Specifying engineering order requirements

Engineering orders are used to manage and plan maintenance to comply with the requirements that are identified by technical publications. Engineering orders can generate multiple task card records or indicate limitations on aircraft or equipment that are based on usage criteria.

1. In the Technical Publications application, on the Engineering Orders tab, add a row.
2. In the Effective Date field, enter the date that the engineering order becomes active for the technical publication.
3. If the engineering order must be completed in a sequence of other engineering orders, specify the sequence.
4. If serial numbers are associated with the engineering order, specify the serial numbers.
5. Enter meter-based criteria for the engineering order.
   1. To enter aircraft or equipment limitations, in the Limit Meter field, enter a value.
   2. To specify that maintenance is required only on aircraft or equipment with a meter reading greater than a value, in the From Count field, enter that value plus one. For example, if maintenance is due after a meter reading of 50, enter 51.
   3. To specify that maintenance is required when the meter reading is between two values, in the From Count field and the To Count field, enter the values.
6. If you want the tasks that are planned by the engineering order to repeat, select the Repetitive check box.
7. On the Interval subtab and the Threshold subtab, specify the thresholds at which tasks must be completed and the intervals at which tasks continue to be completed. You must select the Repetitive check box to access theThresholds subtab.
8. To complete required maintenance for a scheduled task card, in the Due Master Task Card field, enter the task card number.
9. If you specified alert and warning interval information in the Intervals subtab or in the Thresholds subtab, in the Alert and Warning Interval State section, specify how the build data interpreter (BDI) interprets the alert interval and warning interval values.
   • Select Absolute from Active for the intervals to be interpreted as relative to the active date of the associated task card.
   • Select Percent of Frequency from Active for the intervals to be interpreted as a percentage of the frequency relative to the active date of the associated task card.
   • Select Absolute Prior to Due for the intervals to be interpreted as relative to the deadline of the associated task card.
10. If the engineering order is activated by another engineering order or technical publication, in the Activated by Publication field or in the Activated by Engineering Order field, specify the details.
11. Save the record.