# Tarrant County College

NORTHWEST CAMPUS 4801 Marine Creek Parkway • Fort Worth, Texas 76179-3599 • (817) 515-7100

December4, 2012 Docket Management Facility US Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE WestBuilding Ground Floor Room W 12-140 Washington, DC 20590 

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Subject: Petition for exemption from Code ofFederalRegulations 14 CFR, Part 65.75(a) to allow the Aviation Mechanic General 

### (AM G) written exam to be administered after successful completion ofthe corresponding curriculum.

Dear Sir or Madam, Tarrant County College (TCC) operates an approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) on its Northwest Campus inFortWorth Texas under Air Agency Certificate AZ9T026R. The school is seeking an exemption from Title 14 CFRPart 65.75(a). Title 14 CFRPart 65.75(a), Knowledge Requirements, states that applicants for a mechanic certificate, orrating, must pass a written test after meeting the applicable experience requirements ofPart 65.77. Part 65.77 requires that applicants must "present either an appropriate graduation certificate or certificate ofcompletion from a certificated aviation maintenance technician school" to be eligible to take the written exam for a certificate orrating. Reliefbeing sought The AMTS at TCC is seeking relieffrom Title 14 CFRPart 65.75(a) to allow students in its Part 147 programto be able to take the aviation mechanic general (AMG) written test after successfully completing the General curriculum, butprior to meetingthe experience requirements ofPart 65.77. · Public interest The public's interest would be served bypemiitting TCC AMTS students to take their FAA AMG written exam after successful completion ofthe General curriculum. The immediate feedback to the studentwouldboth enhance their learning as well as provide a sense ofaccomplishment. Inturn, it would be expectedthat this would further encourage students to continue studying and be a positive influence to keep students inthe program. Safety impact An existing procedure is in place to report stUdents who are eligible to take the FAAwritten, oral, and practical tests to the FortWorth, TX FSDO and on-site written testing center at TCC'sNorthwest Cam.pus in FortWorth Texas. This same procedure would beused to reportTCC AMTS students who would beeligible totake the AMG written exam. A level ofsafety equal to what currently exists would beprovided.

# Tarrant • County 

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NoRTHWEST CAMPUS 

### 4801 Marine Creek Parkway • Fort Worth, Texas 76179-3599 • (817) 515-7100

Additional information. views. or arguments to support ourrequest The testing ofstudents immediately after learning is an accepted instructional principle that is both academically sound and reinforces learning. This practice is currently allowed for at the end ofboth the Airframe and the Powerplant curriculums, butnot atthe end ofthe General curriculum. Currently, 14 CFRPart 65.80 permits students at an AMTS who have made satisfactory progress at the school to take their oral and practicalexams before meeting the applicable experience requirements ofPart 65.77. Summary ofrequest for publication in the Federal Register The purpose ofthis petition is to allow the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written exam to be taken by students in 

### TCC's AMTS after successfully completing the General curriculum. The AMTS at TCC is seeking relieffrom Title 14 CFRPart 65.75(a) which requires students to pass a written test after meeting the applicable experience requirementsofPart 65.77. Tarrant County College appreciates your consideration and assistance in

### granting this petition. 

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# sm=;c,.QJoseph McCourt Director ofAviation Tarrant County College Northwest Campus 

## I Office WATB 1202 4801 Marine Creek Parkway 

## I Fort Worth TX 76179 817-515-7263 Joseph.rilccourt@tccd.edu 

## I www.tccd.edu



### Cc: William Hicks, PMl Fort Worth Flight Standards District Office