Aviation Maintenance Control System
This page is another example of creating a separate module in ADempiere.
The purpose of the new module is to support an aircraft operator in the control of the maintenance activities in this highly regulated industry. It builds upon the maintenance module proposed for other vehicles but is more specific in the requirements to meet industry standards and provide regulatory compliance. It is based on Transport Canada requirements for maintenance control systems as specified in the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). In general, the system must track the maintenance performed on aircraft and aircraft components and ensure that all required inspections are performed in a timely manner, that all airworthiness directives and service bulletins are tracked and performed on their schedules, that faults are repaired or deferred and that deferred defects are eventually repaired. Aircraft are removed from service if a defect is found or if any inspection item is due based on the usage of the aircraft or the calendar date. All required work to return the aircraft to service is recorded as line items in a work order which is provided to the maintenance department or AMO. The line items may contain checklists for inspections or other specific instructions that can be many pages in length. The AMO will use this work order to perform the maintenance task, adding additional lines to the work order for sub-tasks or faults found.
- The list of aircraft with all details about them
- Logs of all the flight activity for these aircraft
- A list of serviceable aircraft
- A list of unserviceable aircraft along with their expected time of repair
- A master list of deferred defects by aircraft across the fleet with details about the defect, when it was discovered, when it was deferred, by which authority it was deferred and its date of eventual repair and the work order reference.
- A list of faults found classified by how the fault was discovered, the fault type, effected system and aircraft type with links to the flight records and the rectification performed with work order reference
- An analysis of the faults found to determine if there are any recurring trends where recurring is determined by three similar occurrences in the preceding 15 days or 30 hours. This is used to trigger a more detailed investigation.
- A list of all the inspections performed by date and usage with references to the work orders.
- A list of all Airworthiness Directives (ADs) and Service Bulletins (SBs) in the system to cross check with the regulator's list.
- A list of all ADs and SBs applicable to each aircraft, the date(s) on which the directive was followed with the associated work order reference.
- A list of faults that have to be repaired, when, how and by whom the fault was found/reported.
- A list of nice to have repairs that are not critical to flight safety and that can be added to work orders as time and money allow.
- Training records for all the maintenance personnel showing who has what training and when the training will expire.
- A list of the training requirements for the next 60 days.
- A forecasting tool to predict or show the expected time to inspection by calendar date or usage for the entire fleet (a waterfall diagram)
- A method of creating a work order and the associated lines based on the existing faults, deferred defects, nice to have repairs, inspection items and due ADs or SBs. When printed, the WO should include all necessary supporting forms and checklists.
- A list of outstanding work orders and their expected time to completion - the time the aircraft will be returned to service
- Aircraft time tracking
- Component time tracking and history of movements and installations/removals from planes to repair and back other aircraft.
