Airplane Mechanic Interview Questions

46 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
47 How well do you clean, refuel, and change oil in line service aircraft?
48 Describe how you would remove or cut out defective parts or drill holes to gain access to internal defects or damage, using drills and punches.
49 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
50 Tell me of a time where you had to accompany aircraft on flights to make in-flight adjustments and corrections. How did it go?
51 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
52 Share how you would remove, inspect, repair, and install in-flight refueling stores and external fuel tanks.
53 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
54 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
55 Walk me through how you trim and shape replacement body sections to specified sizes and fits and secure sections in place, using adhesives, hand tools, and power tools.
56 How well do you cooperate and communicate with other workers to coordinate fitting and alignment of heavy parts, or to facilitate processing of repair parts?
57 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
58 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
59 Tell me how you would clean engines, sediment bulk and screens, and carburetors, adjusting carburetor float levels.
60 Describe an experience in which you successfully controlled the operation of a difficult system. What made you successful?