Updating aircraft readiness log details for aircraft configuration

This page allows you to attach components to the position codes in the aircraft configuration to enable easy tracking and interchange of the components. Tell me more

Select the “Edit Aircraft Readiness Log” link at the bottom of the “Build Aircraft Configuration” page.

The “Edit Aircraft Readiness Log” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time fields are displayed. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date and time format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

The system displays the following fields in the “Aircraft Details” group box:

Aircraft Reg #	The aircraft registration number selected in the main page.
Aircraft Model #	The model to which the aircraft is associated.
Configuration Class	The configuration class to which the aircraft model is associated.
Revision #	The revision number of the configuration class.
Level Code	The level code corresponding to the position code.

The system displays the aircraft configuration details in the form of a tree structure with ‘Aircraft Reg #’ as a parent level node. On expanding the node, the details such as "Position Code", "Part #", "Part Description", "Part Serial #" and "Component ID" are displayed. If a component exists for a position code, and if a Piece Part is defined for that position code level in the configuration, the system displays the first level position code along with a folder for Piece Part #. The tree display format is as shown below:

- Aircraft Reg # || Model #

- Position Code II Part # II Part Description II Serial # II Component #

- Piece Parts

Part # II Part Description II Quantity

- Piece Parts

Part # II Part Description II Quantity

Note: In the tree structure above, the system displays “Mfr. Part # - Mfr. #” combination, if the parameter “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” under the Category ‘Manufacturer Part #’ is set as “Yes” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component. If the parameter is set as “No”, the system displays “Part #”.

Color Identifiers for Position Codes:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the position code is attached.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'Yes'.
Display the record in 'Black', if the position code is empty and 'Component Mandatory' is 'No'.
Display the record in ‘Italics’, if the position code is ‘Inactive’.

Color Identifiers for Piece Parts:

Display the record in 'Dark Green' color, if the Piece Part quantity is greater than '0'.
Display the record in 'Red' color, if the Piece Part quantity is equal to '0'.
Enter the following fields in the “Default Details” group box:

Note: Ensure that these fields are entered only when the corresponding fields are left blank in the multiline. The system assigns the values specified in the “Default Details” group box to all the rows, in the multiline, by default.

Def. Date of Attachment	The date on which the component ID is attached to the position code in the aircraft (Date Format). Ensure that the date is entered in the format indicated for the date in the ”Date & Time Format” field.
Time of Attachment	The time at which the component ID is attached to the position code in the aircraft (Time Format). Ensure that the time is entered in the format indicated for the time in the ”Date & Time Format” field.

Induction Date	The induction date that you wish to specify as default for the components in the multiline (Date Format).
Operational Date	The operational date that you wish to specify as default for the components in the multiline (Date Format).
Component Condition	Use the drop-down list box to specify the default condition for components in the multiline. The system lists the options “New”, “Overhauled” and “Serviceable”. The system leaves this field blank by default.
From Date	The date from which the component exists in the component condition specified in the “Component Condition” field (Date Format).

The system displays following field in the “Component Attachment Details” multiline:

Note: The system displays only those position codes for which attachment status is “None”.

Level Code	The code identifying the level at which the component ID and the position code occurs in the aircraft configuration hierarchy.
Position Code	The position code to which the component must be associated. The system lists all active position codes that are directly defined under the aircraft in the 'Aircraft Reg #' field, and which do not have a component number or serial number fitment history. The system also lists the active position codes associated to each of the part numbers, which do not have any component number or serial number fitment history.
Enter the following field in the “Component Attachment Details” multiline:
Attachment Status	Use the drop-down list box to specify the attachment status of the position code. The system list the following options: “Attached” – Select this option if the component is attached to the position code. “Removed” – Select this option if no component is currently attached to the position code. “Unknown” – Select this option if the serial number of the component attached to the position code is unknown. “New” – Select this option if the position code is newly created. The system sets this field to “Attached” by default.
The system displays the following field:
Reference Part #	The part associated to the reference position code. The system retrieves the part numbers that are associated to each of specified position codes.
Reference Part Description	The textual description of the reference part.
Enter the following field, only if the “Attachment Status” of the position code is set as “Attached”:
Part #	The part number specified for the position code (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. By default, the system displays the “Reference Part #” in this field. See Config. Control Basis: The basis for attaching parts to aircraft during maintenance. Help facility available.
Part Description	The textual description of the part.
The system displays the following field:
NHA	The number identifying the parent part, which is otherwise, called the next higher assembly. This can be one of the following: The aircraft registration number. The part number associated to the position code.
NHA Part Description	The textual description of the NHA part.

