Which list indicates equipment that may be inoperative on the outside of the aircraft?

Which list indicates equipment that may be inoperative on the outside of the aircraft?

• A. Minimum Equipment List
• B. Quick Reference Handbook
• C. Configurations Deviations List
• D. NTSB Safety Catalog

Answer: (B)

Focus on where you turn for quick in-flight procedures when something on the airplane isn’t working. The Quick Reference Handbook is the pilot’s pocket guide for abnormal conditions and in-flight inoperative equipment. It provides the step-by-step actions, checklist flows, and performance or handling changes you’d use when external systems or other equipment aren’t available, so you know how to continue safely or divert if needed. The other documents serve different roles: the Minimum Equipment List is a formal dispatch/maintenance document that specifies what may be left off the airplane under maintenance and flight conditions, but it’s not the on-the-spot procedures you follow in flight. The Configurations Deviations List covers allowable aircraft configurations and deviations, not a catalog of inoperative exterior equipment. The NTSB Safety Catalog is a safety reference, not the list pilots consult for inoperative equipment during flight.

Focus on where you turn for quick in-flight procedures when something on the airplane isn’t working. The Quick Reference Handbook is the pilot’s pocket guide for abnormal conditions and in-flight inoperative equipment. It provides the step-by-step actions, checklist flows, and performance or handling changes you’d use when external systems or other equipment aren’t available, so you know how to continue safely or divert if needed.

The other documents serve different roles: the Minimum Equipment List is a formal dispatch/maintenance document that specifies what may be left off the airplane under maintenance and flight conditions, but it’s not the on-the-spot procedures you follow in flight. The Configurations Deviations List covers allowable aircraft configurations and deviations, not a catalog of inoperative exterior equipment. The NTSB Safety Catalog is a safety reference, not the list pilots consult for inoperative equipment during flight.