Processing discrepancies for correction or deferment

This page allows you to search for the discrepancies detected in an aircraft. Tell me more.

Select the “Process Discrepancies” link at the bottom of the “Select Visit Package” page.

The “Process Discrepancies” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date & Time Format

The format in which the date and time fields are displayed. 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 and time format from the "Enterprise Modeling" business component by default.

The system displays the following fields in the “Visit Package Details” group box:

Aircraft Reg #	The aircraft in which the discrepancy is reported.
Visit Package	The visit package selected in the previous page.

Enter the following in the “Search Criteria” group box. Entry in the following fields is optional.

Source	Use the drop-down list box to select the source in which the discrepancy is reported. The system provides the options “Journey Log #”, “Tech Log #”, “Current Visit”, “Work Order”, "Occurrence Report" and “Others”. The system retrieves all the discrepancies specified in the source selected here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the discrepancies irrespective of their source.
Source Document #	The number that identifies the source document in which the discrepancy is reported.
Record Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the record status of the discrepancy or maintenance report. The system lists the options “Pending” and “Deferred”. The system retrieves all the discrepancies or maintenance reports with record status specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies or maintenance reports irrespective of their record status.
Log Item #	The number identifying the log item in which the discrepancy is reported.
Tracking Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the tracking status of the discrepancy or maintenance report. The system lists all the values defined for the attribute “Tracking Status” in the “Maintenance Discrepancy Attribute” activity of the “Common Master” business component. The system retrieves all the discrepancies or maintenance reports with the tracking status specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies irrespective of their tracking status.
Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to specify the place of maintenance execution where the discrepancy is detected. The system lists all the “Active” work centers in alphabetical order that are associated with the login organization unit.
	The system retrieves all the DMRs and discrepancies that are associated with the work center specified here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the DMRs and discrepancies irrespective of the work centers to which they are associated.
Fault #	The code that identifies the fault (Alphanumeric, 25). You can enter the code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system lists all the fault codes, which are similar to the value entered here. Leave this field blank to retrieve all the discrepancies irrespective of the fault code.
ATA #	The number that identifies the ATA chapter (Alphanumeric, 16). You can enter the ATA number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves the discrepancies in all the aircraft belonging to the ATA chapter entered here. Leave this field blank, to retrieve all the discrepancies irrespective of the ATA chapter.
Reported Date : From / To	The start date and end dates, in a range of dates, on which the discrepancy was reported (Date format). The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported between the dates (inclusive). Its not mandatory to enter both dates together.
Reported Date : To	The ending date, in a range of dates, on which the discrepancy was reported (Date format). The system retrieves all the discrepancies reported till this date.
Deferral Type* / Item #	The type of carry forward and the number identifying the item being deferred.

Note: Ensure that “Reported Date: To” is not greater than the current server date.

Click the “Search” pushbutton, to search for the DMR or the discrepancies.

The system retrieves all the DMRs or discrepancies based on the search criteria. The system retrieves all the discrepancies in the “Confirmed” status. In case of DMRs, the system retrieves all the deferred maintenance reports that are not processed.

The system displays the following in the “Customer Details” group box:

Customer #	The number identifying the customer, who owns the aircraft.
Customer Name	The name of the customer owning the aircraft.
Customer Order #	The number identifying the order placed by the customer.
Aircraft Release Date	The date on which the aircraft should be released to the customer, after the completion of the work order.

Note: The "Customer #" and "Customer Name" fields are applicable only when the aircraft is not self-owned and the customer details are recorded in the system.

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

Document type	The document type which could be “Discrepancy” or “Maintenance Report”.
Note: If the “Document Type” is “Maintenance Report”, the system retrieves all the maintenance reports having a reference to the aircraft registration number displayed in the “Visit Package Details” group box.
Discrepancy #	The code identifying the discrepancy or maintenance report.
Discrepancy Description	A textual description of the discrepancy.
Log Item #	The number identifying the log item in which the discrepancy is reported.
Deferral Type	The type identifying the carry forward.
Deferral Item #	The number identifying the item being deferred.
Record Status	The record status of the discrepancy or maintenance report. The system displays “Pending” or “Deferred”.
Processing Status	The processing status of the discrepancy or maintenance report. The system displays “None”, “Under Analysis” or “Analyzed”.
Tracking Status	The tracking status of the discrepancy or maintenance report.
Source	The source in which the discrepancy is reported, which could be ”Blank”, “Hanger Work Order”, “Journey Log”, “Manual”, “Occurrence Report”, “Others”, “Aircraft Maint. Exe. Ref #” and “Visit Package”.
Source Document #	The number that identifies the source document in which the discrepancy is reported.
Remarks	Any remarks pertaining to the action taken on the reported discrepancy.
ATA #	The number identifying the ATA chapter of the aircraft in which the discrepancy is reported.
Fault #	The code identifying the fault in the aircraft.
Cause #	The code identifying the cause for the fault.
Created at Org. Unit	The organization unit at which the discrepancy is created.
Reported By	The login ID of the user who reported the discrepancy.
Reported Date & Time	The date on which the discrepancy was reported and the time at which the discrepancy was reported.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to mark the discrepancy to be deferred or to assign it to a corrective work order.
Select the “Create Corrective Work Order” link at the bottom of the page, to create a corrective work order for the discrepancies in the visit package.

Note: You can create a corrective work order for only those discrepancies or maintenance reports, for which the record status is “Pending” or "Deferred".

If multiple discrepancies are selected for creating a corrective work order, ensure that the first two characters of the ATA number are the same for the selected discrepancies.

Select the “Edit Work Order” link at the bottom of the page to select a work order for associating the selected discrepancies.
Select “Revise Deferral Limits” link at the bottom of the page, to modify the deferral details of a discrepancy.
Select the “Defer Discrepancies” link at the bottom of the page, to defer the selected discrepancies.
Select the “View Discrepancy Details” link at the bottom of the page to view details about the selected discrepancies.
Select the “View Aircraft Maintenance Log” link at the bottom of the page to view the aircraft maintenance log details.

Processing discrepancies for correction or deferment– An overview

This page allows you to search for the discrepancies detected in an aircraft. You can specify the discrepancy number, type, work center number, source, fault number, ATA chapter number and a range of reported dates of the discrepancy, to search for the discrepancies.

The system retrieves the discrepancies in the “Confirmed” status. The selected discrepancies are processed into a corrective work order for rectification. This page also allows you to search for the deferred maintenance report, which is not yet processed.