Attach and detach components outside of tasks to correct configuration
- The record of the inventory item that will be attached to the aircraft, if it already exists in Maintenix, must indicate that the inventory item is currently uninstalled. If the item is attached to another aircraft, you must first detach it from that aircraft, and then attach it to the correct aircraft.
Use these instructions when inventory records in Maintenix identify the incorrect component serial number as the one that is installed on an aircraft. The process to follow to correct the inventory records is to detach the inventory that records erroneously show as installed on the aircraft, and then attach the correct component, which means recording the correct serial number in Maintenix as being installed on the aircraft. When following this process, there is no direct link in Maintenix as to why a component was detached and another one attached. Therefore, it is advisable to type notes in Maintenix to explain why these steps are being performed.
The steps outlined in this section are to be followed when inventory configuration is to be updated. The following assumptions have been made:
The instructions explain how to correct the configuration of an aircraft. Updating the configuration of engines or other components that require inventory configuration follows the same process, except that you must search for the engine or component inventory.
After completing the correction, additional investigation is required to determine where the item detached from the aircraft is located and its condition. The process to update this information in Maintenix is not outlined in following instructions.
If a component is received, inspected as serviceable and then you update the inventory details to detach the sub-components that were missing when the item was received, the inventory is in REPREQ condition. If the inventory should be in RFB condition, it must be marked as inspection required and inspected.