Rob Serial

Explanation

This activity is used to rob a serial from one serial structure and install it in another.

If access control is established, you can remove only the serials to which you have access. Establishing access control is done by assigning a user to an access group defined in basic data. The access groups will be used to extend access to all or selected parts and serials in a structure. When a serial is robbed and installed in a serial structure, the new serial, as a result of the rob, will receive the access groups belonging to the parent serial in the structure. All the serials below in the structure, will also be updated with these access groups.

This activity is actually a combination of one removal and one installation. However, it will be carried out as one integrated activity. All rules regarding the operational status and configuration that apply to an installation of a serial, pertain to this activity. If the serial that is to be robbed is of the minimum configuration type, the operational condition for the parent serial of the structure will change to Non Operational.

The following example illustrates the meaning of robbing a serial from a serial structure.

Assume that we have two engines, Engine 01 and Engine 02, that is installed in the same aircraft (they can also be installed in two different aircrafts). Engine 01 has a pump installed in it. Pump 03 is needed to get Engine 02 functioning as soon as possible. We will now rob the pump from Engine 01 and install it in Engine 02, the process is as follows;

When a serial is robbed from a structure, the position from which the serial is removed (robbed) becomes an empty structure position while the position into which the serial is installed (robbing) becomes an installed structure position. In the above example assume that Pump 03 is installed in Structure Position 100 of Engine 1. This Pump will be removed and installed in Structure Position 10 of Engine 2. When a rob is performed, Structure Position 100 will become an empty structure position while Structure Position 10 becomes an installed structure position. Empty structure positions are used to indicate where expected serials or part are missing from the serial structure. Whether a structure position is installed or not can be identified by the value in the Item Installed field. If this option is enabled, a serial exists in the structure position and this position is considered an installed structure position. If the option is not disabled, a serial does not exist in the structure position and it is considered an empty structure position.

Depending on your workflow, you can perform this activity by clicking the option Perform Structure Change from one of the following pages.

Following is a description of the information that can be entered in each assistant step.

Step 1 - Structure Change Selection

Step 2 - Structure Change Details

Prerequisites

System Effects