BACKGROUND DATA EFFECTIVITIES & A/C USER S MANUAL

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1 BACKGROUND DATA USER S MANUAL 1/48

2 - Contents - Involved AMASIS releases... 3 Table of modifications... 3 Tracking... 3 Introduction: Background data... 4 Main Access: Effectivity & A/C... 4 Prerequisite : Effectivity & A/C... 5 Involved services... 5 INFO-AC-P1 Create/Change effectivity... 6 INFO-AC-P2 Link protocol to effectivity... 9 INFO-AC-P3 Create/Change protocol...11 INFO-AC-P4 Add Non-Standard ageing code to Effectivity...14 INFO-AC-P5 Create/Change Non-Standard ageing code...16 INFO-AC-P6 Create/Change Calendar code...17 INFO-AC-P7 Create A/C...18 INFO-AC-P8 Copy A/C...24 INFO-AC-P9 Change A/C data...25 INFO-AC-P10 Schedule synthesis and A/C estimated schedule...26 INFO-AC-P11 Checks...28 INFO-AC-P12 Downtime schedule...30 INFO-AC-P13 A/C movement...37 INFO-AC-P14 Creation/Change of A/C zone...39 INFO-AC-P15 Create/Change A/C access...42 INFO-AC-P16 Flight types...45 INFO-AC-P17 Delays...46 INFO-AC-P18 Incidents...47 INFO-AC-P19 Fuel types /48

3 Involved AMASIS releases This document applies from the following A.M.A.S.I.S release: A.M.A.S.I.S R9.30 Table of modifications RELEASE DATE DESCRIPTION R1.0 04/04/2014 Update of INFO-AC-P7 (nonstandard tab added) R1.0 01/08/2014 Update of INFO-AC-P12 (new management of downtimes) R1.0 12/08/2014 Application of document Tracking WRITTEN BY VALIDATED BY AUTHORIZED BY Service Service Service 3/48

4 Introduction: Background data Accessible from AMASIS Common Menu, Background data is the basic information (sometimes called tables) necessary to software start-up. Throughout these different functions, the operator will indeed be able to customize his working background by creating not only codes of companies, centers (warehouse, shop, stations ), services (line maintenance, hangar, workshop ) but also aircraft, qualifications, aircraft zones This background data manual explains how to manage aircraft and effectivity. The background data corresponds to codes previously defined by the user. Effectivity and aircraft are represented by the following icons : Effectivity Aircraft The background data corresponds to user-defined codes. Main Access: Effectivity & A/C Common module A/C menu 4/48

5 Prerequisite : Effectivity & A/C - The user must be allowed to access effectivities & A/C management (refer to Work with menu and Work with roles and Work with users). Involved services Launching Production Planning Logistics Technical records office 5/48

6 INFO-AC-P1 Create/Change effectivity Effectivity corresponds to the aircraft type onto which equipment can be installed, and/or the family to which equipment belongs. This effectivity is used as a sort criterion in several reports, and especially allows defining P/Ns applicable to A/C, making stock valuation by effectivity, etc. For aircraft effectivity, the user can define the type of ageing the aircraft is followed with. Thus, when an aircraft linked to this effectivity is created, AMASIS proposes by default the same types of ageing with the same calculation rules. To create an effectivity, from Main Menu : - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C Note that display by level is required. - Click to select settings and select «A/C & Effectivity/Administrator display. OR - click and check «Display by level» field. - Click (or F9). 6/48

7 - Select «Effectivity» option : - Validate or cancel your selection. - Fill in the screen. Field description Effectivity Description Effectivity code. Mandatory alphanumeric code of 5 character. Effectivity description. Mandatory alphanumeric code of 30 characters. 7/48

8 Family Field that will be used for reliability programs. Alphanumeric field of 5 characters. Manufacturer Manufacturer code to which the effectivity is related. Alphanumeric field of 10 characters. No control with the Thirds file in made on this field. Manufacturer effectivity Code of the effectivity defined by the manufacturer. Alphanumeric field of 10 characters. A/C effectivity Unique effectivity Check box. Allows to specify if effectivity is of an aeronautical type or not. Check box. Allows to define if effectivity is unique or not. If effectivity is unique, this effectivity only can be typed on the reference card. To change an effectivity, from Main menu: - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C - Select involved effectivity in the left list. - Click button or press F2 key. - Make changes. - Validate or cancel changes. - Click to return to display mode. 8/48

