Selecting the discrepancy to view the details

This page allows you to specify search criteria and select the discrepancy for which you wish to view the details.

Select the “View Discrepancy” link under the “Discrepancy Processing” business component.

The “Select Discrepancy” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields appears in this page. 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 format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

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.

Applicability	Use the drop-down list box to select the applicability of the discrepancy. The system provides the following options “Aircraft”, “Engine” and “Component”. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies, irrespective of its applicability.
Discrepancy #	The number identifying the discrepancy to be viewed (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the discrepancies with number similar to the value entered here.
Log Item #	The code identifying the log Item which contains the discrepancy details (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the log items with number similar to the value entered here.
Discrepancy Description	The discrepancy description (Alphanumeric, 255). You can enter the description in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all discrepancies with description similar to the content entered here.
Additional Approval ?	Use the drop-down list box to select the discrepancies based on whether additional approval is required for the discrepancy. The system lists the following values: Approved - Select this option to retrieve the discrepancies that have been approved. The system retrieves those discrepancies for which the attribute “Addl. Approval Required?” for the Deferral Type is set as “Yes” in the “Configure Document Attributes” activity of the “Common Masters” business component. "Not Approved - Select this option to retrieve the discrepancies that are not approved. The system retrieves those discrepancies for which the attribute “Addl. Approval Required?” for the Deferral Type is set as “Yes” in the “Configure Document Attributes” activity. Not Required - Select this option to retrieve the discrepancies for which additional approval is not required. The system retrieves those discrepancies for which the attribute “Addl. Approval Required?” for the Deferral Type is set as “No” in the “Configure Document Attributes” activity. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Record Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the record status of the discrepancy, which can be one of the following: “Fresh” - if the discrepancy is in “Fresh” status. “Pending” – when the document where the discrepancy is recorded has been confirmed. “Pending Deferral” – when the discrepancy has been recorded in a maintenance report but the report has not yet been confirmed. “Under Resolution” - When a discrepancy is included in a resolution document such as a Technical Log or Work Order. “Deferred” - when the maintenance report is deferred and confirmed. “Retired” – when the discrepancy in the maintenance report is retired. “Transferred” - when the maintenance report is transferred from one component to another. “Planned” - When the maintenance report is included in a planning document like Visit Package or Line Package i.e. in other words, when the resolution procedure is planned. “No Fault Found” – when the action defined for the discrepancy is “no fault”. “Cancelled” – when the discrepancy is cancelled. “Closed” – when the discrepancy has been resolved and closed. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies, irrespective of the record status.
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.
Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft whose reported discrepancies have to be viewed (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 with registration number similar to the value entered here. Alternately, you can also enter Nose # in the field. You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “” character, similar to A/C Reg #. The smart search retrieves component replacements associated with aircraft with Nose # similar to that you have entered in the field.
Part #/ Serial #	In the first field, the part number of the component for which the discrepancy has been reported (Alphanumeric, 40). In the second field, the serial number of the part for which the discrepancy has been reported (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the part #/serial # in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all discrepancies reported for the part# / serial# similar to that you specify here.
Source Document Type / Source Document #	Use the drop-down list box to select the source document type. The system lists the following options: ”Journey Log” - Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the journey log. “AME Ref. #” - Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the AME reference document. “Hangar Work Order” - Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the hangar work order. "Visit Package" - Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the Visit Package. "Component Work Order" - Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the Component Work order. “Occurrence Report“ – Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the occurrence report. “Repair Order” – Select this option to retrieve discrepancies reported in the repair order. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies, irrespective of the source document type. The number identifying the source document associated with the discrepancy you want to find (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 document specified here.

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.

Deferral Type/Item #

Use the drop-down list box to select the deferral type of the discrepancy. The drop-down list box displays MEL, CDL and all other deferral types defined in the “Maintain Document Classification and Attributes” activity of Common Masters Component.

Provide the deferral item # of the deferred discrepancy in the field alongside.

The system retrieves all discrepancies of the deferral type and/or deferral item # you specify.

Reported Date From/To

Specify the start-date of the period in which the discrepancy was reported, in the first field (Date Format).

