Put an Aircraft Down for Maintenance
In the Aircraft Out of Service Settings area, check the box that says "Take Aircraft Out of Service"
Designate the Maintenance Type, either "Scheduled" or "Unscheduled."
Select what offline type of Scheduled or Unscheduled MX (see Maintenance Offline Types)
Search the airport location where the offline event is taking place
Search the Maintenance Facility where the work is being performed
ATA Chapter: select the ATA Chapter from the drop down menu
ATA Code: the list of ATA Codes updates to pull in only the applicable codes for the selected Chapter. This field is disabled/grayed out until the ATA Chapter is selected.
Maintenance vendors and personnel can be selected. This ties the offline event to the vendor and personnel that serviced the aircraft. Selecting a vendor and personnel can be set as a requirement when taking an aircraft out of service. In each aircraft profile, there is a setting called, "Require Approved Vendor or Personnel for Offline Event." When set to "Yes", a user needs to select an approved maintenance vendor or personnel, it is not required. It is required to put the aircraft back into service.
When "Require Approved Vendor or Personnel for Offline Event" is set to Yes the following logic is present:
If the maintenance personnel members selected on the offline event does not have the regulatory type setup or a type that does not match the aircraft regulatory type of the aircraft selected a message appears. For example a part 91 maintenance technician working on a part 135 aircraft, it will not allow the user to put the aircraft back in service
If the maintenance event dates are planned outside the approved vendor's active dates, a warning is communicated when the user is submitting the offline event. The same check will run when the user attempts to put the aircraft back into service. This allows for full management of approved maintenance vendors.
Message example indicating a Vendor or Personnel is required:
Message example indicating the Personnel does not have a regulatory type assigned:
Message example indicating the Personnel does not meet the regulatory type requirements:
11. Enter an estimated out of service start date and projected end date/time. If Automatic is checked under Return to service, the aircraft will show as available (green) as soon as the projected return to service date/time is met. If Manual is checked the aircraft will show offline starting at the Out of Service date/time and remains offline until actual return to service is entered.
12. Click "Save"
13. The offline event displays on the aircraft schedule and a trip or quote is scheduled that overlaps the offline event, warning communication displays in the Trip Feasibility.
Once information has been entered/saved in an offline event in a Job Card, the "Take Aircraft Out of Service" checkbox will be hidden. The "Clear" button will show up once the offline event has been saved and will remove all of the information in the offline event and add the Take Aircraft Out of Service box again if a mistake was made and needs to be corrected.
If an Aircraft is marked as Out of Service with an Out of Service and Projected Return to Service Date but no Actual Return to Service Date, the user will be prohibited from setting the Completed By or Completed Date values at the top of the Job Card. The user needs to input an Actual Return to Service Date.
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