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What happens with the ACS codes for questions a candidate missed on the knowledge test?
Choices
✓ The examiner reviews those deficient areas during the oral portion of the checkridecorrect
Missed-area codes direct the examiner to probe those topics on the practical test.
They are discarded and never used again
The codes are used by the examiner, not discarded.
They automatically lower the practical-test standards
Standards are not lowered; the areas are reviewed.
They cancel the passing result
Missed codes do not cancel a pass; they guide follow-up review.
Why
The test report lists ACS codes for missed areas, and the examiner is expected to review those deficient areas during the oral portion of the practical test.
FAA source: ACS / knowledge test reportbrowse the reference library →
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.