Create FCD – A summary of the activity

This activity enables you to create the Fleet Campaign Directive (FCD), which communicates a minor engineering change that does not involve configuration changes, or revisions to approved tasks.

FCDs are generally used for inspection and emergency maintenance actions. Normally the FCD is taken up on priority, and is a blanket communiqué 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 fleet campaign directive differs from an Engineering document in the following respects:

• FCDs are one-time and immediate. They neither impact the maintenance program of the aircraft or component nor do they lead to a revision of an approved maintenance task. FCDs typically require follow-up actions on the basis of execution findings.

• FCDs do not lead to change in the approved configuration of an aircraft or component.

A unique number identifies each FCD. You can enter the general details, reference details and the FCD execution details in the “Create FCD” page.

Getting familiar with the pages inside

What you can do in this activity

Define aircraft and part effectivity for the FCD

Attach reference documents to the FCD

Specify parts and resources required for FCD

Enter task and schedule details

Define aircraft and part effectivity for the FCD

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

• Use the “Edit Aircraft Effectivity” page to identify the individual aircraft for which the 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 applicable for the FCD.

• Use the “Component Effectivity” page to identify the components applicable for the FCD.

Attach reference documents to the FCD

You can attach 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 FCD

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

• Use the “Edit Parts Requirements” page to identify the piece parts required for 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” to specify the tasks that must be carried out for FCD execution.

The maximum number of days or hours within which the FCD must be executed, can be specified.

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