Modifying the deferral report for discrepancies

This page allows you to modify the deferral report for discrepancies. You can modify the deferral report, which is in the “Fresh“ status.

Note: The deferral report can be modified only if the 'Deferments of Discrepancies’ field is set as 'Allowed in the “Set Options” activity of the current business component.

Select the “Edit Deferral Report” link in the “Process Discrepancies” page.

The “Edit Deferral Report” page appears.

The system displays the following field in the “Maint Report Details” group box:

Maint Report #	The maintenance report selected in the previous page.
Status	The status of the maintenance report.
Maint Report Description	The textual description of the maintenance report. Zoom facility available.
Aircraft Reg #	The aircraft on which the discrepancy is reported.

Modify the following field, if required:

ATA #

The number that identifies the ATA chapter of the aircraft in which the discrepancy is reported (Alphanumeric, 16). Mandatory. Ensure that this number is defined in the “Create ATA Chapter” activity of the “Aircraft” business component and is in the “Active” status.

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The system displays the following field:

Chapter Description

The textual description of the ATA chapter.

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Modify the following field, if required:

Fault #

The code that identifies the fault (Alphanumeric, 25). Ensure that this number is defined in the “Create Fault Codes” activity of the “Fault Isolation Manual” business component and is in the “Active” status. Also ensure that the fault code entered is already defined for the ATA chapter entered.

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The system displays the following field:

Fault Description

The textual description of the fault.

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Enter the following field:

Cause #

The code that identifies the cause for the fault (Alphanumeric, 25). Ensure that this number is defined in “Create Fault Codes” activity of “Fault Isolation Manual” business component and is in the “Active” status.

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Note: If the cause is entered, then the fault code must be entered. The combination of fault and cause must be defined in “Fault Isolation Manual” business component.

The system displays the following field:

Cause Description

The textual description of the cause.

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Click the “Get Details” pushbutton, to retrieve all the work units for the fault code and cause code.
Modify the following fields in the “Work Unit Details” multiline, if required:

Seq #	The sequence in which the tasks should be performed while executing the work order (Integer). Ensure that the sequence number is a positive integer and is unique in the multiline.
	If you leave the sequence number blank, the system automatically assigns a sequence number to each row, in the order in which they are entered in the multiline, on clicking the “Edit Report”, “Confirm Report” or “Cancel Report” pushbutton. Ensure that you do not leave it blank for any of the tasks occurring in between.
Work Unit #	The number identifying the work unit (Alphanumeric, 30). Ensure this number is already defined in the “Create Task” or “Create Standard Procedure” activity of the “Maintenance Task” business component and is in the “active” status.

Note: Work units must be in the “Active” status. Ensure that atleast one work unit is entered for the maintenance report.

Work Unit Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of the work unit. The system provides the following options:
	Task - Select this option to indicate that a task must be performed to rectify the discrepancy.
	Std. Procedure – Select this option to indicate that a standard procedure must be performed to rectify the discrepancy. The system sets the field to “Task” by default.

Note: Ensure that the work unit type selected above is already defined for the work unit in the “Fault Isolation Manual” or “Maintenance Task” business component.

The system displays the following:

Task Type	The type to which the task belongs.
Work Unit Desc	The textual description of the work unit.

Click the “Re–Number” pushbutton to renumber the work units in the multiline.
If you wish to insert work units in the multiline and assign sequence number for them, click the “Re-Number” pushbutton to rearrange the existing rows in the ascending order of the sequence number. The system regenerates the sequence number in multiples of five, thereby enabling you to specify the sequence number for the newly added work units.
Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to select the work units for confirming or cancelling.
Click the Delete icon in the toolbar above the multiline to delete the selected work units.
Modify the following fields in the “Defective Component Details” group box, if required:

Part #

The part number to which the component belongs (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. Ensure that the part number is defined in the "Create Parts Main Information" activity of the "Part Administration" business component and is in the “active” status. Ensure the part is of type “Component”.

The system displays the following.

Part Description

The textual description of the part number.

Enter the following fields in the “Deferment Reason Details” group box:

Deferral Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of carry forward. The system provides the options “CDL”, “MEL” and “Pax Cabin”. The system leaves the field blank by default.
	Select “CDL”, if the carried forward part belongs to the Configuration Deviation List (CDL). CDL refers to the list of secondary parts, of the airframe and engine that do not affect the flying of the aircraft.
	Select “MEL”, if the carried forward part belongs to the Minimum Equipment List .MEL refers to Minimum Equipment List approved by the local airworthiness authority, which may remain in an unserviceable state for a certain period, but still provide an acceptable level of safety in the operation of the aircraft.
	Select “Pax Cabin”, if the carried forward part belongs to pax cabin.
Reason for Deferral	Use the drop-down list box to select the reason for deferment. The system lists all the “active” quick codes of type “Reason for carry forward” as defined in the “Add Quick Codes” activity of the “Discrepancy Processing” business component. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Deferral Item #	The number identifying the item being deferred (Alphanumeric, 150).
Item Description	The textual description of the item being deferred (Alphanumeric, 255). Zoom facility available.

The system displays the following:

Maintenance Implications

The implication of the deferral, on the maintenance of the aircraft.

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Operational Implications

The implication of the deferral, on the operation of the aircraft.

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Conditions

The condition of the aircraft

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Enter the following:

Comments

Any additional remarks pertaining to the reason for carrying forward the work units (Alphanumeric, 255).

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Select the “Edit Deferral Limits” link to modify the deferral limits for the selected work units.
Select the “View Associated Discrepancies” link to view the associated discrepancies.
Click the “Edit Report” pushbutton to create deferral report for the selected work units.

The system updates the modifications and stores the name of the login user and the current server date as the last modified date.

Click the “Confirm Report” pushbutton, to confirm the deferral report for the selected work units.

The system updates the modifications and sets the status as “Confirmed”. If the “Authorization of Deferrals” in the “Set Options” activity is set as “Not Required”, the system updates the “Processed (Y / N)” flag as “No” and the “Deferred (Y / N)” flag as “Yes”. Otherwise, the system updates the “Processed (Y / N)” flag as “Yes” and the “Deferred (Y / N)” flag as “No”.

Click the “Cancel Report” pushbutton, to cancel the deferral report for the selected work units.

The system sets the status as “Cancelled” and updates the “Processed (Y / N)” flag as “No” for all the discrepancies and DMRs associated with the selected maintenance report.

What you can do in this activity

Modify the work unit type

Modify the carry forward type

Modify the work unit type

You can modify the type of the work unit that is executed, to rectify the discrepancy.

Set the “Work Unit Type” as “Task”, if a task is performed to rectify the discrepancy.
Set the “Work Unit Type” as “Std. Procedure”, if a standard procedure is performed to rectify the discrepancy.

Modify the carry forward type

A mechanic may defer the rectification of discrepancy due to various reasons. Such discrepancies are termed as “Carried Forward”. You can modify the type of carry forward while creating or confirming the deferral report.

Set the “Deferral Type” as “CDL”, if the deferred part belongs to CDL.
Set the “Deferral Type” as “MEL”,if the deferred part belongs to MEL.
Set the “Deferral Type” as “Pax Cabin”, if the deferred part belongs to Pax Cabin.