TAB-1 GENERAL
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
Number | allocated on initial Save |
Parent Project | no longer used - Described in ADD New section |
Revision | Revision Number (corresponds to the Revision number of the AD Publication ) |
Suffix | no longer used - Described in ADD New section |
Project Type | Project Type Becomes unchangeable once the project number is allocated. Values Described in ADD New section  |
Name | Project name, freeform text |
OPI | Office of Primary Interest / Project originator |
OTI | Office of Tertiary Interest / Secondary project contributors/other users with interest in this project |
Details | freeform text - should ultimately contain any Publication number raised by this project |
Reference | freeform text |
SDR_number / ADD | user manually enters SDR numbers that apply to this project (SDR-number must exist on M72) |
SDR REFERENCE | list of SDR numbers |
MANUFACTURER | SDR product manufacturer (determined from Product code on M72, then data is acquired from M73 by SDR-number, product-code match) |
MODEL | SDR product model |
CATI | Continuing Airworthiness Technical Inspector responsible for this Mfg/model - determined by the Personnel code allocated on Y62 table |
Comments | freeform text |
last updated | last update date |
updated by | name of user who last updated this project |
contact | User phone number (CAWIS userid tables are auto-synced against TC Directory) |
Project Summary | freeform text |
Start Date | date project started |
Due date | due date - if left blank the user receives the following warning regarding the project stats report :  |
Percent completed | estimated percentile of project completion |
Priority code | values  HIGH is normally reserved for Emergency ADs |
Status code | values  Note : will not allow a project to be saved as “closed” unless the percentage complete is set to 100% |
Date completed | completion date |
Closing reason | freeform text |
Lessons Learned button | User can enter any Lessons Learned text  |
Question button | User can enter questions for the Project OPI - the OPI receives email notification as well. Tab 2 shows Question history   |
Summary | provides a brief online summary of the project  |
Revise | Create sequential revision to this project. This is only done in instances where a Revision to the Airworthiness Directive published from the original project is being revised |
Comprehensive report | provides details of all aspects of this project online  |
SAVE | SAVE project |
BACK | go back without SAVE |
TAB-2 APPLICABILITY
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
TYPE | mfg/model Product Type (A/E/P/F/S/Q) |
MANUFACTURER | PRODUCT MANUFACTURER |
MODEL | PRODUCT MODEL |
TYPE CERTIFICATE | TATC - TYPE APPROVAL -OR- TYPE CERTIFICATE assigned to this Mfg/model on Y62 |
PRIM | PRIMARY ? Identifies the Primary Mfg/model that concerns this project |
ADD | Add more Product/Mfg/models to the applicability of this project. Mfg/models can also be acquired by entering a specific aircraft tail mark at this point  |
REMOVE | remove any unwanted models from this project |
JASC1 | Assign JASC/ATA code to this project (JASC code identifies the specific problem area/system of the aircraft)  |
JASC2 | assign a 2nd JASC code |
JASC3 | assign a 3rd JASC code |
TAB-3 ATTACHMENTS
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
CHECKBOX | Select document for action (remove or view) |
TITLE | Title/Description/Summary of document contents |
FILENAME | filename of document |
RDIMS | RDIMS number and link |
ENTRY DATE | date of entry |
OPI/OTI ONLY | restrict access to the OPI/OTIs for this project only |
ADD | Add another attachment - or - RDIMS document  Due to security issues, the following attachment types are NOT permitted CER, CSH , EXE ,INS , JS , MCF , MDB , HTM , HTML |
REMOVE | remove any attachment from this project |
OPEN DOCUMENT(S) | highlight any number of documents with the clickbox, then Open documents |
OPEN RDIMS DOCUMENT(S) | highlight any number of RDIMS documents with the clickbox, then retrieve docs from RDIMS |
TAB-4 BF NOTIFICATIONS
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
CHECKBOX | Select BF for action (remove or view) |
WHAT | Description of BF task (freeform text) aka: Outstanding Actions (M11) |
WHO | responsible individual (freeform text) |
BF DATE | expected BF date ( This will send email notification to the OPI once this date has been passed without a completion date) |
COMPLETION DATE | actual completion date |
ADD | ADD a new outstanding task  |
modify | modify details of outstanding tasks |
remove | remove outstanding task |
TAB-5 LINKS
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
CHECKBOX | Select for action (remove or view) |
NUMBER | Linked project numbers |
NAME | Subject/Name of linked project |
START DATE | Start Date of linked project |
PRIORITY | Linked project priority |
OPI | OPI of linked project |
ADD | ADD another project link to this project  |
REMOVE | remove a linked Project from this list |
LINK TO NEW PROJECT | Create a NEW project, with the current project we are working on, linked into it |
CORRECTIVE ACTION - COUNTRY | Country of the AD created by this project (allocated, routed and published on the Corrective action tab) Note: always Canada |
ENGLISH | Link to English copy of AD |
FRENCH | Link to French copy of AD |
AD Number | Airworthiness Directive Number |
Linked AMOCs | any Alternate Means of Compliance documents (AMOC) later linked to this AD and Project |
TAB-6 CORRECTIVE ACTION
DATA ELEMENT OR BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
NOTES | freeform text |
CHECKBOX | Select for action (remove or modify) |
TYPE | Publication type - values  |
RDIMS NO | link to document in RDIMS |
EMERG | Was this issued as an Emergency AD? |
CIRC STAGE | Circulation Stage (AKA Routing Stage)  |
STATUS | Publication Status  |
PUB? | Has this item been published ? |
ADD | add another publication item to this project |
MODIFY | begin the routing stage  |
REMOVE | remove this publication/RDIMS link from the project |
Routing stage
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GENERATE - opens a DOCX file containing a standard TC AD template. The User fills in the AD document and uploads it RDIMS
ROUTE - opens a routing template to circulate the AD document for review by CAW (managers, Chief, engineers, inspectors, publications unit )
BUTTON | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
BACK | go back without initiating routing |
NOTIFY NEXT | Notify next reviewer |
INSERT NEW | Insert a new recipient |
VIEW | view routing recipient and enter comments, if desired previous route = show previous recipient next route = show next recipient  |
REMOVE | remove routing recipient |
RESTART ROUTING | restart the routing process, if necessary |
SHOW ALL STAGES | see below - Displays ALL stages of the routing process |
Notify Next
the blue arrow indicates what point of the routing process has been reached
Upon completion by the OPI, the project the final part of the routing passes the project to the publications unit for Translation, publication and distribution
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