Reporting Operational Logging—Exercises

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to learn how to do operational logging on parameters that are included in the maintenance program. 

Note: The A/C serials used in this course are NOT the same as those being created in the Manage Master Configuration, Manage Serialized Configuration and Manage Maintenance Program courses. These exercises use predefined serials with predefined maintenance program.

The exercises for the chapters Operational Logging and Task Distribution are closely connected based on the fact that all exercises are applied on the same aircraft serial. When doing operational logging of flying hours etc. various maintenance tasks will appear according to the predefined maintenance program and planned modifications. Starting with exercise "Operational Logging - 1", all exercises have to be solved in a given sequence. At the end of each exercises there is a link to the next exercise. This will take you through a "realistic" flying program that generates maintenance tasks as shown in the table:

In real life the calculation of interval based tasks and modification tasks is executed as a background job. In these exercises we have to start execution of the task calculation manually by clicking the Perform Due Calculation right mouse button option between each operational logging.

Operational Logging - 1

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform simple operational logging on an A/C having a predefined maintenance program.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information
Maintenance Plan
Task Distribution

1. Open the Maintenance Plan window.
2. Query for the maintenance program 100, part number X747-900 and maintenance group *
3. Look under the Intervals tab and try to understand the practical meaning of the maintenance plan. 
4. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
5. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
6. Click the Operational Log tab.
7. If you have not already entered start values for you A/C you need to do this now. Go to exercise Enter Start Values
8. This is where to continue after entering start values for your aircraft.
9. Enter 28 flying hours (FHR) and 12 flying cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
10. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
11. To verify this, right-click on the header of the window and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
12. To see a complete list of pending maintenance tasks (including faults, modifications and condition tasks) open the Task Distribution window and query for your vehicle, nX20000. Pending tasks may have been generated, but the planned Task Date should not be due. You can go on with flying.
13. Go to exercise Condition Monitoring - 1

Operational Logging - 2

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform another operational logging on your A/C.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information
Task Distribution

1. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
2. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Operational Log tab.
4. Enter 102 hours of flying (FHR) and 48 cycles (FCYC) in the Accumulated Value fields.
5. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
6. Right-click on the header of the window, and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
7. To see a complete list of pending maintenance tasks (including faults, modifications and condition tasks) open the Task Distribution window and query for your vehicle, nX20000.
8. Examine the calculated tasks. Now there should be three tasks (A-check for A/C and Nose Landing Gear and a Modification) that are due.
9. Go to exercise Condition Monitoring - 2

Operational Logging - 3

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform another operational logging on your A/C.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information
Task Distribution

1. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
2. Query for the part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Operational Log tab.
4. Enter 44 hours of flying (FHR) and 27 cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
5. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
6. Right-click on the header of the window, and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
7. To see a complete list of pending maintenance tasks (including faults, modifications and condition tasks) open the Task Distribution window and query for your vehicle, nX20000.
8. Go to exercise Task Distribution - 3

Operational Logging - 4

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform another operational logging on your A/C.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information
Task Distribution

1. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
2. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Operational Log tab.
4. Enter 55 hours of flying (FHR) and 27 cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
5. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
6. Right-click on the header of the window, and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
7. Examine the calculated tasks. Now there should be two A-check, a Modification and a Post-Maintenance Check for the serial faults that are due.
8. Go to exercise Task Distribution - 4

Operational Logging - 5

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform another operational logging on your A/C. In this case you also need to register a corrective operational logging since you entered the wrong value the first time.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information

1. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
2. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Operational Log tab.
4. Enter 50 hours of flying (FHR) and 24 cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
5. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
6. No, but you notice that you recorded 50 hours of flying instead of 48 and need to correct this.
7. Enter -2 hours of flying (FHR) and 0 cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
8. Right-click on the header of the window, and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
9. Examine the calculated tasks. There should be no task due.
10. Go to exercise Operational Logging - 6

Operational Logging - 6

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to see how operational loggings affect a life limited serial part. In you aircraft there is a burner that is a LLP serial. You are going to find your serial part and look at the remaining life for the serial.

Windows:
Remaining Life for LLPs
Serial Structure Information

1. Open the Serial Structure Information window.
2. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Consist Of tab, select one of the engines, right-click and click Next Level.
4. Here you can see the burner, part number X72BRN7012. Keep this window open or make a note of the serial number.
5. Open the Remaining Life for LLPs window.
6. Query for part number X72BRN7012 and your serial number.
7. Go to exercise Operational Logging - 7

Operational Logging - 7

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to perform another operational logging on your A/C.

Windows:
Serial Operational Information

1. Open the Serial Operational Information window.
2. Query for part number X747-900 and serial number nX20000.
3. Click the Operational Log tab.
4. Enter 54 hours of flying (FHR) and 26 cycles (FCYC) in the Add On Value fields.
5. Save the information, and check the Value Total. Have the interval limits exceeded?
6. Right-click on the header of the window, and then click Perform Due Calculation. The Perform Due Calculation dialog box opens. Select all check boxes under the Calculation Options area and then select the Calculate Entire Structure check box. Click OK.
7. Examine the calculated tasks. Now there should be two A-checks, a Modification, an Overhaul, and a Replacement that are due.
8. Go to exercise Task Distribution - 5