Authoring Repair Procedure

Authoring repair procedure

This page allows you to select a non-standard task and modify its details just as for a standard task.

Select the “Author Repair Procedure” link from any one of the following pages:
“Identify Resolution Procedure” page of “Discrepancy Processing” business component.
“Plan Work Order” page of “Shop Work Order” business component.
“Record Shop Execution Details” of “Shop Work Order” business component.
“Record Aircraft Maintenance Execution Details” of “Aircraft Maintenance Execution” business component.
“Review Fleet Maintenance Plan” page of “Aircraft Maintenance Planning” component.
“Manage Work Assignments and Reporting” page of “Work Monitoring and Control” component.

You can launch this page only in following conditions:

If the Reference Document Type is “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference” and is in "Fresh", "Planned" or "In-progress" status.
If the Reference Document Type is “Shop Work Order” and is in "Draft", "Fresh", "Planned" or "In-Progress" status.

Note: You cannot launch this page, if either of the following is true: (i) the status of the Reference Document is “Terminated” (ii) the task is a “Standard Task”. The second condition is not applicable if a discrepancy is selected in the parent page.

You cannot launch this page from the “Identify Resolution Procedure” page, if (i) the Reference Document is “Maintenance Report”, and (ii) the Processing Status is “Analyzed”.

The “Author Repair Procedure” page appears.

The system displays the following in the “Reference Details” group box, based on the Reference Document of the parent page from where this page is launched:

Ref. Doc Type	The type of the reference document for the work order created, which can be “Maintenance Report”, “Aircraft Maintenance Planning”, “A/C Maint. Exe. Ref #” or "Shop Work Order".
Ref. Doc #	The number identifying the reference document.
Associated Discrepancy #	The number identifying the associated discrepancy. The system displays “Multiple”, if the “Maintenance Report” is associated with more than one discrepancy. Otherwise, the system displays the individual discrepancy number. The discrepancy must be in status other than “Pending”, “Closed”, “No Fault Found”, “Retired” or “Cancelled”.
Discrepancy Description	The textual description of the discrepancy.
Mfr. Part # / Mfr. #	The number issued to the part, by the manufacturer of the part / code identifying the manufacturer of the part.
Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft on which a “Hangar Work Order” or “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference” is raised.
Part #	The number identifying the part to which the component belongs.
Serial #	The serial number of the component.
Component #	The component against which the work order is raised.
Aircraft Reg #	The registration number of the aircraft on which an “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference” is raised.
Aircraft Model #	The model to which the aircraft belongs.

The system displays the following in the “Task Details” group box, based on the Reference Document of the parent page from where this page is launched:

Note: The system retrieves and defaults the latest Non Standard Task # from the “Discrepancy Processing” business component, in the Task # field and displays the task details for the defaulted Task #.

Task #	The number identifying the non-standard task that must be performed for work order execution.
Task Count	The count of non-standard tasks that have not yet been signed off. The system displays the total of the non-standard tasks in “Draft”, “Fresh”, Planned” or “In-Progress” status, in this field, if the Reference Document Type is “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference” or “Shop Work Order”.

Enter or Edit the following fields in the “Task Details” group box, if required:

Task Description	The textual description of the task (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.
Long Description	The long description of the task
Task Category	Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the task. Mandatory. The system lists all the categories that are in the “Active” status, created in the “Create Quick Codes” activity.
Task Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of the task. The system all "Active" quick codes defined for the Quick Code type ‘Task Type’ in the current business component. By default, the system leaves the field blank.
Repair Classification	Use the drop-down list box to specify the repair classification in order to differentiate the tasks which are over and above the contract (COA - Contract Over and Above) between the operator and the MRO. The system all "Active" quick codes defined for the Quick Code type ‘Repair Classification’ in the current business component. By default, the system leaves the field blank.
Exec. Phase	Use the drop-down list box to select the execution phase of the task. Mandatory. The system lists the following options: "Preparatory" - Select this option, if the task must be performed as a part of preliminary activities before the aircraft is grounded for maintenance. "Regular" - Select this option, if the task must be performed as a part of normal maintenance activities carried out in the hangar. "Post Flight" - Select this option, if the task must be performed as a part of post test flight activities. In addition to the above, the drop-own list box displays all quick codes defined under the quick code type “Exe. Phase”, which are in Active status. The system sets this field to “Regular” by default.
Est. Elapsed Time	The total time estimated for completing the task (Decimal). It includes the time required for performing pre-execution or post-execution activities. Use the drop-down list box provided alongside, to specify the unit of measurement for the time allotted for the task. The system displays the options “Minutes”, “Hours” and “Days”, and sets the field to “Hours” by default.
Est. Man Hours	The total man-hours estimated to complete the task (Decimal). Mandatory. The total man-hours estimated for “Skill” type resources to complete the task (Decimal). Ensure that the value entered is positive. You can provide a resource wise breakup for the total estimated man-hours, in the “Resource Information” page. If the resource details are entered in the “Resource Information” page, the system sets the field to either the estimated man-hours or the sum total of the estimated duration entered for ‘Skill’ type resources, depending on the value which is greater.

