Updating component replacement details for a technical log

This page allows you to update component replacement details for a technical log. Tell me more.

• Select the “Replace Component” link in the “Create Technical Log” or “Edit Technical Log” page.

The “Replace Components” page appears.

The system displays the configuration details of the aircraft as a tree structure, in the “Aircraft Configuration” group box. Details such as "Position Code", "Part #", "Part Description", "Part Serial #" and "Component ID" are displayed in the tree structure.

• Select a node in the tree structure to view the corresponding part number and serial number details in the "Replacement Details" multiline.

The system displays the following:

The system displays the following in the “Tech Log Details” group box:

• Enter the following in the “Default Details” group box:

• Enter the following in the “Replacement Details” multiline:

Note: The level and the position code must be defined for the aircraft in the “Configuration” business component.

Note: Ensure that the “Level Code” and “Position Code” field is left blank when the “Source” is set as “Attach”.

The system displays the following:

• Enter the following:

Note: If the “Installed Part #” and “Installed Serial #” fields are unknown, the system allows a component replacement transaction and sets the “Attachment Status” as “Unknown”.

If the values in the “Installed Part #” and “Installed Serial #” fields are incorrect, the system allows a component replacement transaction and sets the “Attachment Status” as “Error”.

Note: If the “Object Type” is set to “Component”, then the installed part number and installed serial number should have a component ID defined in the “Aircraft” business component. If the “Object Type” is set to “Other Parts”, then the installed part number and installed serial number must have been defined in the “Stock Maintenance” business component.

If the “Source" set to “Cannibalize”, then the installed part and serial number must have already been defined in the “Aircraft” business component and the “Reason for cannibalization” should be specified in the ”Set Options” activity. If the "Source" is set to “Replace”, then the installed part and serial number must have already been defined in the “Part Administration” business component.

Ensure that the combination of the installed component number and the installed part number/serial number is not already specified for the aircraft registration number in the “Build Aircraft Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component.

If the "Object Type" is "Component" , the “Source” is other than “Remove” and if the "Installed Part#" is other than the "Removed Part#" then ensure the following:

• The "Installed Part#" is defined as the "Interchangable Part#" in the "Build Aircraft Configuration" activity of the "Configuration" business component, else it is defined as an "Alternate Part#" in the "Part Administration" business component.

• The "Position Code” is the "Ref .Position Code" or "Dependent Position Code" in the "Build Aircraft configuration" activity of the "Configuration" business component.

• The installed part number is the permitted part number for the reference part number.

• If the “Level #”, ”Position Code” and “Part #” are identified in the "Edit Permitted Serial # List" page of the "Build Aircraft Configuration" activity of the "Configuration" business component, then ensure the following:

1. 1. If the "Restriction Type is "Permitted", the manufacturer serial number of the "Installed Serial#" should lie between the "From MSN" and "To MSN" range

   2. If the "Restriction Type" is "Not Permitted", the manufacturer serial number of the "Installed Serial#" should not lie between the "From MSN" and "To MSN" range.

• If the "Position Code" is identified as the "Ref Position Code" and the "Removed Part #" is identified as the "Ref.Part #" in the "Edit ETOP Twin Positions" page of the "Build Aircraft Configuration"activity  in the "Configuration"business component, then the component that needs to be replaced must not have any reference to the "Ref.Position code" and "Reference Part #".

Note: If you have set the “Record Mode” as “New”, ensure that the “Source” is not set as “Swap” or “Cannibalize”.

Note: If the “Source” field is set to “Cannibalize”, the part and the serial number must have been defined in the “Maintain Aircraft Configuration” activity in the “Configuration” business component. Also ensure that a reason is specified in the “Default reason for cannibalization” field in the “Set Options” activity and the “Reason for Removal” field is updated.

If the “Source” field is set to “Replace”, the part and the serial number must have been defined in the “Build Part Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component.

The system displays the following:

• Select the hyperlinked “Component Replacement#” to view component replacement details for the component.

• Enter the following fields:

Note: The values in the “Replaced By”, “Removal Date” and “Removal Time” fields will be set as the “Attachment Date”, “Attachment Time” and “Installed By” for this component replacement transaction.

The removal date and time should not be later than the reporting date and time specified for the technical log.

The system displays the following fields:

Note: The level and the position code must be defined for the aircraft in the “Configuration” business component.

