDED DURING THE 3-YEAR
PERIOD PRECEDING THIS APPLICATION ?
8. HAS AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION BEEN DENIED YOU WITHIN 90 DAYS PREVIOUS TO THIS APPLICATION ?
IF ANSWER IS “YES”, EXPLAIN IN REMARKS.
9. HAVE YOU MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION ?
(For Renewal Only)

ALTERATIONS

REPAIRS

First Year
Period

First Year
Period

Second Renewal
Period

10. BASIS FOR RENEWAL (Number Performed Per Renewal Period)
ANNUAL INSP.
PROGRESSIVE INSP.
Second Renewal
Period

First Year
Period

FAA ACCEPTED COURSE/SEMINAR NO., LOCATION, AND DATE
(First Year Period)

Second Renewal
Period

First Year
Period

Second Renewal
Period

RECENT ISSUANCE –
IN EFFECT LESS THAN 90
DAYS BEFORE EXPIRATION
DATE.

FAA ACCEPTED COURSE/SEMINAR NO., LOCATION, AND DATE
(Second Renewal Period)

11. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY DURING LAST 2 YEARS
NAME AND ADDRESS OF REPAIR STATION, FACILITY,
MANUFACTURER, OPERATOR, ETC.

DATES

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY

FROM
TO PRESENT
FROM
TO
FROM
TO
12. REMARKS

13. CERTIFICATION: I certify that the statements made above and in all attachments hereto are correct and true.
DATE

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT

14. RECORD OF ACTION (For FAA use only)
DATE

INSPECTOR’S SIGNATURE

OFFICE IDENTIFICATION

ENDORSEMENT
ISSUANCE

DATE

RENEWAL
VOLUNTARY SURRENDER
FAA Form 8610-1 (07-2010) SUPERCEDES PREVIOUS EDITION

INSPECTOR’S SIGNATURE

OFFICE IDENTIFICATION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FAA FORM 8610-1
Mechanic’s Application for Inspection Authorization

Block 1 and 2: Your name and certificate number as shown on your FAA Mechanic’s
Certificate.
Block 3 thru 9: Self explanatory.
Block 10, Basis for Renewal: Enter the number of individual alterations, repairs, or
inspections performed for each activity during the
respective year/renewal period.
Calendar year example of Year/Renewal Periods:
First Year = April 1, 2009 to March 31st, 2010 (Even year)
Second Renewal = April 1, 2010 to March 31st, 2011 (Odd Year)

Block 11, Aircraft Maintenance Activity During Last 2 Years:
For the “Dates”: Make entries in descending order.
For the “Description of Activity”: Identify work performed. Do not include titles or positions.