9 INFO-AC-P2 Link protocol to effectivity Each maintenance task is related to a maintenance protocol (type of Maintenance Program) defined for a specific aircraft type (effectivity). The description of the check and job card sequence refers to this protocol. As each aircraft is also linked to a protocol, the management of aircraft is not strictly related to effectivity. Then, it is possible to follow two aircraft with the same effectivity through two different protocols or to follow two different effectivities with the same protocol. To link a protocol to an effectivity, from Main menu: Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C menu Note that display by level is required. Click to select settings and select «A/C & Effectivity / Administrator» display. - Select the effectivity on the left list - Click - Click to add the protocol selected in the list of defined protocols. To select the protocol, press F4 on its line. - Click or press Enter to validate. You can click icon at any time to delete a protocol. 9/48

10 - Click to add the allowed administrator(s) (company and store). Press F4 to select. - Click or press Enter to validate. You can click icon at any time to delete an administrator. Use icon if you want to copy the allowed administrators towards onto another protocol, if this protocol is linked by the same effectivity. Of same effectivity 10/48

11 INFO-AC-P3 Create/Change protocol To create/change a protocol code, from Main menu: - Select Common Background data A/C A/C protocol - Click to switch to change mode or click to define a protocol. - Make changes to the protocol selected in the list, introduce the data of the new protocol. - Click to validate or to cancel addition. Field description Protocol Title Approval reference Release Issue Structure code Mandatory alphanumeric code of 5 positions. Defines the type of maintenance follow-up. By default, the protocol is related to an aircraft effectivity. Alphanumeric code of 30 positions. Protocol title or description. Alphanumeric text of 25 characters. Gives the list of organizations issuing approvals (manufacturer / FAA / JAA...) for the fleet maintenance based on the protocol previously defined. Reference of document release + release date Gives the number of document issues + issue date 3 fields of 18 characters that define the coding of the checks, maintenance cards and operations of the protocol. Writing rules can be defined for check, card and operation numbers using the following codes : 11/48

12 For example, for A9-FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF code : the first character must be alphabetical the second one numerical the third one a dash and the other ones are free. Equalized Number of cycles Number of segments Step Check box. The defined protocol can be applied either : in blocked mode: checks performed through a group of identical cards with a specific frequency and an increasing workload, such as A, B, C, D checks (value N ). Or in equalized mode: with an equalized workload (value 'Y'). In that case, the quantity of cycles and segments have to be specified. Numeric field of 2 characters, for equalized protocol only. This field stands for the total quantity of check cycles to be performed; each cycle is defined by segments. Numeric field of 2 characters. Represents the numbers of segments (as defined by the manufacturer most of the time) within one maintenance cycle. Numeric fields of 6 characters which represents for equalized protocol the laps of aircraft activity between two segments. This lap can be expressed in flight hours and/or cycles and/or non-standard ageing values as defined in the background data. To create/delete a link between protocol code and an effectivity: 12/48

13 - Select «Effectivities» tab. - Click to switch to change mode (or F2 key). - Click to create a link between the protocol and an effectivity. - Select the effectivity (F4 on the field). - Click to validate or to cancel addition. You can click icon at any time to delete a protocol/effectivity link. 13/48

14 INFO-AC-P4 Add Non-Standard ageing code to Effectivity This function allows to define, for an aircraft type, the specific ageing codes used to follow an aircraft and/or equipment (for example: Engine or APU Hours and Cycles, etc ). When these ageing codes, called Non-Standard ageing codes, are defined in aircraft effectivity, their use is allowed for the whole fleet. These ageing codes, limited to 20 per effectivity, can be calculated from AMASIS native data, i.e. Flight Hours (FH) and Cycles (CY) or entered for every flight. To add a Non-Standard ageing code to an effectivity: - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C - Select the effectivity in the left window. - Select «Non-Standard» tab. - Click button to switch to change mode (or F2 key). - Click (or F9 key). - Select the nonstandard code to be added pressing F4 on Code field. - Click to validate or to cancel your choice. Field description Code Method Non-standard ageing code (other than FH, CY and MO) used to follow aircraft. Must be defined in ageing codes (refer to INFO-AC-P5). Calculation or introduction mode of this non-standard ageing. A non-standard ageing cannot depends on another one and the codes must first be defined in the background data. 14/48