Note:The system displays the "Ex - Ac Level#” and Ex-Ac Position#" only if the "Installed Part#" and "Installed Serial#" fields are defined in the "Aircraft Configuration" business component, when the “Source” is set as "Cannibalize".

• Select the hyperlinked “Ex-Ac Removal #” to view the removal details for the component.

• Enter the following:

Note: Ensure that the “Serial# Type” field is set as “Existing” when the “Object Type” selected is  “Component” or “Miscellaneous”.

Note: If the “Object Type” selected is “Other Parts” and “Serial# Type” is “New”, only the “Removed Part#” and “Removed Condition” need to be specified.

The system displays the following:

• Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select a record.

• Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline, to delete the selected record.

Note: You cannot delete those components for which the “Removed Part#” or “Removed Serial#” is referred by work units with “Job Type” as “Component Removal”.

• Click the “Help on Non-Component Removed Serial#” link to get serial or lot information details for the removed component.

• Click the “Help on Non-component Installed Serial#” link to get the serial or lot information for the installed component.

• Select the “Update Removed Component Assembly” link to update removed component assembly details.

• Select the “Update Installed Component Assembly” link to update installed component assembly details.

To Replace Components

• Click the “Replace Component” pushbutton to update the component replacement transaction.

Note: This action is workflow-enabled. Notification messages can be sent as per the settings you have defined in the "Workflow Management" business component.

Note: The selected record cannot be modified or deleted after component replacement number has been generated.

The system performs the following:

• Ensures that the “Replace By”, “Removal Date” and “Removal Time” fields are entered in the “Replacement details” multiline.

• Ensures that the “Installed Part#” and “Installed Serial#” fields are entered in the “Replacement details” multiline, when the source value is other than “Remove”.

Note: The system will not check the “Installed Part#” and “Installed Serial#” when the “Object Type” is  “Other Parts” and “Serial# Type” is “New”.

• Ensures that the condition of the removed component is “Servicable”, when the object type is “Component” and source is “Swap”.

• Updates the condition of component taken from the ex-aircraft as “Serviceable”.

• The condition of the components removed from the ‘ex-aircraft’ as a result of cannibalization, is set to “Serviceable”.

• Generates a serial number for the part, if the “Object Type” is ”Other Parts”, “Serial # Type” is “New” and the manufacturer serial number is specified. Also, if the “Object Type” is “Component”, “Serial# Type” is “New” and if the “Attachment Status” is “Unknown”, the system generates a new serial number for the part.

• Generates a component record when the “Part Type” of the removed part is “Component”. The removed condition is updated as the condition of the component record.

• If the component replacement date and time is earlier than the actual start date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual Start Date & Time” with the current component replacement date and time.

• If the component replacement date and time is later than the actual end date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual End Date & Time” with the current component replacement date and time.

When a component is newly generated, the system performs the following:

• If the aircraft on which the technical log  is raised is customer-owned, then the system updates the component ownership status as “Customer” in the “Aircraft” business component, and stock status of the component as “Customer” in the stock maintenance business component.

• If the aircraft  is not customer owned, the system performs the following:

1. Updates the component ownership status as "Supplier" and possession status as "PBH" in the "Aircraft" business component, and the stock status as "PBH" in the "Stock Maintenance" business component, under the following conditions:

a) If the part/component is mapped to the supplier as a PBH part.

b) If the component attachment date is within the supplier agreement date range.

c) If the contract deductible value for the supplier agreement, is less than the cost per part.

2. If the part/component is not a PBH part, the system updates the component ownership status as “Owned” and component possession status as “Blank” in the “Aircraft” business component, and stock status of the part as “Accepted” in the “Stock Maintenance” business component.

• Updates the source document as technical log and the technical log number as the reference document number in “Stock Maintenance” business component.

• If the part / serial # with Part Type “Component” is consumed i.e. Object Type is “Others” and Replacement Type is “Attach Only” or “Replacement”, then the system updates the Maintenance Issue document to specify that the issued part / serial # is attached to aircraft or component.

To Confirm Removal

• Click the “Confirm Removal” pushbutton to confirm the removal of the selected component.

Note: Ensure that at least one row is available for processing. Once confirmed, the component removal transaction cannot be deleted or modified.  

