Create change request based FCD – A summary of the activity

Engineering Changes are initiated by the release of Service Bulletins, Service Information Letters, Air Operators Telexes by the OEM, Airworthiness Directives by Aviation Authorities, or Modification Change Requests raised internally through reliability analysis. The Engineering department records these change communications as Maintenance Change Requests (MCR). All such MCRs raised will be evaluated in the Modification Committee Meeting (MCM). The MCM, after evaluating the economic feasibility and safety implications, finalizes the effectivity and work scope for the engineering change. Depending on the nature of the MCR and the urgency of the requirement, the execution document for implementing the MCR is decided as either an Engineering Document (ED) or a Fleet Campaign Directive (FCD).

MCRs for which the execution mode is identified as “FCD”, can be referred as change request in this activity. FCDs are generally used for inspection and emergency maintenance actions. Normally the FCD is taken up on priority, and is a blanket order to the field, to either replace the parts or perform a particular service on a fleet. For example, an OEM may notify an airline that a particular batch of a part manufactured by them has defects and they need to be replaced immediately. This directive is immediately implemented as an FCD and communicated to the field. An engineering change communication such as a Service Bulletin (SB) or AD can translate into an FCD, to confirm or assess the circumstances mentioned in the change request.

A unique number identifies the FCD. You can select the change request for which you wish to generate the FCD in the “Select Change Request” page. The “Create FCD” page allows you to specify the general details and the FCD execution details.

Getting familiar with the pages inside

What you can do in this activity

Select change request for creating FCD

Create FCD

Define aircraft and part effectivity for the change request based FCD

Specify reference documents to the change request based FCD

Specify parts and resources required for change request based FCD

Enter task and schedule details

View MCM details

View MCR details

Select change request for creating FCD

You can select the change request based on which you wish to create the fleet campaign directive.

• Go to “Select Change Request” page to select the change request for creating FCD.

Create FCD

Fleet Campaign Directives (FCD) are change documents generally used for inspection and emergency maintenance actions. Normally the FCD is taken up on priority, and is a blanket order to the field, to either replace the parts or perform a particular service on a fleet.

You can create an FCD based on a change request. A change request that demands immediate and urgent compliance can be translated into an FCD in this activity.

• Go to "Create FCD" page for creating FCD based on change request.

Define aircraft and part effectivity for the change request based FCD

If the change request based FCD is applicable for “Aircraft”, you can define the aircraft effectivity, that is, indicate the aircrafts for which the FCD is applicable.

• Use the “Edit Aircraft Effectivity” page, to identify the individual aircrafts for which the change request based FCD is applicable.

If the FCD is applicable for “Engine” or “Component”, you can define the part and component effectivity, that is, indicate the parts and components for which the FCD is applicable.

• Use the “Edit Part Effectivity” page, to identify the parts for which the change request based FCD is applicable.

• Use the “Serial No Effectivity” page, to identify the components for which the change request based FCD is applicable.

Specify reference documents to the change request based FCD

You can specify the reference documents that will be helpful in the execution of FCD.

• Use the “Edit Reference Information” page, to specify the reference document details.

Specify parts and resources required for change request based FCD

You can enter the details of the spare parts that are needed for the execution of FCD.

• Use the “Edit Parts Requirements” page, to identify the spare parts required for change request based FCD execution.

You can enter the details of the resources that are required for the execution of FCD.

• Use the “Edit Resource Requirements” page, to identify the resources required for FCD execution.

Enter task and schedule details

The tasks that must be performed for FCD execution can be specified.

• Use the “Edit Task Information” page, to specify the tasks that must be carried out for change request based FCD execution.

The maximum number of days or hours within which the change request based FCD must be executed, can be entered.

• Go to “Edit Schedules Information” page, to specify the schedule information for the FCD.

View MCM details

The details of the Modification Committee Meeting (MCM) that processed the change request based FCD, can be viewed.

• Select the hyperlinked change request number to go to “View MCM Information” page to view the MCM details.

View MCR details

The details of the Maintenance Change Request (MCR) based on which the change request based FCD is created, can be viewed.

• Select the hyperlinked change request number to go to “View Maintenance Change Request” page, to view the details of the MCR.