General A&P Mechanic Tool List
x Standard Combination Wrench
Set (1/4” included)
(recommend ratcheting
wrenches)
x Speed Handle, recommend
screw gun
x Phillips and Standard
Screwdriver Set
x Ball Peen Hammer
(recommended) 16 or 24oz
x Roll Pin Punch and Chisel Set
x ½” 12 Point Socket Set (up to
7/8”) Deep and Shallow Set
x 3/8” 12 Point Socket Set (up to
7/8”)
x Aircraft Safety Wire Pliers
x Duck Bill Pliers
x Needle Nose Pliers
x Wire Cutters/ Diagonal Cutting
Pliers
x Slip Joint Pliers
x Adjustable Wrench (need 2)
x Vice Grips (Large and Small)
x Internal and External Snap Ring
Pliers
x Cotter Pin Removal Tool
x Pick Set
x Allen Wrench Set
x Flash Light
x Feeler Gauges
x Mirror
x ¼” and 3/8” Socket Extensions
x Universal Adapter
x Adapters ¼” to 3/8” and 3/8” to
¼”
x Angle Wrenches (up to 1”)
x Centering Punch
x Mechanical/ Magnetic Fingers
x Brass Punch (Small, Medium,
Large)
x Crows Feet (3/8” to 1”)
x Awl/Scribe
x Hacksaw
x Lockable Tool Box
x Schrader Valve Tool
x Knee Pads
x 6” Machinist Rule
x Tape Measurer
x Rubber Mallet
x Breaker Bar (3/8” and ½”)
x Bit Holder
x Swivel Socket Set
x Hand File and Handle
x Hand Squeeze Pop Rivet Gun
x Air Blow Gun (< 20 psi)
x ¼” Drive Spline Sockets (1/4” to
9/16”)
x Over-sized Sockets (1”, 1 1/8”, 1
¼”, 1 1/16”)
x Smooth Jaw Pliers
x 12V Drill