The system allows you to modify the details of the task only if:

The task is in “Fresh”, “Planned” or “In-Progress” status, and the “Reference Document Type” is “Shop Work Order” .
The task is in “Fresh”, “Planned”, “In-Progress” or “In-complete” status, and the “Reference Document Type” is “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference”.
The sub task of the task is not signed-off.

Note: You can modify the details of a sub-task, only if the job status of the task is "Fresh" and the sign-off’ status of the sub-task is “Pending”.

The system displays the following fields:

Work Center #	The number identifying the work center primarily responsible for executing the work unit (Alphanumeric, 30).
ATA #	The ATA chapter number to indicate the system on which the task has to be performed (Alphanumeric, 16).

You can modify the details of a non-standard task until it has one sub-task for sign-off.

Click the “Previous” pushbutton to retrieve the previous non-standard task.

The system retrieves the previous non-standard task from the Reference Document and the corresponding task details, based on the conditions mentioned above for retrieving the non-standard task.

The system ensures that the task count is decremented on clicking the “Previous” pushbutton. Example: The task count is 5 when the page appears. When you click the “Previous” pushbutton, the task count will be decremented to 4.

Click the “Next” pushbutton to navigate to the next non-standard task generated in the execution document.

Note: The system will display an error message, when you (i) access the first record by clicking the “Previous” pushbutton. (ii) access the last non-standard task by clicking the “Next” pushbutton.

Enter or edit the following details in the “Sub-Task Details” multiline:

Seq. #	The sequence in which the sub tasks must be performed, while executing the maintenance task (Integer). Mandatory for a sub task. 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 sub-task, in the order in which it is entered in the multiline. For any random entry of sequence numbers, the system assigns continuous sequence numbers starting from “1”.
Sub Tasks	Each non-standard sub task that must be performed while executing the maintenance task (Alphanumeric, 2000).
Resource Group	Use the drop-down list box to select the resource group for performing the sign-off of the sub task. Mandatory for a sub task. The system lists the following options: “Not Required” – Select this option if sign-off is not required. “Mechanic” – Select this option if the sign-off is to be performed by the mechanic. “Inspector” – Select this option if the sign-off is to be performed by the inspector. “Insp. & Mech.” – Select this option if the sign-off is to be performed by both the inspector and mechanic. The Resource Group for an execution document is defined in the “Set Options” activity of the current business component. By default, the system displays values as follows: If the current page is invoked from the “Aircraft Maintenance Planning” business component, the system displays the Resource Group set for the Execution document "Others" in the “Set Options” activity. If the selected Discrepancy / Non Standard Task has Aircraft Maintenance Execution document reference, the system considers the Resource Group set for the Execution document ‘A/C Maint. Exec. Ref.’ in the “Set Options” activity. If the current page is invoked from “Aircraft Maintenance Execution” business component, the system displays the Resource Group set for the Execution document ‘A/C Maint. Exec. Ref.’ in the “Set Options” activity. If the current page is invoked from “Shop Work Order” business component, the system defaults the Resource Group set for the Execution document ‘Shop Work Order’ in the “Set Options” activity.
Skill #	The number identifying the skill required by the employee for executing the sub-task. Based on the Set Options, it is mandatory for a sub task. Help facility available.
Document ID	The name of the reference document that contains the description, drawing or any other detail about the sub task (Alphanumeric, 40).
File Name	The name of the file that contains the document details (Alphanumeric, 30). Help facility available.
AMM / CMM Item #	The Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) or the Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) item number given in the respective manuals. (Alphanumeric, 40).
MPD Item #	The number identifying the Maintenance Planning Document (MPD). (Alphanumeric, 40).

Note: Addition of new sub-tasks for a non-standard task is allowed till the last sub-task associated to the non-standard task is signed-off.

Note: Ensure that at least one row is selected in the multiline.

Enter the following in the “Additional Details” group box:

Notes

Any additional information pertaining to the work order (Alphanumeric, 2000).

Enter the following in the “Document Attachment Details” group box:

File Name

The file name of the document attached to the task (Alphanumeric, 50).

Help facility available.

Before clicking the “Author Repair Procedure” pushbutton, ensure the following:

The status of the Reference Document is in “Active” status for the Aircraft Registration Number.
The status of the Reference Document Number is not in “Hold”
The status of the task is “Fresh”, “Planned”“In-Progress” or “In-complete” if the Reference Document Type is “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference” and “Draft”, “Fresh”, “Planned” or “In-Progress”, if the Reference Document Type is “Shop Work Order”..
Click the “Author Repair Procedure” pushbutton to update the non-standard task details

The system performs the following functions:

Updates the Est. Elapsed Time and the Schedule End Date & Time.
Updates the Planned Estimated Man Hours.
Checks whether another user has modified the task after retrieving the task details.
Updates the Task Master if the Resource Document Type is “Maintenance Report”..
Updates the Reference Document Type and the Task Master, if a non-standard task is generated from different Reference Documents such as “Shop Work Order” or “Aircraft Maintenance Execution Reference”.
Allows you to author the repair procedure when a discrepancy is moved from one package to another.