15 A nonstandard ageing depends on other standard and/or non-standard ageing. The method codes are : 0 Filled by flight leg 1 Calculated by flight leg in relation with standard ageing (FH, CY, MO). 2 Filled or calculated by flight leg 5 Filled after TL filling 6 Calculated after TL filling 7 Filled or calculated by TL For 1, 2, 6, and 7 options, a calculation method must be entered afterwards. coefficient < 10 Calculation base, press F4 and select the code Since Date since calculation rule of non-standard ageing is valid. For schedule calculations, AMASIS uses the calculation methods defined for parameter period You can click icon at any time to delete a protocol. To display the history of a Non-Standard ageing code: - Select Non-Standard ageing code. - Click to display history of Non-Standard ageing code. - Click to close history window. 15/48

16 INFO-AC-P5 Create/Change Non-Standard ageing code Ageing code function is used to define any other code than airborne flight hours (FH), frame cycles (CY) or months (MO) used to follow an aircraft (MSN), a Kardex position and/or a reference. These basic ageing codes also called non-standard ageing codes will be used for building nonstandard ageing. To create a Non-Standard ageing code - Select Common Background data Ageing codes Non-Standard - Click or press F9 key. Field description Code Description Type Non-standard ageing, user-defined. Description of non-standard ageing. Ageing type: N Numeric H Hour C Calendar The definition of ageing calculation rules (see Effectivity, Aircraft, Kardex) involves that the different types of ageing codes cannot be associated, for instance: an hourly ageing can only be related to another hourly ageing. Number (Length and decimals) Length and maximum number of decimals to be typed or calculated for this type of ageing. - Click to validate or to cancel creation. 16/48

17 INFO-AC-P6 Create/Change Calendar code To create a Calendar code: - Select Common Background data Ageing codes Calendar menu - Click or press F9 key. Field description Code Description Number of days Mnemonic code of calendar management unit, user-defined. Description of calendar management unit. Total duration, in days, related to calendar management unit. The next due will be calculated again by AMASIS in relation to this number of days once a maintenance card or operation has been performed. - Click to validate or to cancel your creation. 17/48

18 INFO-AC-P7 Create A/C To create an aircraft, it is easier to copy an existing one and to change it. Refer to INFO-AC-P8. Before creating the aircraft, the administrator company, effectivity and protocol must have been defined in AMASIS. This function is used to define the A/C followed in AMASIS. To create an aircraft: - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C - Click or press F9 key. - Select Aircraft option - Fill in the following screen: No date indicated, AMASIS shows acceptance date In red, mandatory fields 18/48

19 Field description Registration Official registration Administrator Temporary Effectivity Actual protocol S/N Current aircraft registration. Alphanumeric field of 6 characters. Official registration of aircraft within operator fleet (alphanumeric field of 7 characters). Codes of airline and center operating the aircraft. Company code is mandatory. Displayed fields of the company and center temporary assigned to aircraft management. Refer to INFO-AC-P13: A/C movements. Type of aircraft as defined in the background data. Type of maintenance manual of aircraft. This protocol code, defined in the background data, allows managing several kinds of Aircraft Maintenance Schedules for different aircraft of same effectivity. MSN of aircraft. Alphanumeric field of 6 characters. IFR internal number A/C identification number in AMASIS. Alphanumeric field of 6 characters. AMASIS identifies the aircraft thanks to this number instead of its registration. The AMASIS number allows changing the aircraft registration without losing its history. Introduction date Acceptance date Active ETOPS Kardex follow-up Blocked Interfaced Date of aircraft entry into service. Aircraft acceptance date by the operating company. Check box allowing to specify whether aircraft is followed in AMASIS by the airline or not. Check box indicating whether aircraft is ETOPS or not. Check box indicating whether aircraft is followed or not through Kardex. For an aircraft not followed through Kardex, equipment operation forms can be keyed in, no check being made with aircraft structure. Check box prohibiting to make changes to aircraft (or its equipment). Also checked when A/C is being imported or exported. Check box indicating if A/C is interfaced or not with another software solution. Caution : Selection of Interfaced parameter on a non-interfaced aircraft can invalidate TLs. 19/48

