Job cards

A job card is a detailed description of work that is performed for a work order. You use the Job Cards application to create and manage job cards.

When you create a job card, you specify planning and scheduling information that can be used by the Task Cards and Work Order Tracking applications. You can specify the maintenance review board (MRB) number, capability, class, and category for the job card. You can also specify the operation number, work station, phase, CMR, and customer for the job card.

You can create and populate a job card from information that is defined in a maintenance planning document (MPD) that the manufacturer provides. Use the Maintenance Task Library (MTL) application to create MTL records, import MPD job card data into them, and manually add job cards. You can also manually configure information in a job card in the Job Cards application by using the lookup actions on fields to locate the related information from database records and domain values.

Operations that are on the job card include information that is gathered from other applications and describe the following aspects of the work:

• Labor is defined in the Labor application and can include information about skill sets and labor costs that are calculated for the time that it takes to complete the operation.
• The materials that are required to complete the work include parts that are available from the Inventory application and consumable parts that are defined in the Equipment application.
• Service items that are required to complete the work are available from the Service Items application, which can include unit costs and vendor information if they are available.
• The tools that are required to complete the work and their costs are available from the Tools application.
• Access items that must be opened and closed to provide access for the work are available from the Models application.
• Information that indicates the aircraft zones where the work occurs are available from the Zones application.

When you associate a job card with either an aircraft or piece of equipment, a CM part, a location, or a part, the job card becomes effective for that record. You can also associate a safety plan with a job card and specify the sites and organizations for which it is effective. The Operators Maintenance Program Details action enables you to view information about OMPs and associated master task cards that are related to the job card.

You can duplicate a job card to use as a template for a new job card, and you can create a revision of a job card that is in active status. When you create a revision, the record is copied into a new job card, and the revision number is incremented by 1. The original job card status remains in the active status, and the new job card is set to pending revision. When the new job card is activated, the original job card status is set to revised.

You can apply job card records to task card records and work orders. After a job card becomes a work card on a work order, you can change the work card without affecting the job card. In the Master Task Card application, you can select the Add/Replace Job Card action to specify the new job card that you want to add to the master task card. If the master task card has an existing job card, the new job card replaces the existing job card.

You also can create a job card from a work card that you use frequently.