Specify the end-date of the period in which the discrepancy was reported, in the second field (Date Format).

The system retrieves all discrepancies reported during the period between Reported Date From/To dates that you specify.

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

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

Note: The system will retrieve only those maintenance reports that have at least one discrepancy reported by the login user in the login organization unit. The system retrieves only those discrepancies and maintenance reports, if any, associated with the component in the multiline, based on the option selected for the parameter (HHMM or Decimal Format) in the Aircraft business component while parameter creation.

Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft against which discrepancies have been reported.
Part #	The part number of the component for which a discrepancy has been reported.
Part Serial #	The serial number of the part for which a discrepancy has been reported.
Discrepancy #	The code assigned to the discrepancy reported.
Click the hyperlinked discrepancy number in the multiline, to view the discrepancy details.
Log Item #	The code identifying the log Item which contains the discrepancy details.
Discrepancy Description	The textual description of the discrepancy.
Corrective Action	The corrective action taken against the discrepancy.
Discrepancy Type	The type of discrepancy, which can be “PIREP” or “MIREP”. PIREP denotes that the discrepancy has been reported by the pilot while recording the journey log. MIREP denotes that the discrepancy has been reported by the mechanic while raising a work order.
Discrepancy Category	The user-defined category that has been defined for the discrepancy.
Record Status	The status of the discrepancy, which can be “Fresh” or “Pending”.
Tracking Status	The user-defined tracking status defined for the discrepancy.
ATA #	The ATA chapter on which discrepancy has been reported.
Deferral Type	The deferral type of the discrepancy, which can be “MEL” or “CDL”.
Deferral Category	The category to which the deferral item belongs.
Part Required?	Indicates whether the parts are required or not to close the discrepancy. The system displays the value “Yes” or “No”.
Major Item?	Indicates whether the discrepancy reported is a major item or not. The system displays the value “Yes” or “No”.
Corrosion Related?	Indicates whether the discrepancy reported is related to corrosion. The system displays the value “Yes” or “No”.
Def. by Days/FH/FC	The deferral value of the discrepancy in terms of days / flight hours / flight cycles.
Def. Trig. Param.	The code identifying the parameter (FH/ FC/ Days) which triggers the earliest schedule date for the deferred discrepancy
Rem. Days/FH/FC	The remaining number of days / flying hours / flying cycles, before the scheduled maintenance activity is due on the discrepancy.
Due Date/FH/FC	The due date / flight hours / flight cycles for the discrepancy.
Reason for Deferral	The reason for deferring the discrepancy.
Reported Date & Time	The date / time in which the discrepancy has been reported.
Reported By	The name of the person who has reported the discrepancy.
Rectified by & Name	The employee code and name of the employee who rectified the discrepancy.
Inspected by & Name	The employee code and name of the employee who inspected the rectification.
Dual Sign Off by & Name	The employee code and name of the employee who performed the dual sing-off.
Additional Sign Off	The employee codes identifying the employees who performs additional sign-off.
Additional Approval?	Indicates whether discrepancy is subjected to additional approval or not. The system displays “Approved”, “Not Approved” or “Not Required”.
Repeat	Indicates whether the discrepancy needs to be re-inspected at specified intervals or not. The system displays the values “Yes” or “No”.
Approval/Reversal Remarks	Any remarks pertaining to the approval or reversal of the discrepancy.
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 identifying the source document in which the discrepancy was reported.
Ref. Doc. #	The code identifying the reference document for the discrepancy.
Aircraft Model #	The model number of the aircraft against which the discrepancy has been reported.
Part Description	The textual description of the part of the component against which discrepancy has been reported.
File Name	The name of the file corresponding to the source document.
Applicability	Indicates whether the discrepancy is applicable for “Aircraft”, “Engine” or “Component”.
Fault #	The fault code defined in the “Fault Isolation Manual” business component that is applicable to the discrepancy being reported.
Maint. Report #	The number of the maintenance report where the discrepancy has been processed.

Click the hyperlinked maintenance report number in the multiline, to view the maintenance report details.
Click the “Create Adv. Search ID” link below the multiline to set the advanced search criteria.