20 Ageing window Last Tech Log Date To Next Tech Log Aircraft ageing, once the last TL has been introduced, in airborne hours, block hours, cycles and any other non-standard ageing. These values are automatically computed during TL introduction. They only can be initialized when a new aircraft is created. Latest Tech Log keyed in AMASIS (0 during creation). Date of the last Tech Log keyboarded in AMASIS. This date corresponds to the last flight date prior to the acceptance date or to the last Technical Log keyboarded in AMASIS. In the last case, that date is automatically updated (empty in creation mode). Arrival of last TL. Number of the next TL in AMASIS (1 in creation). This number is automatically increased by 1 when a TL is keyboarded, in case a new TL note-book is used. It is then necessary to enter this new number. Configuration tab 20/48

21 Field description A/C name Description Line number Variable number A/C name. A/C description. Assembly line number of aircraft. Alphanumeric field of 6 characters. This number generally applies to Boeing aircraft. Variable number of aircraft. Alphanumeric field of 6 characters. This number generally applies to Boeing aircraft. Touch & Go value Corrective ratio of one Touch & Go in relation to one Cycle. (1 oe 0.5 T&G = x CY). Nb of followed chapters Number of Kardex positions known for that aircraft in AMASIS. Number automatically updated by AMASIS. Introduced Number of Kardex positions where an equipment is installed. Initialization in progress Check box indicating whether initialization of an aircraft is in progress or not. When at Yes, it allows to change job card schedules. Export / Import References of the last exports and imports of aircraft : Location Date Time Library No Availability Location Hanger workshop Position Aircraft availability. Location where aircraft is available. Location. Position. - Click to validate or to cancel your creation. 21/48

22 Maintenance tab Field description Last check Ageing on this date Number of seats Aircraft last overhaul. Aircraft ageing in airborne flight hours, block hours and cycles, after the last overhaul. Number of seats. AWC Number Airworthiness certificate number. Last Compliance Airworthiness Certificate date. Deadline for AWC renewal. A report lists all AWC renewal deadlines of a fleet. Weight in KG Weighing date RSL Aircraft Maximum Take-Off Weight. Last weighing date. A report allows to list weighing deadline dates of a fleet. Delivery date of Radio Station License. A/C parameters : Number of engines Average consumption Number of engines of aircraft. TL screen is user-defined in order to display a number of entry fields that corresponds to the number of engines of aircraft. Kerosene average consumption of aircraft. 22/48

23 Max. airborne duration Max airborne flight time of aircraft. If filled in, this field is checked by AMASIS when a TL is keyboarded. Max. nb of fuel liters Maximum fuel capacity of aircraft (Total Fuel Capacity). Number of hydraulic circuits Number of hydraulic circuits of aircraft. Number of APUs Number of APUs of aircraft. TL screen is user-defined in order to display a number of entry fields that corresponds to the number of APU of aircraft. Nonstandard tab During A/C creation, it may be necessary to define nonstandard ageing of A/C. If nonstandard ageing are defined for effectivity, we recommend you to initialize A/C nonstandard ageing using the dedicated function that will guide the user in creating them as they are and in the same order as effectivity. You just have to introduce date. This function is only available during initialization. As soon as at least one nonstandard ageing has been defined, the other ones have to be entered manually, depending on method. 23/48

24 INFO-AC-P8 Copy A/C This function allows copying an aircraft followed in AMASIS. Only data related to aircraft type is copied. Data related to aircraft identification, dates and ageing is excluded. To copy an A/C: - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C - Select the aircraft to be copied in the left window : - Click. - Fill in the blank fields related to A/C identification, dates and ageing and check if copied data is valid. - Click to validate or to cancel introduced data. 24/48

25 INFO-AC-P9 Change A/C data This function allows changing data related to an aircraft followed in AMASIS. To change an A/C: - Select Common Background data A/C Effectivity & A/C - Select the aircraft to be changed in the left window : - Click. - Make changes (aircraft identification, dates of last check, ageing, last TL number, etc.). - Click to validate or to cancel changes. 25/48

