Processing deferment request
This page enables you to process the deferment request of the work units Tell me more.
Select the “Process Deferment Request” link in the “Select Deferment Request” page.
The “Approve Deferment Request” page appears.
The system displays the following field:
Date Format |
The format in which the date fields are displayed This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. If the format is not defined, the system will display the date format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default. |
The system displays the following in the “Deferment Request Details” group box:
Deferment Request # |
The number identifying the deferment request selected in the previous page |
Requesting Org Unit |
The organization unit in which the deferment request was raised |
Source Document Type |
The type of the source document against which the deferment request is generated |
Source Document # |
The number identifying the source document against which the deferment request is generated |
Aircraft Reg # |
The number identifying the aircraft that is associated with the deferment request |
Component # |
The component, which is associated with the deferment request |
Job Type |
The job type of the work unit, which could be “Aircraft”, “On-Wing” or “Component Removal” |
Work Center # |
The work center in which the deferment request was raised |
Requestor Name |
The name of the employee who raised the deferment request |
The system displays the following in the “Work Scope Details” multiline:
Work Unit # |
The number identifying the work unit for which deferment request is generated |
Work Unit Type |
The type of the work unit , which could be “Task”, “Standard Procedure” or “Work Package” |
Maintenance Type |
The type of the maintenance work, such as overhaul, repair and inspection to be performed on an aircraft |
Part # |
The part number of the component on which the work unit must be performed |
Serial # |
The serial number of the component on which the work unit must be performed |
Deferral Type |
The type of deferment of the work unit, which could be “Time Based”, “Usage Based” or “Time & Usage Based” |
Reason Category |
The user- defined categorization of reasons for requesting deferral. |
Requestor Comments |
Any additional remarks by the requestor for deferring the work unit |
Enter the following:
Action |
Use the drop-down list box to select the action taken on the deferment request. The system provides the options: “Defer” and “Reject”. The system displays “Defer” by default. |
The system displays the following field:
Regulatory Authority |
The code identifying the regulatory authority |
Enter the following:
Approval # |
The number identifying the document that contains the approval information (Alphanumeric, 18) |
Approval Date |
The date on which the deferment request is approved (Date Format) |
Approver Comments |
Any additional remarks by the approver pertaining to the action taken on the deferment request (Alphanumeric, 255) |
Click the “Process Request” pushbutton to defer or reject the deferment request based on the option selected in the “Action” field.
The system carries out the following:
Changes the status of the deferment request from “Confirmed” to “Processed”.
Updates the job status of the deferred work unit in the component pending tray, to “Pending”.
Updates the next schedule date and the next schedule value in the component maintenance programs that are in “Fresh” and “Authorized” status, depending on whether the limit type in the deferment request is “Time Based”, “Usage Based” or “Time and Usage Based”.
For a constituent deferred work unit or unplanned deferred work unit, the system checks whether there exists any work unit with “Source” as “Deferred” and “Ref. Document Type” as “Deferment Request” and performs the following tasks:
If “Deferment Request Authorisation for Aircraft Workunits” is set as “Not Required” in the “Set Options” activity, then on confirmation of the deferment request, the system will move the deferred work units to the pending tray.
If already deferred work units are being deferred, the previous instance of the work unit will be deleted from the pending tray.
To proceed, carry out the following
Select the “Edit Deferment Request Details” link at the bottom of the page to modify the deferment details of the selected work unit.
Processing deferment request – An overview
This page enables you to process the deferment request of the work units. You can process the deferment request, which is in the “Confirmed” status. This page also allows you to enter the approval number and the date of approving the deferment request.
Process deferment request of a work unit
Process deferment request of a work unit
You can either approve or reject the deferrals of work units in a deferment request, which is in the “Confirmed” status.
Set the “Action” field in the “Work Scope Details” multiline to “Defer”, if you wish to defer the work unit.
Set the “Action” field in the “Work Scope Details” multiline to “Reject”, if you wish to reject the deferment request for the work unit.
Click the “Process Request” pushbutton, to process the deferment of the work units.
On clicking the “Process Request” pushbutton, the system assigns the status “Processed” to the deferment request.