Initializing component assembly

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

The “Initialize Component Assembly” page appears.

The system displays the following:

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 “Component Details” group box:

Component #

The component for which the configuration is being defined or updated.

Part #

The part number to which the component belongs.

Serial #

The serial number of the component.

ATA #

The ATA chapter number to which the component belongs.

Zone #

The zone to which the component belongs.

Part Description

The textual description of the part to which the component belongs.

Zoom facility available.

Level Code

The code identifying the level at which the component ID and the position code occurs in the component configuration hierarchy.

The system displays the configuration details of the component in the form of a tree structure. The configuration details such as "Position Code", "Part #", "Part Description", "Part Serial #" and "Component ID" are displayed for the component.

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

Revision #

The revision number of the component configuration corresponding with the status of the component configuration.

Config. Status

The status of the component configuration.

Def. Date of Attachment

The date on which the component ID is attached to the respective position code (Date Format).  The system displays the current server date by default.

Time of Attachment

The time at which the component ID is attached to the respective position code (Time Format). The system displays the current server time by default.

Note: Ensure that these fields are entered only when the “Date of Attachment” or “Time of Attachment” fields are left blank in the multiline.

Induction Date

The induction date that you wish to specify as default for the components in the multiline (Date Format). The system displays the current server date by default.

Operational Date

The operational date that you wish to specify as default for the components in the multiline (Date Format). The system displays the current server date by default.

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. The system displays the current server date by default.

Data entry in this field is mandatory if you have entered the “Component Condition” field.

The system displays the following fields in the “Component Assembly Details” multiline:

Level Code

The code identifying the level at which the component ID and the position code occurs in the component configuration hierarchy.

Position Code

The position code to which the child component must be associated. The system lists all active position codes that are directly defined under the component number in the 'Component #' field, and which do not have any component number or serial number fitment history.  

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 the specified position codes.

Part #

 

The part number specified for the position code (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. The system displays the “Reference Part #” default.

Help facility available.

The system displays the following field:

NHA

 

The number identifying the parent part, which is otherwise, called the next higher assembly.

Component #

The component ID that you wish to associate to the position code (Alphanumeric, 90). Ensure that the component ID has already been created in the “Create Component Record” 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 serial number issued by the manufacturer of the component (Alphanumeric, 40).

Note: If the component is attached to an aircraft, ensure that the serial numbers associated to the position codes at the lower levels of the component configuration are permitted for respective position codes in the “Edit Permissible Serial # List” page.

Date Of Attachment

The date on which the component is attached to the position code (Date Format).

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).

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.

Induction Date

The date on which the component was inducted into the system (Date Format). Mandatory.

Operational Date

The date on which the component was put into operation (Date Format). Mandatory.

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 “Component Condition” field.

The system displays the following field:

Supplier #

The supplier of the part specified for the position code.

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”.

Note: Ensure that atleast one of the position codes associated to the component ID in the 'Component #' field and it's subsequent levels associated to the component configuration, has no history of fitment of a component ID or serial number to it

Initialization File Name

The file name of the document that contains component assembly details  (Alphanumeric, 50).

Zoom facility available.

Help facility available.

Note: You can define configuration details only for those position codes whose attachment status is “Attached”.

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.

The system updates the ownership for the created Component ID with 'Customer', if the component 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 of 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.

If the component specified in the “Component Details” group box is a supplier-owned component with the possession status set as “PBH” in the “Aircraft” business component, the system updates the ownership for the component in the “Component Assembly Details” multiline, as “Supplier” along with the component ownership details such as supplier name, possession status and engagement type.

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.

To proceed, carry out the following

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

Refer to the “Aircraft” online help for more details.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initializing component assembly – An overview

Build Component Configuration - A summary of the activity

This page allows you to attach components to the position codes in the component 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.