Note: Ensure that the “Object Type” is set as ‘Component’ and “Source” is ‘Remove’ or ‘Replace’, for the selected record.

The system performs the following:

• Generates a number for the component replacement transaction, based on the numbering type set in the “Set Options” activity, and updates the status of the component replacement transaction as “Removed”.

• Ensures that the removal date and time of the removed component is later than the initialization date and time of the parameter value of the removed component as available in the parameter value history, in the "Aircraft" business component.

• If the “Removed Condition” is set as “Phased Out”, the system updates the condition of the component as “Phased Out” in the “Aircraft” business component. If a retirement work unit is available in the pending tray of the “Component Maintenance Program” business component for the part # and serial # combination with removed condition as “Phased Out”, the system updates the last performed date of the work unit as the current system date. Also, the system removes the work unit from the CMP pending tray.

• The values in the “Removal Type” and “Basic Removal” fields against the “Reason #” in the “Create Reason for Removal” page of the “Common Masters” business  component  are associated  to the selected record.

The system checks the following, if the “Component Condition” is selected as “Phased Out”:

• Whether the ownership of the aircraft  & component  is  “Owned”

• Whether the “Action On Phase Out” drop-down list box  in the “Maintain Planning Information” page of the “Part Administration” business component is selected as “Generate PR”.

• Whether the 'Phase Out Policy' drop-down list box for the selected “Work Center #” is defined in the  “Maintain Maintenance Information for Part” page of the “Part Administration” business component.

The system automatically generates a purchase request, if the conditions above are satisfied,

• If the “Attachment Status” of the position code is “Unknown”, the system updates the attachment status as “Removed” and also updates the status of the CR as “Removed”.

• If the current transaction date and time is earlier than the actual start date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual Start Date & Time” with the current transaction date and time.

• If the current transaction date and time is later than the actual end date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual End Date & Time” with the current transaction date and time.

• Updates the “Part #” and “Serial #” as “Scrap” in the “Finance Book Processing” business component  for parts with removed component condition as “Phased Out”.

To Confirm Replacement

• Click the “Confirm Replacement” pushbutton to confirm the replacement for the selected component.

Note: Ensure that at least one row is available for processing.. Once confirmed, the component replacement transaction cannot be deleted or modified.  

Note: Ensure that the “Status” of the component replacement transaction is not “Replaced”.  

For the selected record ensure the following:

• “Object Type” is set as “Component” , condition of the installed component is not “Phased Out” or “Unserviceable”, and the “Source” is set as “Replace”, “Attach”, “Cannibalize” or “Swap”.

• The installed part is attached to the ex-aircraft when the source is “Cannibalization”.

• The condition of the installed component is not be “Phased out” or “Unserviceable”.

• There is no other component replacement transaction recorded for the component.

Note: If the “Object Type” is “Component”, “Serial# Type” is “New” and if the “Attachment Status” is “Unknown”, the system generates a new serial number for the part.

The system generates a number for the component replacement transaction, and updates the status of the component replacement transaction as “Replaced”, if the “Source” is “Attach”, “Replace”, “Swap” or “Cannibalize”. If the source is “Cannibalize”, or “Swap”, the system also generates the ex-aircraft removal number. If the source is “Cannibalize”, the ex-aircraft removal number would be in “Removed” status, if the source is “Swap”, the ex-aircraft removal number would be in “Replaced” status.

Note: The system generates a number for the component replacement transaction, or the ex-aircraft removal, based on the numbering type set in the “Set Options” activity.

The system performs the following:

• Ensures that the removed component is attached to the aircraft.

• Updates the status as “Replaced” if the status of the component replacement transaction is “Removed”.

• Ensures that the removal date and time of the removed component is later than the initialization date and time of the parameter value of the removed component as available in the parameter value history, in the “Aircraft” business component.

• Ensures that the installation date and time of the installed component is later than the initialization date and time of the parameter value of the installed component as available in the parameter value history, in the “Aircraft” business component.

• If the “Removed Condition” is set as “Phased Out”, the system updates the condition of the component as “Phased Out” in the “Aircraft” business component. If a retirement work unit is available in the pending tray of the “Component Maintenance Program” business component for the part # and serial # combination with removed condition as “Phased Out”, the system updates the last performed date of the work unit as the current system date. Also, the system removes the work unit from the CMP pending tray.