26 INFO-AC-P10 Schedule synthesis and A/C estimated schedule This function is used to change data related to an A/C following in AMASIS. To access A/C schedule synthesis: - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C - Select aircraft in the left window : - Click «Synthesis» tab. WO schedule Empty Kardex Position (only H/T equipment) SB / Checks / OOP Job Cards schedule Double-click an element of each window to display the detail of selected document. «Simulations and Short deadlines» button is used to configure the activity period for schedule presentation. 26/48

27 To change a simulation parameter: - On A/C screen, click «Simulations» tab. - Click. - Make changes on the different deadlines. - Click to validate or to cancel change. 27/48

28 INFO-AC-P11 Checks This function is used to record checks by chronological order. Field description Number Description From date Closing date Check Ledger code Free numbering. Check description. Check start date. Check closing date. Eventual check code (select this code in the list. It must be defined in the Background data Document Check). Ledger code (select this code in the list. It must be defined in the Background data Finances & Accounting Ledger codes). To record a check: - Press button to switch to change mode. - Press button of Check tab. - Fill in Number, Description, From date, Check and Ledger code fields (mandatory). - Validate with or Enter. 28/48

29 - Click to make changes (start date cannot be changed). - Click to add a check. - Click to print the list. - Click to note closing date. After any creation, change or closing, validate with or Enter. 29/48

30 INFO-AC-P12 Downtime schedule This function enables to record A/C unavailability in the form of opened downtime ranges (A/C undergoing repair..) or not (A/C undergoing scheduled maintenance ). Additionally, it is possible to enter one or several grounding reasons and AMASIS documents linked to each reason. This entered information enables to consolidate current availability of a fleet or can be used a basis for measuring overall availability of a fleet. Caution : There is no software interaction between grounding management and availability indicator of fleet status table. Downtime schedule Downtime schedule includes: A list of grounding (by decreasing order). A group describing detail of selected grounding. For each downtime range, the user can choose between: A known unavailability length (closed range with a start date/time and end date/time). An estimated unavailability length (opened range from a start date/time, completed with an estimated length or Undefined length field is selected ). 30/48

31 A group describing Downtime reasons : several reasons are possible but only one main reason. A group describing Linked documents: several documents are possible. Codes of downtime lengths and downtime reasons are managed in A/C background data : Field description Start date Start time Downtime start date. Downtime start time. 31/48

32 Undefined length End date End time Estimated time Actual time Check box, if downtime is unknown. Downtime end date. Downtime end time (manual or calculated). Value indicated in hours, which corresponds to downtime estimated time. Difference in hours, between the start and end values of downtime (automatically updated each time downtime is updated). To create a downtime range: - Press button to switch to change mode. - Press button of downtime schedule tab. - Change «start date» and «start time» fields if necessary (system date/time by default). - Select a downtime code to define «end date» and «end time» fields (manual entry possible). 32/48

33 - Change calculated value if necessary (corresponds to difference between start Date/Time and end Date/Time). Other option: - Check «Indefinite length» field if downtime length is unknown. In this case, other fields disappear : - Add a comment and Validate (or Enter key) : 33/48

34 Actual time value is calculated by difference between start Date/Time and end Date/Time. In case of error, click to delete. Downtime reasons For each downtime, it is possible to introduce one or several downtime reasons, but one main reason only. - Press on the right of Grounding reason group. 34/48

35 - Select a reason in the list: - Validate (or Enter key). The first introduced downtime reason is the default main reason (can be changed if several ones exist). 35/48

36 Linked documents For each downtime reason, it is possible to introduce one or several linked documents among the following AMASIS documents: WO, RQ or WP. - Press on the right of Linked documents group. - Select a type of document in the option list: - Select the document in the option list: - Validate (or Enter key). 36/48

37 INFO-AC-P13 A/C movement This function enables to record the various movements of the aircraft (without data export). These movements have no influence on AMASIS data. Field description Movement type List of possible movements : Date Time Adm. Temp Comment A/C movement date. A/C movement time. Administrator company, before and after A/C movement. Administrator company, before and after A/C movement. Free field used to explain movement reason. 37/48