Note: The system retrieves and displays the “Reference Part Description”, “Part Description” and “NHA Part Description” from the “Part Administration” business component.

Enter the following fields in the multiline to attach components to the position codes, only if the “Attachment Status” of the position code is set as “Attached”:

Component #	The component ID which you wish to associate to the position code (Alphanumeric, 90). Mandatory. Ensure that the component ID has already been created in the “Create Component ID” activity under the “Aircraft” business component and is in “Active” status. This component ID must be unique in the multiline and must belong to one of the following:
	the part number specified for the position code in the multiline.
	the alternate part number, which is defined for the part in the “Part Administration” business component.
	the position based interchangeable part number defined for the part and the position code combination in the multiline. Help facility available.
Manufacturer Serial #	The manufacturer serial number of the component (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Ensure that this serial number is permitted for the position code in the “Edit Permissible Serial # List” page. If configuration is defined for this serial number, then ensure that all serial numbers associated to the lower levels of the configuration are permitted for the respective position codes in the “Edit Permissible Serial # List” page.

Note: If this serial number is not a valid serial number for the part number in the “Part #” field, in the Item component, if the selection for the component ID generation, in the “Maintain Maintenance Info. For Part” activity of the “Aircraft” component, is Auto. The system generates the component ID with the prefix associated to the part number and the suffix starting from the subsequent number of the existing component ID for the part number.

The system displays the following fields:

ATA #	The ATA chapter number associated to the component ID.
Zone #	The zone number associated to the component ID.

Enter the following fields, only if the “Attachment Status” of the position code is set as “Attached”:

Note: If these fields are left blank, the system considers the values entered in the “Default Details” group box.

Date Of Attachment	The date on which the component is attached to the position code (Date Format). Mandatory. Ensure that the date is entered in the format indicated for the in the “Date Format” field.
Note: For the components attached, ensure that the “Date Of Attachment” is not earlier than the latest removal date of the components.
Time Of Attachment	The time at which the component is attached to the position code (Time Format). Ensure that the time is entered in the format indicated for the time in the ”Date & Time Format” field.

Induction Date	The date on which the component was inducted into the system (Date Format).
Operational Date	The date on which the component was put into operation (Date Format).

Note: Ensure that the Date and Time of attachment of the component is not earlier that the induction date of the parent component to which the current component is attached.

If the component ID is newly generated, then the system sets the “Induction Date” and “Operational Date” with the date of attachment entered above.

If the component number entered is valid, the system ignores the values entered in the “Operational Date”, “Induction Date” and “From Date” fields while saving.

Enter the following fields, only if the “Attachment Status” of the position code is set as “Attached”:

Component Condition

Use the drop-down list box to select the component condition. The system lists the options “New”, “Overhauled” and “Serviceable”.

Data selection in this field is mandatory if you have entered the manufacturer serial number and selected “Auto” option in the “Component ID Generation” drop-down list box.

From Date

The date from which the component exists in the component condition specified in the “Component Condition” field.

Data entry in this field is mandatory, if you have entered the manufacturer serial number and the component number.

Note: If these fields are left blank, the system considers the values entered in the “Default Details” group box.

The system displays the following field:

Supplier #

The supplier of the part specified for the position code.

Enter the following fields, only if the “Attachment Status” of the position code is set as “Attached”:

Drawing #	The document that contains the drawing depicting the configuration details of the part (Alphanumeric, 40).
File Name	The path where the document resides (Alphanumeric, 40). Help facility available.
The system displays the following field:
Component ID Generation	Indicates the method by which the component ID is generated which could be “Auto” or “Manual”.

