Manage Maintenance Program—Basic Data and Requirements Exercises

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to learn about the basic data used when defining instructions, subtasks, preventive maintenance programs and modification programs in IFS/Vehicle Information Management.

Instruction Type

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to learn how to register instruction types used to group instructions according to their normal use.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Instruction Type tab.
  3. Create new record (F5) and enter your own Instruction Types as indicated in this table:
    Instruction Type Description
    nXHVY Heavy Maintenance
    nXLIN Line Maintenance
    nXPRV Preventive Maintenance
    nXMOD Modification
  4. Save the information (F12).

Instruction Strategy

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register your own list of Instruction Strategies.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Instruction Strategy tab.
  3. Create new record (F5) and enter these two Instruction Strategy options:
    nXCHK - Check
    nXCON - Condition
    nXREP - Repair
    nXPER - Periodic
  4. Save the information (F12).

Competence

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register your own Competence to be used in maintenance planning.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Competence tab.
  3. Create new record (F5) and enter this one Competence (your private competence):
    nXCOMP - My competence
    nXMECH - Mechanics
    nXELEC - Electronics
  4. Specify your own hour cost (between 50 and 100 USD)
  5. Save the information (F12).

Execution Phase

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to define execution phases to be used in maintenance planning.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Execution Phase tab.
  3. Create 4 execution phases using the following data:
Execution Phase ID Description Include in Execution Logic Planning Execution Logic Sorting
nXEP1 Induct Yes 1
nXEP2 Disassemble Yes 2
nXEP3 Inspect Yes 3
nXEP4 Assemble Yes 4
  1. Save the records (F12).

Tools and Facilities

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register Tools and Facilities to be used in maintenance planning.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Tools and Facilities tab.
  3. Create new records (F5) with data as indicated here:
    Tool/Facility ID Description Tool/Facility Type Hour Cost
    nXRAY X-ray jig XRAY 100
    nXFAC1 Facility area 1 MISCTOOL 200
    nXHPT Hydraulic Pressure Tester MISCTOOL 50
    nXJAC Jack, 200 tons JACK 80
  4. Save the information (F12).

Zones per Product Model

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to define the zones on your aircraft which will be used in maintenance planning.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Zones per Product Model tab.
  3. Create 4 zones using the following data:
Product Number Model Number Zone ID Zone Description Include in Execution Logic Planning
7X7 X747-90n n-10 Zone 10 Yes
7X7 X747-90n n-20 Zone 20 Yes
7X7 X747-90n n-30 Zone 30 Yes
7X7 X747-90n n-40 Zone 40 Yes
  1. Save the records (F12).

Access Panels per Product Model

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to define the access panels to be used in maintenance planning.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Access Panels per Product Model tab.
  3. Create 3 access panels using the following data:
Product Number Model Number Access Panel ID Access Panel Description
7X7 X747-90n nAC1 Access Panel 1
7X7 X747-90n nAC2 Access Panel 2
7X7 X747-90n nAC3 Access Panel 3
  1. Save the records (F12).

Access Panels per Zone

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to define access panels per zone.

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Access Panel per Zones tab.
  3. Connect access panels to zones by using the following data.
Product Number Model Number Zone ID Access Panel ID
7X7 X747-90n n-10 nAC1
7X7 X747-90n n-20 nAC2
7X7 X747-90n n-30 nAC3
  1. Save the records (F12).

Maintenance Code

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register Maintenance Codes that you can use to group your maintenance operations. 

Windows:
Maintenance Program Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Maintenance Program Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Maint Code tab.
  3. Create new records (F5) with data as indicated here:
    Maint Code Description
    nXDAY Daily check
    nXA A-check
    nXC C-check
    nXOHL Overhaul
  4. Save the information (F12).

Instruction Location

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to be familiar with the use of Instruction Location. 

Windows:
Instruction Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Instruction Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Instruction Location tab.
  3. Create new records (F5) and enter 2 Instruction Location codes, representing:
    - Left Wing, underside
    - Nose Landing Gear
    Use IDs starting with your nX-code.
  4. Save the information (F12). 

Maintenance Time Unit

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to understand how to define time units to be used in maintenance planning

Windows:
Maintenance Program Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Maintenance Program Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Maint Time Unit tab.
  3. Populate (F2) the window.
  4. Check that the following time units have been defined: Hour, Day, Week.
  5. Check that the conversion factor (No Of Days) is correct.
  6. The teacher will ask some of the attendees to register those time units that are missing (if any).

Modification Type

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register modification types that you can use when doing modification planning. 

Windows:
Modification Program Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Modification Program Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Modification Type tab.
  3. Create new records (F5) with data as indicated here:
    Modification Type Description Regulatory Required
    nXBULL Bulletin Not Checked
    nXENG Engineering Not Checked
    nXCOMF Comfort Not Checked
  4. Save the information (F12).

Maintenance Task Level

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to register Maintenance Task Levels to be used in maintenance planning process. 

Windows:
Modification Program Basic Data

Steps: To complete this lesson, perform the following steps.

  1. Open the Modification Program Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Maint Task Level tab.
  3. Create new records (F5) with data as indicated here:
    Level Code Description
    nXHVY Heavy Maintenance
    nXLIN Line Maintenance
    nXONT Overnight Maintenance
  4. Save the information (F12).