38 A movement of INITIALIZATION type will be created on A/C acceptance date if there is no movement known for this A/C. It will not be possible to change this movement. Movements of SALE and EXPORT/IMPORT type of the A/C will also be managed in this new tab. It will not be possible to change these movements. It will be possible to lend an A/C or to assign the repair to another center, declared as the temporary administrator. This enables the technicians of the two centers to work on the A/C : To create a movement: - Press button of A/C movement tab. - Select movement type. - Type movement date and time. - Select the administrator company after movement ( assignment change or temporary fields). - Type a comment if necessary. - Click on or Enter to validate. 38/48

39 INFO-AC-P14 Creation/Change of A/C zone The aircraft zone is used to divide the aircraft in «geographic» areas. It exactly takes the zone specified in manufacturer maintenance documentation. Aircraft zone is linked to protocol. It can be used as a sort criterion for work package generation. It is necessary to define the zone before eventual accesses related to this zone. - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C Note that display by level is required. Click to select settings and click «A/C & Effectivity / administrator». - Select the effectivity in the left window. - Click «Zone» tab. To create a zone: - Click button to switch to change mode. - Click button on zone window. Field description Protocol Zone Description List of protocols linked to this effectivity. Code for zone identification. Zone description. 39/48

40 - Introduce the data related to the new zone. - Click to validate or to cancel creation. To copy all the zones of a protocol: - Click button to switch to change mode. - Click button on Zone tab on the right bottom. - Specify the protocol to be copied and the target protocol. - Click to validate or to cancel copy. To change a zone of a protocol (description only): - Click button to switch to change mode and select the zone. - Click to validate or to cancel the change made. To delete a zone: - Click button to switch to change mode and select the zone. 40/48

41 - Click to delete. 41/48

42 INFO-AC-P15 Create/Change A/C access This option allows defining all the access panels and doors, removable panels to be opened and closed during compliance of maintenance operation, Work Order or Service Bulletin. Associated with operations and aircraft zone, access code is used to rapidly found the aircraft area where the maintenance task takes place. Accesses are linked with A/C effectivity. It is also possible to define them on Work Orders or SBs. It is necessary to define the zone before eventual accesses related to this zone. - Select Common A/C Effectivity & A/C Note that display by level is required. Click to select settings. - Select the effectivity in the left window. - Click «Access» tab. To create an access: - Click to switch to change mode - Click on «Accesses» window 42/48

43 Field description Code Description Access identifier (alphanumeric field of 7 characters). Access panel description (alphanumeric field of 30 characters). Time in Hrs Time required to remove (or open) access panel (numeric field of 8 characters including two decimals). Zone Linked task Aircraft zone (alphanumeric field of 3 characters). A green button indicates that access is related to a maintenance task (maintenance operation or Work order) that can be displayed with icon. - Introduce access data. - Click to validate or to cancel creation. To copy all the accesses of an effectivity: - Click to switch to change mode. - Click on the right of Access window. - Specify target effectivity. - Click to validate or to cancel copy. To change an access (except code): - Click to switch to change mode. 43/48

44 - Select the access to be changed, and make changes. - Click to validate or to cancel changes. To delete an access: - Click to switch to change mode. - Select the access to be deleted. - Click to delete. 44/48

45 INFO-AC-P16 Flight types Select Common Background data Flights Flight types - Click to make changes (description only can be changed). - Click to add a flight type. - Click to delete a flight type. - Click to print the list. Click to validate or to cancel changes. «Operational flight» box is used for reliability delay module. 45/48

46 INFO-AC-P17 Delays - Select Common Background data Flights Delays - Click to make changes (description only can be changed). - Click to add a delay code. - Click to delete a delay code. - Click to print the list. Click to validate or to cancel changes. «Technical delay» box is used for reliability delay module. 46/48

47 INFO-AC-P18 Incidents Select Common Background data Flights Incidents - Click to make changes (description and ATA only can be changed). - Click to add an incident code. - Click to delete an incident code. - Click to print the list. Click to validate or to cancel changes. 47/48

48 INFO-AC-P19 Fuel types Select Common Background data Flights Fuel types - Click to make changes (description only can be changed). - Click to add a fuel type. - Click to delete a fuel type. - Click to print the list. Click to validate or to cancel changes. 48/48