Planning Deferred Discrepancies and Material

Plan material for the deferred discrepancy

Select the “Plan Deferred Discrepancy and Material” link under the “Line Planning and Control” business component.

The “Plan Deferred Discrepancy and Material” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time must be displayed. This field 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.

Enter the following details in the “Aircraft Details” group box:

Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft (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 registration number similar to the number entered here.
Aircraft Model #	The model number of the aircraft (Alphanumeric, 20). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported for the aircraft model entered here.

Enter the following details in the “Material Request Details” group box:

Material Request #	The number identifying the material request (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material requests that are similar to the number entered here, and which are in “Fresh” status.
Material Request Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the material request. The system lists the options “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Cancelled”, “Short Closed”, “Closed” and “Partially Issued”. The system displays “Fresh” by default.
Part # Needed	The number identifying the part needed (Alphanumeric, 40). Ensure that the part entered here is not a twin bin part to the station. You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the parts that are similar to the number entered here.

Enter the following details in the “Discrepancy Details” group box:

Arr. Station	The destination station of the flight (Alphanumeric, 32). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the stations that are similar to the code entered here.
Arr. at Station in Hrs	The time at which the aircraft arrives at the station (Time Format).
Source Document #	The number identifying the source document (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the source documents that are similar to the code entered here.
Source Document Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the source document. The source document type could be “Visit Package”, “Hangar Work Order”, “Journey Log”, “Technical Log”, “Component Work Order”, “Occurrence Report” or “Repair Order”. The system displays “Technical log”, by default.
Source Document Date	The date on which the source document was created (Date Format).
Deferral Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the deferral type of the discrepancy. The system lists the options “MEL”, “CDL”, "DMI" and “Others”. The system leaves the field by blank.
Deferral Item Code	The item number against which the discrepancy has been reported and deferred (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the deferral items that are similar to the code entered here.
ATA #	The ATA chapter on which the discrepancy is 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 #	The number identifying the discrepancy reported on the aircraft (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.
From Date	The starting date in range of dates, from which the discrepancy details are to be retrieved (Date Format).
To Date	The ending date in the range of dates, until which the discrepancy details are to be retrieved (Date Format).

Click the “Get Details” pushbutton to retrieve the discrepancy details.

The system displays the following details in the “Discrepancy Planning” multiline:

Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft.
Part #	The number identifying the part.

Click the hyperlinked “Part #” field in the multiline to view the part details.
Modify the following:

Qty

The quantity of parts required (Alphanumeric, 28). Ensure that the value entered here is greater than zero.

The system displays the following:

Material Request #	The number identifying the material request.
Station #	The code identifying the station.

Modify the following:

Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to select the work center. The system lists all the work centers that are mapped to the station along with the work centers that are mapped to the login users with access rights, as defined in the “Work Center” business component.
Need Date	The date on which the parts will be consumed or needed (Date Format). Ensure that the date entered here is earlier than the current system date.

The system displays the following:

Arr. Station	The destination station of the flight.
Arr. Station Date	The date on which the aircraft arrives at the station.
Arr. Station Time	The time at which the aircraft arrives at the station.
Ground Time	The time at which the aircraft is grounded.
Deferral Type	The deferral type of the discrepancy, which could be “MEL”, “CDL” or “Others”.
Discrepancy #	The number identifying the discrepancy reported on the aircraft.
Discrepancy Description	The textual description of the discrepancy.
Deferral Item Category	The category to which the deferral item belongs.
Deferral Item #	The number identifying the deferral item.
Deferral Remarks	Any additional comments pertaining to the deferral.
Due Date	The due date of the deferred discrepancy. The system calculates the due date based on the Remaining FH and Average FH/Forecast Factor as defined in the “Aircraft” business component.
Remaining FH	The remaining flying hours available for the aircraft.
Remaining FC	The remaining flying cycles available for the aircraft.
Material Request Status	The status of the material request, which could be “Fresh”, “Authorized”, “Cancelled”, “Short Closed”, “Closed” or “Partially Issued”.
Partner MR Ref.	The reference number of the material request generated by the third party.
Available Qty	The quantity of part available in the warehouse.
Issued Qty	The quantity of part issued from the warehouse.
Partner MR State	The material request state as reported by the third party.
Error Code	The code identifying the errors reported by the third party.
Error Message	The error message reported by the third party.
ATA #	The ATA chapter on which the discrepancy is reported.

Note: Ensure that atleast one record is selected in the multiline.

Click the “Edit Material Request” pushbutton, to update the material request details.

Note: The system does not allow the user to schedule the material request to a date beyond the due date of the deferred discrepancy.

The system displays an error message, if any other concurrent user tries to modify the details.

To cancel the material request

Click the “Cancel Material Request” pushbutton, to cancel the material request.

The system performs the following:

4 Checks whether the material request number available in the multiline is in “Fresh” status.

4 Updates the status of the material request to “Canceled”.

4 Updates the LHT interface table in the third party material providers system, if there is an interaction between the current business component and the LHT integration.

4 Displays an error message, if any other concurrent user tries to modify the details.

To short close the material request

Click the “Short Close Material Request” pushbutton, to short close the material request.

The system performs the following:

4 Checks whether the material request number selected in the multiline is in “Authorized” status.

4 Updates the status of the material request to “Short-Close”.

4 Ensures that the material request state reported by the third party is not “Ready For Shipment” or “Delivery In Progress”.

4 Updates the LHT interface table in the third party material providers system, if there is an interaction between the current business component and the LHT integration.

4 Displays an error message, if any other concurrent user tries to modify the details.

To confirm the material request

Click the “Confirm Material Request” pushbutton, to confirm the material request.

The system performs for the following:

4 Ensures that the material request number selected in the multiline, is in “Fresh” status.

4 Updates the status of the material request to “Authorized”.

4 Updates the LHT interface table in the third party material providers system, if there is an interaction between the current business component and the LHT integration system.

4 Displays an error message, if any other concurrent user tries to modify the details.

To proceed carry out the following

Select the “View Aircraft Details” link provided at the bottom of the page to view the aircraft details.