True or False: Red Xs - even those downgraded - will never be transferred to AFTO Form 781K.

True or False: Red Xs - even those downgraded - will never be transferred to AFTO Form 781K.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. Unknown

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that AFTO Form 781K records actual maintenance actions that have been completed and verified, not the status markers used to flag discrepancies. A Red X signals a discrepancy that is not airworthy and requires immediate action, and this symbol is documented on the discrepancy log (the AFTO 781A). Even if that Red X is downgraded to a lesser status, there isn’t a completed maintenance action to record on 781K, so the Red X itself isn’t transferred there. Only when a specific corrective action is performed and verified would that action appear on 781K.

The main idea is that AFTO Form 781K records actual maintenance actions that have been completed and verified, not the status markers used to flag discrepancies. A Red X signals a discrepancy that is not airworthy and requires immediate action, and this symbol is documented on the discrepancy log (the AFTO 781A). Even if that Red X is downgraded to a lesser status, there isn’t a completed maintenance action to record on 781K, so the Red X itself isn’t transferred there. Only when a specific corrective action is performed and verified would that action appear on 781K.