Selecting discrepancies for deferment

This page allows you to specify the search criteria to retrieve discrepancies that have to be deferred. You can enter the discrepancy number, aircraft registration number and ATA number to search for the discrepancy. Information displayed in the multiline includes details such as the aircraft registration number, discrepancy type, discrepancy category, processing status, tracking status etc.

Select the “Defer Discrepancies” link under the “Discrepancy Processing” business component.

The “Select Discrepancies” page appears.

To search for a discrepancy

Enter the following in the “Search Criteria” group box, to search for a discrepancy. Data entry in the following fields is optional:

Search ID

Use the drop-down list box to select the search ID. The system retrieves the discrepancies based on the filter criteria specified for the search ID. Leave this field blank if you wish to enter the search criteria fields.

Select the “Edit” link alongside, to modify the search criteria for the selected search ID.

Note: You can also create a new search ID using the “Create Adv. Search ID” link available at the bottom of the page.

Discrepancy #	The number identifying the discrepancy to be deferred (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies that are similar to the value entered here, and which are in “Fresh" or “Pending” or “Pending Deferral” status.
Log Item #	The code identifying the log Item which contains the discrepancy details. (Alphanumeric, 40)
Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft, for which the reported discrepancies must be deferred must be retrieved (Alphanumeric, 30). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported for the aircraft whose registration number matches the value entered here.
ATA #	The ATA chapter on which discrepancies have been reported (Alphanumeric, 16). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported for the ATA chapter entered here.
Discrepancy Description	The discrepancy description (Alphanumeric, 2000). You can enter the description in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all discrepancies with description similar to the value entered here.
Processing Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the processing status of the discrepancy to be deferred. The system lists the options “None”, “Under Analysis” and “Analyzed”. The system retrieves discrepancies of the status selected here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies, irrespective of their processing status.
Source Document type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of source document that reported the discrepancy. The system lists the following options:
	Visit Package – Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in the Visit Package document of the “Hangar Work Order” business component.
	Hangar Work Order - Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in Hangar Work Order.
	Journey Log - Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in the Journey Log of the “Flight Log” business component.
	AME Ref. # - Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in the AME Ref. document.
	Component Work Order - Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in Component Work Order.
	Occurrence Report – Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in the occurrence report.
	Repair Order – Select this option if you want to retrieve discrepancies reported in repair order.
	Leave this field blank, to retrieve all discrepancies irrespective of the source document type.

Note: The source document types will be listed based on the Component Interaction Model. Contact your System Administrator for more details on business component interaction.

Source Document #

The number identifying the source document in which the discrepancies have been reported (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported in the source document specified here.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to display the search results.

Note: The system retrieves only those discrepancies that are applicable to “Aircraft” in the following order of priority: (i) Applicability (ii) Maintenance Object (iii) Discrepancy # (iv) Log Item #.

The system displays the following in the “Search Results” multiline:

Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft against which discrepancies have been reported.
Document #	The number identifying the discrepancy or the maintenance report that has been retrieved.

Log Item #	The code identifying the log Item which contains the discrepancy details. (Alphanumeric, 40)
Discrepancy Description	The textual description of the discrepancy.
Discrepancy Type	The type of discrepancy, which can be one of the following:
	“PIREP” – Indicates that the discrepancy has been reported by the pilot in the Journey Log of the Flight Log business component.
	“MIREP” - Indicates that the discrepancy has been reported by the mechanic while raising or executing a work order or technical log. “Cabin” - Indicates that the discrepancy has been reported by the cabin crew and Flight Attendants. “Non-Routine” - Indicates the non-routine discrepancies reported by the mechanics at the time of the execution.
Discrepancy Category	The user-defined category that has been defined for the discrepancy.

Note: You can define discrepancy categories in the “Maintain Discrepancy Attributes” activity of the “Common Masters” business component.

Processing Status	The processing status of the discrepancy, which can be “None”, “Under Analysis” or “Analyzed”.
Tracking Status	The user-defined tracking status assigned for the discrepancy.

Note: You can define tracking statuses in the “Maintain Discrepancy Attributes” activity of the “Common Masters” business component.

ATA #	The ATA chapter on which the discrepancy has been reported.
Fault #	The fault code defined in the “Fault Isolation Manual” business component that is applicable to the discrepancy being reported.
Source Document Type	The type of the source document in which the discrepancy was reported. The source document can be “Visit package”, “Hangar Work Order”, “Journey Log”, “Technical Log” or “Component Work Order”.
Source Document #	The number of the source document where the discrepancy was reported.
File Name	The name of the file corresponding to the source document.
Document Type	The type of the document which could be “Discrepancy”.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the discrepancy that has to be deferred.

To proceed, carry out the following:

Select the “Create Deferral Report” link available at the bottom of the page, to defer the selected discrepancy.
Select the “Create Adv. Search ID” link at the bottom of the page to set the advanced search criteria.