• The values in the “Removal Type” and “Basic Removal” fields against the “Reason #” in the “Create Reason for Removal” page of the “Common Masters” business  component  are associated  to the selected record.

• If the part / serial # is attached to aircraft or component and if the Object Type is “Component”, then on confirmation of the component replacement transaction, the system updates the Maintenance Issue document to specify that the issued part / serial # is attached.

The system  checks the following, if the “Component Condition” is selected as “Phased Out”

• Whether the ownership of the aircraft  & component  is  “Owned”

• Whether the “Action On Phase Out” drop-down list box  in the “Maintain Planning Information” page of the “Part Administration” business component is selected as “Generate PR”.

• Whether the 'Phase Out Policy' drop-down list box for the selected “Work Center #” is defined in the  “Maintain Maintenance Information for Part” page of the “Part Administration” business component.

The system automatically generates a purchase request, if the conditions above are satisfied.

• If the current transaction date and time is earlier than the actual start date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual Start Date & Time” with the current transaction date and time.

• If the current transaction date and time is later than the actual end date and time of the technical log, the system updates the “Actual End Date & Time” with the current transaction date and time.

• Posts the financial entries to the relevant account codes in the "Finance Book Processing" business component, , and updates the “Part #” and “Serial #” as “Scrap” in the “Finance Book Processing” business component  for parts with removed component condition as “Phased Out”.

To proceed, carry out the following

• Select the “Create Components Swap Records” link to create component swap records.

• Select the “Edit Component Swap Records” link to modify component swap records.

• Select the “Print Tag to Removed Object” link to print  tag reports.

• Select the “Create Maintenance Return” link to create a maintenance return for returning a component to inventory.

• Select the “Request Material & Report Consumption” link to update parts consumption details for the technical log.

• Select the “Inquire Stock Balance” link to view the stock availability of the part.

• Select the “View Outgoing Component Maintenance Log” link to view maintenance history of the removed component.

• Select the “View Incoming Component Maintenance Log” link to view the maintenance history of the incoming component.

Prerequisites

• “Build Aircraft Configruation” activity under the “Configuration” business component.

• “Build Part Configruation” activity under the “Configuration” business component.

Updating component replacement details for  a technical log – An overview

In this page you can record the component replacement that has been performed to rectify the discrepancy associated to the technical log. You can create component replacement transactions in this page. A unique component replacement number will be generated for every transaction by the system based on the numbering type you select in this page.

You can enter the level code, position code from which the part has been removed or specify the removed part and the serial. The part condition, the employee code of the person who removed the part and the date and time at which the part was removed, can be entered. You can also enter the reasons for removing the component.

The component replacement details such as the source of the installed component and the part number, serial number and component ID of the installed part can be entered. You can also enter the component installation date and time and the employee code of the person who carried out the installation.

If the source of the installed part is specified as cannibalization, you can specify the aircraft and position code details from which the installed  part has been removed.

The system generates the component replacement transaction number and sets the status transaction to “Fresh” status. The system confirms a component removal or replacement transaction only after confirming the technical log.

What you can do in this page

Indicate the default reason, numbering type for the component replacement listed in the multiline

Specify the source of installed component

Indicate the default reason, object type for the component replacement listed in the multiline

You can enter the  reason number, and select the  object  type for the component replacement transaction. A unique component replacement transaction number will be generated by the system based on the values mentioned  in this page. The system updates the reason fields in the multiline (if they are left blank) with the default value.

• Enter the component replacement details.

On clicking the “Replace Component” pushbutton, the system generates the component replacement number using the selected numbering type. And updates the reason fields, which are left blank in the multiline, with the default value.

Specify the source of installed component

You can specify the replacement type  of the installed component.

• Set the “Source” drop-down list box to “Replace” to indicate that the installed component replaces an removed component in the aircraft.

• Set the “Source” drop-down list box to “Cannibalize” to indicate that the installed component is removed from ex-aircraft to replace the removed component.

• Set the “Source” drop-down list box to “Attach” to indicate that the installed component is attached to the aircraft in an empty position.

• Set the “Source” drop-down list box to “Removeling” to indicate that  a component already attached to the aircraft is just removed.

• Set the “Source” drop-down list to “Swap” to indicate that the removed component and the installed component are swapped between the current aircraft and the ex-aircraft.