Select the “View File” link provided at the bottom of the multiline, to view the file details.
Enter the following field in the "Document Attachment Details" group box:

Initialization File Name

The file name of the document that contains the aircraft readiness log details (Alphanumeric, 50).

Help facility available.

Select the "View File" link alongside to view the file details

Click the “Edit Aircraft Readiness Log” pushbutton to attach the components to the position codes in the multiline.

Note: You can define attachment details for an aircraft in the Aircraft Readiness Log page only if the aircraft configuration is in “Fresh” status and/with revision # of “0”. After activation of configuration, aircraft configuration can be updated only using Update Aircraft Configuration page.

Parameter Update

The system updates the parameter values of the attached components with the parameter values of the Parent component to which it is attached. The summation of the delta values of the parameters of parent component from the current date to the date of attachment of the attached component will be updated as the parameter value for the attached component.

The system ensures that the specified part number is valid and is in “Active” reference status in the “Part Administration” business component.

The system ensures that the specified part number is either a valid part number for the position code or free alternate part number for the part number specified for the position code or interchangeable part number for the reference position code.

The system updates the ownership for the created Component ID with 'Customer', if the aircraft for which configuration built is customer-owned. The system also updates the Component Ownership Details such as Owning Agency number and Engagement Type.

The system copies the preferred stock status of the parent component as the stock status and preferred stock status for the created component ID. If the component ID that is created is the first level component, the system copies the preferred stock status of the parent aircraft as the stock status and preferred stock status of the newly generated component ID.

The system updates the attachment status for the position code. Also, the modified attachment status is updated in the replacement history of the “Component Replacement” business component.

Restrictions on part/serial replacement

You cannot attach part #/serial # to a NHA/aircraft during the effective period, if the process parameter “Allow Component Attachment?” for the restriction code of the part #/serial # is ‘No’.

Similarly, you cannot remove part #/serial # from a NHA/aircraft during the effective period, if the process parameter “Allow Component Removal?” for the restriction code of the part #/serial # is ‘No’.

On the contrary, if the restriction code of the part#/serial # allows component attachment/removal, the system proceeds with replacement.

(You can place restrictions on attachment/removal of part#/serial# in the “Manage Part Restrictions” activity of Aircraft by associating a restriction code that does not allow attachment/removal during the period between Effective From and To dates. Restrictions placed on part # via the restriction code apply to all serial #s of the part. Restrictions can also be placed on a specific serial # or on a range of serial #s of a part. Process parameters of restriction codes determine whether they facilitate component replacement. And these are defined in the “Set Process Parameters” page of “Define Process Entities” activity of Common Master.)

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Maintain Asset Identifier for Component” link at the bottom of the page, to associate asset number and asset tag to the newly created Component ID.

Refer to the “Maintenance Asset Tracker” online help for more details.

Select the “Update Aircraft Configuration” link to update configuration details of aircraft with revision number => 0.

Updating aircraft readiness log details for aircraft configuration– An overview

This page allows you to attach components to the position codes in the aircraft configuration to enable easy tracking and interchange of the components. You can attach a component to the position code only when the position code does not have any other component attached to it. Once components are attached to the position codes, they cannot be modified. Use the “Update CR Details” activity under the “Component Replacement” business component to replace components attached to position codes.

You can add or modify the configuration details for the components level by level. In the aircraft structure, the level at which the position code and part number occurs, is identified by system generated integers called “Level Codes”. The level of the primary entity (Model / Aircraft / Part number / Component) that takes the highest position in the hierarchy is “0”. All the child entities defined under this primary entity assume the level “1”, i.e. “1.1”, “1.2” etc. The succeeding levels assume the level subsequent to the parent level, i.e. 1.1.1,1.1.2 etc., as illustrated in Figure 1.

You can attach the components by specifying the component ID and the serial number in the multiline. You can also specify the date and time at which the component is attached to the component configuration. You are also provided with the option of specifying the default date and time of attachment while associating multiple component IDs to the component configuration.