Release to service

Explanation

Releasing an aircraft into service certifies airworthiness. This certification is done when you are completing the last in-work work package for the aircraft and signing the last sign-off requirement.

When completing the work package, you can record the aircraft’s capabilities and ETOPS readiness.

• Current capability specifies the aircraft’s certified ability to utilize approach and landing support systems in accordance with its configured capabilities.
• Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS) readiness indicates whether the aircraft meets the operational and configuration requirements necessary to conduct ETOPS-approved routes.

Prerequisites

•  All tasks and faults for the aircraft must be completed.
• You must possess the skills to sign off on the work package.
• You must not have any errors when you preview the release.
• To synchronize the work package completion in CAMO, you must set the skills of all sign-off requirements of the work package to your user in CAMO.

Procedure

1. Sign in to IFS Cloud.
2. On the Hangar Maintenance Work Package Execution page, select the work package.
3. Select Complete Work Package.
4. On the Preview Release page, select Complete Work Package.
5. Select Record Details.
6. Select the skill required to sign off the work package, and then select Save. Repeat this step until only one skill remains unsigned.
7. Select Record Details.
8. Select the Current Capability for the aircraft and indicate whether it is ETOPS Ready.
9. Select Yes for Release to Service.
10. Enter the release number and any remarks.
11. Select the last skill required to sign off the work package.
12. Select Save.
13. If digital signature is enabled, select Sign and complete the signing process. If not, select Finish.

System Effects

• The Sign Status, Signed By, and the Signed Date of the skill are updated on the Sign-Off Skills tab.
•  The status of the work package changes to Completed or Closed.
  Info: Once you complete a work package, if its tasks do not have any remaining sales or return lines, they move from the Completed status to the Closed status automatically so that the work package also moves to the Closed status automatically.
• Release details are updated on the Hangar Maintenance Work Package Execution, and Aircraft Work Package pages.
• Current capability and ETOPS readiness are updated on the Aircraft page.