Airworthiness Directives - Publishing & Distribution Rules

Document formatting :

• Canadian directives: {AD_NUMBER}-{LANG}.{HTM|PDF} (Note : Country code for Canada, is already the prefix of the AD document name)

• Foreign directives: {COUNTRY}{AD_NUMBER}.{HTM|PDF}

Certain characters found in foreign AD numbers cannot be used in naming a web document. The following substitutions are to be used in the htm/pdf filename :

Export folder

\\ncrws488\tcwwwtest\Aviation\applications\AWD-CN\documents

External web folder

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/AWD-CN/documents/

\\tcinfomaster\tcapps\Saf-Sec-Sur\2\AwD-CN\documents

Internal web folder

https://tcapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/AwD-CN/documents/

Document Archive folders

\\ncrws488\tcwwwtest\Aviation\applications\AWD-CN\working

\\ncrfs345\AARD\AARD Public\CAWIS-REPORTS\Ad_archive\working

TROUBLESHOOTING

 The AD File is found on a physical lookup (append document name onto the URL

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/AWD-CN/documents/ ) ,

but does not appear when searching AD web

• Ensure all files for export are available at : \\ncrws488\tcwwwtest\Aviation\applications\AWD-CN\documents

• Verify the status of the "make live to web" flag in CAWIS, and the appropriate “document available” flags are ticked

• Ensure file name is in the proper format.

•  Check if the sync script if running

The AD file has not exported ?  

• Go to the document archive at : \\ncrfs345\AARD\AARD Public\CAWIS-REPORTS\Ad_archive\working

• Sort the list descending by modified date

• Copy desired files back over to the export folder

• Ensure file name(s) are in in the proper format

• Wait 30 minutes for export

• Reverify export with a physical lookup

Distribution rules

A TC published AD involving Canadian TCH products should be distributed to

1. all owners/operators of the affected products found on the current Canadian register (5008 module)

2. all International Civil Aviation Authorities/ICAO members (SIGS module)

3. all other special interest groups requesting updates on that product (SIGS module)

4. all TC regional office reference centers

A TC published AD involving Non-Canadian TCH products should be distributed to

1. all owners/operators of the affected products found on the current Canadian register (5008 module)

2. only the Civil Aviation Authority that is the TCH holding country of that product (SIGS module)

3. if possibly, the manufacturer contact for that product (SIGS module)

4. all TC regional office reference centers

A Foreign published AD involving Canadian TCH products, if adopted by TC, should be distributed to

1. all owners/operators of the affected products found on the current Canadian register (5008 module)

2. all TC regional office reference centers

A Foreign published AD involving Canadian TCH products, should be distributed to

1. all owners/operators of the affected products found on the current Canadian register (5008 module)

2. all TC regional office reference centers

All other requestors (mostly foreign airlines) are directed to subscribe to E-News

https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Comm/5/ListServ/Index.aspx

Notes:

1. Not ALL Canadian AD’s pertain to Canadian TCH products only

2. Canadian products are occasionally found on Foreign issued AD’s and are sometimes adopted by TC (normal practice is that TC reviews the AD, and then issues a Canadian AD afterward)

Emergency AD’s

Distributed immediately upon publication or receipt by TC.

MDM outages

1. Record lock can occur. (up to 2 hours before reset)

2. server password changes (controlled by shared services)

The publications group has the option to gather and BCC a full distribution if/when the MDM is offine.