Creating work package

Creating aircraft work package

This page allows you to create an aircraft work package. Tell me more.

Select the “Create Aircraft Work Package” link under the “Aircraft Maintenance Program” business component.

The “Create Aircraft Work Package” page appears.

Enter the following fields:

Work Package #	A unique number that identifies the work package (Alphanumeric, 30). Mandatory. This can be a combination of characters and digits. This number should be unique for the organizational unit.
Package Desc	The textual description of the work package (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory. Zoom facility available.
Package Category	Use the drop-down list box to specify the category of the work package. The system lists all the quick codes of type “Package Category”, which are defined in the “Create Quick Codes” activity. Leave this field blank, if you do not wish to specify the package category.
Execution Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the execution type of the work package, which could be one of the following:
	Major – Select this option to indicate that the work package is for a major check and the aircraft must be sent to the hangar for maintenance.
	Minor – Select this option to indicate that the work package must be executed as a part of line maintenance. By default, this field is set to “Major”.
Primary Model #	Use the drop-down list box to select an aircraft model as the primary aircraft model for the work package. The system lists all the aircraft models defined in the “Create Aircraft Model” activity of the “Aircraft” business component that are in the “Active” status.
Configuration Class	Use the drop-down list box to specify a configuration class for the work package. The system lists all the configuration classes defined in the “Create Configuration Class” activity of the “Configuration” business component and attached to the aircraft model selected in the “Primary Model #” field.
Primary Work Center #	The work center where the work package must be performed (Alphanumeric, 30). The work center should have already been defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component in “Active” status. Zoom facility available.

The system fills in the following field on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton:

Primary Work Center Desc

The textual description of the work center.

Zoom facility available.

Enter the following in the “Execution Time Details” group box, to record the details of the time required for executing the work package:

Total Est. Duration	The total time estimated for completing the work package, which also includes the preparatory time, post execution time etc. (Decimal). This value must be positive. Ensure that the duration entered in this field is, Greater than the wrench time Greater than or equal to the highest duration entered for work units in the “Est. Time” field in the multiline. Use the drop-down list box provided alongside, to specify the unit of measurement for the “Total Est. Duration”, which could be "Months", "Hours" or "Days".
Preparatory Time	The preparatory time required before executing the work package (Decimal). This value must be positive.
Wrench Time	The actual time required for completing the work package (Decimal). This value must be positive. Ensure that the time entered in this field is lesser than the time entered in the “Total Est. Duration” field.
Ideal Time	The ideal time required for completing the work package (Decimal). The ideal time for the package is based on the ideal time recommended by the OEM’s for each work unit in the work package.
Est. Man Hrs.	The total man-hours estimated for work package execution (Decimal). This value must be positive.
Post Exe. Cleanup Time	The cleaning up time required after executing the work package (Decimal). This value must be positive.

Note: The time unit selected for the “Total Est. Duration” is set as the time unit for the Preparatory Time, Wrench Time, Ideal Time and Post Exe. Cleanup Time.

Enter the following in the “Copy Details” group box, to copy the details from a work package that is already created:

Work Package #	The work package number, the details of which must be copied into the work package that is currently being defined (Alphanumeric, 30). Help facility available.
All	Check this box to copy all the details of the work package to the work package that is being created.
Work Units	Check this box to copy work units to the work package that is being created.
Part Requirements	Check this box to copy the part requirement details to the work package that is being created.
Resource Requirements	Check this box to copy the resource requirement details to the work package that is being created.
Model Effectivity	Check this box to copy the model effectivity details to the work package that is being created.
Relationship Information	Check this box to copy the relationship details to the work package that is being created.

Enter the following in the “Work Scope Details” multiline:

Seq #	The sequence in which the work units must be performed in the work package (Integer). Ensure that the sequence number is positive and is unique in the multiline.
	If you leave the sequence number blank, the system automatically assigns a sequence number to each of the work units, in the order in which they are entered in the multiline, on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton. Ensure that you do not leave it blank for any of the work units occurring in between.
Work Unit #	The task or standard procedure, to be performed as part of the work package (Alphanumeric, 30). The task or the standard procedure must have already been defined in the “Create Task” and “Create Procedure” activities of the “Maintenance Task” business component and for the primary aircraft model specified in the “Primary Aircraft Model #” field. In addition, the task and the standard procedure should be in “Active” status with respect to the primary model selected in the “Primary Model #” field. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if the sequence number, work center and the priority values are specified in the multiline. Help facility available.
Work Unit Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of the work unit, which could be “Task” or “Standard Procedure”. The system sets the field to “Task” by default.
Work Center #	The work center where the work unit must be performed (Alphanumeric, 30). The work center should have already been defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component and should be in “Active” status. Help facility available.

Note: If you leave the above field blank, the system updates the primary work center number by default.

The system displays the following fields in the “Work Scope Details” multiline:

