Planning Viewer
Planning Viewer provides a graphical interface that shows all non-historical flights — those that are planned, and those that are in progress — and the work packages that are planned and in progress for all aircraft in the fleet. The Planning Viewer also gives you a visual indication when an aircraft has tasks that are not assigned to a work package or has scheduling conflicts.
Although the Planning Viewer is intended for use in planning line maintenance, it displays all work packages that exist for the aircraft — even those created for heavy maintenance. This helps the line planner by showing when the aircraft will be out of service to undergo heavy maintenance. Also, the line maintenance planner can choose to package some routine work into an upcoming heavy maintenance package when it is appropriate and convenient.
Planning Viewer user interface
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A thin, black bar indicates a flight. The departure and arrival airport codes appear above and below the bar, respectively. |
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A gray bar indicates a scheduled work package. The airport code indicates where the work package is scheduled to be completed or where the work package is currently being performed. A red bar indicates a work package with a scheduling conflict (see below). The code of the airport where the work package is scheduled, or in work, appears inside the bar. The start and end times shown are the scheduled start and end times. For work packages that are in work, they are the actual start time and estimated end time. |
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A green diamond indicates an unscheduled work package. |
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A red diamond containing an exclamation point indicates an unassigned task or fault for the asset. The diamond appears at the due date of the unassigned task or fault. |
Scheduling Conflicts for Work Packages
Scheduling conflicts change the color of the bar representing a work package from gray to red. Scheduling conflicts occur when any of the following are true:
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The work package start and end dates do not line up with the arrival or departure time of the aircraft.
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The work package includes a task that is due before the scheduled start time of the work package; there is a risk of the task becoming overdue and grounding the aircraft.
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The work package is scheduled at a location that does not match the arrival location of the preceding flight.
The Reload toolbar button updates the Planning Viewer with the latest information for flights, tasks, and work packages. Maintenix is configured to allow a maximum of 30 days for which to see flights and work packages. Administrators can change this value. For more information about this configuration option, and the recommended maximum memory setting for users of the Planning Viewer, see the "Configuring Line Maintenance Planning Tools" section in the Maintenix Administration Guide.