Creating deferrals from discrepancy records

If a corrective action for a discrepancy cannot be completed, you can defer the action.

About this task

You create a deferral from a discrepancy record. When the discrepancy is deferred, the deferral record remains open until the corrective action is completed. Work order records are generated for the corrective actions that you log for the aircraft.

Work orders are always associated with deferrals, and corrective actions are recorded in the work order. When the work order is complete, the deferral status is also changed to complete. The deferral record that is associated with the flight log book is also completed by using the details from the completed work order.

Procedure

In the Flight Log Book application, select a discrepancy record and create a deferral for it. A deferral and a work order are created for the discrepancy.
In the Deferrals dialog box, specify the details of the deferral, including time or the meter-based duration. Select the Adjust check box if you want the deferral date to update the scheduled completion date of the work order.
From the Work Order field for the discrepancy, navigate to the new work order and complete necessary information.
Select the Deferrals action, and in the Deferrals dialog box, fill in details and activate the deferral. The target start date of the work order is updated with the deferred date.
Activate the work order. The active deferral updates the extended due points, which are the meter reading or dates at which inspections or maintenance tasks are due. The information for the extended due points from the flight log book deferral record is shown on the Maintenance Planning tab of the Assets (CM) application.

Results

In the flight log book record, on the Deferred Maintenance tab, you can view the updated deferral and discrepancy information.