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Harmonization, Acceptance & Standardization of Aircraft Records

1 November 2017

Kumar Menon GECAS, SVP & Project Manager MRO Asia-Pacific 2017 Lessor’s Panel: Changing dynamics of Asia pacific leasing market , new t rends in leasing contacts and bet ter lease management st rategies

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The Total Cost of Records per Aircraft Transit ion in excess of $120,000

The Challenge Returning Airline

> $85,000

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Inconvenience/Time + Effort

Receiving Airline

> $35,000

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Regulatory awareness: balance cost versus safety Unnecessary record retent ion increases cost without safety benefit

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Financial Management

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Source: James Reason

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Result : Improved qualit y, lower cost and simplified record review

The XBT Vision – Leverage Spec 2500 Returning Airline

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Receiving Airline

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Significant Indust ry Act ivit y Underway

What is being done? Harmonisat ion

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

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Acceptance

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

Standardisat ion

Standards for electronic record interchange.

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Acceptance

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

Standardisat ion

Standards for electronic record interchange.

Significant Indust ry Act ivit y Underway

What is being done? Harmonisat ion

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

November 1, 2017 6

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Framework for Aircraft Transfer

Harmonised Records ICAO Record Recommendat ions at Transfer

• Regulatory Checklist now included in ICAO Airworthiness Manual Doc 9760, 3rd Edition

• Lessors / Operators agree on records at lease return (Completed last month)

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Retent ion period

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Retention Philosophy Time Cont rolled Component = HT + OC

The retention period is related to the importance of the part (in terms of the aircraft design) and how it is monitored in the maintenance programme

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Fly To Fail

Condit ion Monitoring

On Condit ion

Hard Time

Life Limited Parts

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M.A. 305 RE-STRUCTURE

A/C total hours/cycles

Aircraft Record Summaries

• Airworthiness Directives • Modifications & Repairs • Field Loadable Software • Status of Compliance with the AMP • Mass & Balance Status • Status of Deferred Maintenance

Component Record Summaries

• Status of Life Limited Parts • Status of Time Controlled Components (HT and OC)

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Detailed Maintenance Records during Operation

• Technical Log - 36 Months • AD Compliance Documents - 36 Months • Aircraft Modifications & Repairs - continuous • Scheduled Maintenance at Aircraft/Engine/Prop level - 36 months • Components: LLP status and ‘in service history’ – continuous • Components: Detailed maintenance records for LLP’s and Time Controlled - 36 months

Detailed Maintenance Records at Retirement

• Flight Log – 12 months • Status reports as of the date of retirement - 12 months • Detailed maintenance records on the date of retirement – 12 months

• Aircraft & Components separated • ‘Service Life Limited’ – deleted • ‘Time Controlled Component’ – intro. • Component Records Clarified • ‘In Service History’ for LLP’s • Field Loadable Software Status introduced • Detailed Maintenance Records clarified

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Dist inguish between Regulat ions & Indust ry Pract ice

Correcting Unnecessary Practices

Non-Incident Statements

Incident/Accident Clearance Statement

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Harmonisat ion

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

Standardisat ion

Standards for electronic record interchange.

What is being done?

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Acceptance

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

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Part of a broader framework of looking at Cross Border Transferabilit y

Acceptance – ICAO Activity Air Navigat ion Work Programme (AIRP.009.01.EAMR)

Provisions for elect ronic aircraft maintenance records (EAMR) Amendment to Airworthiness Manual ICAO Doc 9760

• Tasked to provide guidance to States on authorising the use of EAMRs as an alternative to paper based aircraft maintenance records

Status • Draft guidance now available • 9760 Rev. 3.1 due for publication – Q1,18

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Harmonisat ion

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

Acceptance

Authorities, Lessors and Airlines work with the

same content.

What is being done?

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Standardisat ion

Standards for electronic record interchange.

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Init ial Publicat ion: Now Available for public purchase

Standardization: ATA Spec 2500

• Aercap • AerData • Airbus • American Airlines • Atlas Air

• Boeing • Embraer • FedEx • Finnair

• GECAS • GE Aviation • IATA

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines • SAVISCON.COM • Swiss Aviation Software • United Airlines

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Schema

Standardisation – Transfer via XML Returning Airline

XML is generated per ATA Spec 2500 -

Contains all required information &

records

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The XML file contains data and links to external files which are

transferred along with the XML

Receiving Airline

Import programme – M&E (and/or records)

system saves the records into

specified directory in accordance with

Spec 2500 standards

Receiving Airline then uses software to decode and view

the XML file as HTML. (colours and themes defined by

Style Sheet)

M&E system (including records)

Using secured connect ion the Crate

is then sent to the receiving Airline

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A standard is only a standard; adopt ion and use is the key

Conclusion

• Exponential growth of aircraft transitions

• Airlines already embrace digital technology

• Potential for significant cost out per annum

• Building blocks now in place

• Spec 2500 links it all together

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