Est. Man Hrs.	The total man-hours estimated for executing the work unit .
Time Unit	The unit of measurement for the time allotted for the work unit, which could be “Minutes”, ”Hours” or “Days”.
Est. Time	The time estimated for completing the task or the standard procedure .
MPD Item #	The Maintenance Planning Document number providing additional information pertaining to the task or standard procedure.
Note: The system retrieves the “MPD Item #” for the “Work Unit #” and “Aircraft Model #” combination, from the “Maintenance Task” business component. Enter the following in the “Work Scope Details” multiline:
Priority	Use the drop-down list box to attach a priority to the work unit. The system lists all the priority descriptions that are in “Active” status, created in the “Create Priority Numbers” activity of the “Common Master” business component.
Mandatory?	Use the drop-down list box and set the field to “Yes” to indicate that the execution of the work unit is mandatory in the work package. These work units cannot be deleted during execution they can only be deferred. The system sets the field to “Yes” by default.
Expense Type	Use the drop-down list box to modify the expense type of the work package. The system provides the following options: Revenue – Select this option if the cost incurred on the work unit is due to routine maintenance activity and must be recorded as revenue cost. Capital – Select this option if the cost incurred must be recorded as a capital cost.
Job Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the work unit must be performed on the aircraft, or on the components fitted to the aircraft. The system provides the following options: Aircraft – Select this option to indicate that the work unit must be performed on the aircraft. On Wing – Select this option to indicate that the work unit must be performed on components attached to the aircraft. The system displays “Aircraft” by default.
Maintenance Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of maintenance job that must be carried out as a part of the work unit. The system provides the options “Repair”, “Overhaul”, “Inspection” and “Others”. Do not leave this field blank, if you have set the “Job Type” field to “OnWing”.
Position Code	The position code in the aircraft where the work unit must be performed (Integer). Ensure that the position code is already defined for the primary aircraft model and configuration class in the “Maintain Aircraft Model Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component and is in “Active” status. Help facility available.
Level Code	The number identifying the level for the position code that occurs in the primary model (Decimal). Ensure that the level code is already defined for the primary aircraft model and configuration class in the “Maintain Aircraft Model Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component and is in “Active” status. Data entry in this field is mandatory, if the position code is unique in the configuration.

Note: Ensure that you enter either the position code in the “Position Code” field or the level code in the “Level #” field, if you have selected “OnWing” in the “Job Type” field. If you have entered both the position code and the level code, ensure that it is a valid combination defined for the primary aircraft model and configuration class in the “Maintain Aircraft Model Configuration” activity of the “Configuration” business component.

Note: If the position code alone is entered and it is unique in the configuration, the system retrieves the level code corresponding to the position code.

If the level code alone is entered, the system retrieves the position code corresponding to the level code.

If you have entered both the position code and the level code, ensure that it is a valid combination.

Other References

Any other reference based on which the work unit is specified for the work package (Alphanumeric, 255).

The system fills in the following fields on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton:

Work Unit Desc	The textual description of the work unit.
Work Center Description	The textual description of the work center.

Check the box in the first column of the multiline, to mark the work unit for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the toolbar above the multiline, to delete the work unit selected in the multiline.
If you wish to add more work units in the multiline and assign a sequence number for them, select 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 unit.
Select the “Create Work Package” pushbutton to create the work package.

Note: The system creates the work package and sets the status of the created work package as "Active". The system generates the sequence number for those rows for which the sequence number has not been specified.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Edit Relationship Information” link at the bottom of the page to specify the relationship between the work units in the work package.
Select the “Edit Work Package Parts Requirements” link at the bottom of the page to specify the parts required at the work package level.
Select the “Edit Work Package Resource Requirements” link at the bottom of the page to specify the resources required at the work package level.
Select the “Edit Aircraft Model Effectivity Information” link at the bottom of the page to specify the aircraft models for which the work package is applicable.

Creating aircraft work package – An overview

You can enter a unique number for the work package and provide a description for it. You can specify the category to which the work package belongs and the execution type of the work package, whether major or minor.

The work center in which the work package must be carried out, and the estimated time and man-hours for completing the work package, can be specified. You can specify the aircraft model for which the work package is applicable. This aircraft model is considered as the primary aircraft model. You can also provide a reference to a work package that is already defined and copy the work scope, spare part, resource and relationship details.

A work unit can represent a task or a standard procedure. You can define the work units that belong to the work package, and indicate the sequence in which they have to be carried out while executing the work package. You can also specify the work centers where the work units have to be performed, along with the total time and man-hours estimated for completing the work unit. You can attach a priority to the work unit and indicate whether the work unit is mandatory or not for the work package.

The system assigns the “Active” status as soon as the work package is created, and sets the work package creation date and time to the server date and time.

What you can do in this page

Create aircraft work package

Enter execution time details

Copy work package details

Associate work units to work package

Generate sequence number for work units

Create aircraft work package

You can define a work package by assigning a unique code to it. You can specify the type, category, description and the primary work center for the work package.

Enter the “Work Package #” and the “Package Desc” fields in the “Work Package Details” group box.
Specify the primary aircraft model for which the work package is applicable, in the “Primary Model #” field.
Select the appropriate work package execution type from the “Package Type” drop-down list box.
Select the appropriate work package category from the “Package Category” drop-down list box.
Enter the work center in which the work package will be executed, in the “Primary Work Center #” field.

Enter execution time details

You can specify the details such as the total estimated duration, preparatory time, post clean-up time and estimated man-hours for work package execution.

Select the time unit from the “Time Unit” drop-down list box.
Enter the total duration estimated for work package execution in the “Total Est. Duration” field.
Enter the “Post Exe. Cleanup Time” and “Preparatory Time” fields.
Specify the man-hours estimated for work package execution in the “Est. Man Hrs.” field.

Copy work package details

You can copy the details of a work package that is already defined in the system.

Enter the work package number in the “Copy From” field in the “Copy Details” group box.
Check the appropriate box to selectively copy the work units, part requirements, model effectivity and relationship information of the work package.

Associate work units to work package

You can associate work units to work package. The work unit can be a task or a standard procedure.

Enter the details of the work units in the “Work Scope Details” multiline.

Generate sequence number for work units

You have the option of entering the sequence number or generating the sequence number automatically for the various work units in the multiline.

To enter the sequence number manually, enter the “Seq #” field in the “Work Scope Details” multiline.
To generate the sequence number automatically, leave the “Seq #” field blank in all the rows in the multiline.

The system automatically assigns a sequence number to each of them, in the order in which they are entered in the multiline, on clicking the “Create Work Package” pushbutton.

A 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.