easa regulatory changes on the usage of software & systems
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EASA crackdown on Aviation IT SystemsHow upcoming regulation changes will impact Software
Keynote by: Sander de Bree, CEO – EXSYN Aviation Solutions
Airline and Aerospace MRO & Flight Operations IT Conference, EMEA 2017
Please meet the star of the show:
www.easa.europa.eu/rulemaking-
tasks/rmt0276
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Important to know 1st introduction in February 2014
No technical consultation from EASA during proposal drafting
3 months NPA consultation started in jan-2017, now closed for consultation
We’re stuck with it!
Scope
Aircraft Technical Logbook data How to demonstrate AD compliance How to demonstrate compliance with repairs and modifications How to display compliance with scheduled maintenance How to diplay compliance with component requirements Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems Data integrity protection System Back-up control
Specific requirements and guidelines addressing how MRO / M&E systems handle:
ScopeToday I would like to focus on:
Aircraft Technical Logbook data How to demonstrate AD compliance How to demonstrate compliance with repairs and modifications How to display compliance with scheduled maintenance How to diplay compliance with component requirements Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems Data integrity protection System Back-up control
And also look at what we can do today to prepare ourselves
Highlighted items
Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems
Counters & lifetime trackingMain topics:
A full in-service history record for time controlled components must be available in the MRO / M&E system
Time controlled parts must be clearly identified in the system by their partnumber & serialnumber
The identified system must be able to track limits in calendar days, flight hours, flight cycles and landings
Counters & lifetime trackingMain topics:
A full in-service history record for time controlled components must be available in the MRO / M&E system
TSN & CSN of components can no longer be unknown in IT systems
Pool parts have their data sitting across multiple systems. This will need to be consolidated
Centralized parts tracking is very likely to emerge
Interface requirements between Pool providers and airlines
Counters & lifetime trackingMain topics:
Time controlled parts must be clearly identified in the system by their partnumber & serialnumber
Non aviation specifc manufacture software repurposed as aviation MRO software.
SAP productnumber instead of PN/SN no longer allowed
The identified system must be able to track limits in calendar days, flight hours, flight cycles and landings
Highlighted items
Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems
Handling of historic dataMain topics:
An IT system used for Airworthiness purposes must contain data of a minimum of 24 months of aircraft operation, with at least 36 months of Aircraft Techlog data
Exception is made when aircraft is younger then 24 months. In this case all relevant data since manufacture date must available
Historic data must be searchable and be able to be reviewed in a simple and easy interpretable manner
Handling of historic data
Any MRO / M&E software implementation currently taking place at an airline will need to transfer at least 2 years of historic data for:
Schedule maintenance compliance Component removals & installations AD compliance SB, Modifications compliance
Structural Damages & repairs Aircraft utilization Aircraft Technical logbook entries (at
least 3 years)
Same applies for any future MRO / M&E software implementation
Highlighted items Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems
Data corrections & protection
Main topics:
It must be traceable which user made which ammendments on airworthiness records
For any data change made, both the original and changed entry must be available
Safeguards againts unauthorized user acces
Data corrections & protection
The end of EXCEL in airworthiness management
MRO softwares will require full logging of DB field changes
Highlighted items
Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems
Airworthiness Data TransferMain topics:
Airline software architecture must allow for transfer of the aircraft continuing airworthiness records data to another system
An industry wide/worldwide format for data transfer needs to be used
Airworthiness Data Transfer
OEM centralized management systems need to be opened up to export and transfer of data
Airlines need to adopt a solution in their architecture that allows exporting & importing all aircraft airworthiness data in or out of their system(s)
Any Airworthiness Data Transfer Solution will need to comply to industry worldwide format
Airworthiness Data Transfer
Any Airworthiness Data Transfer Solution will need to comply to industry worldwide format Format not defined Currently most used formats are:
XML and SGML based on S1000D formatting Spec2000 expected to be starting bases
Highlighted items Counters and life time tracking on components Handling of historic data Management of data corrections and protection againts manipulation Aircraft Airworthiness data transfer between MRO / M&E systems
How about timelines?
What shall we do?
Fit/Gap Assessment
Download the RMT
Setup and implement your plan of approach
To SummarizeBy Q4 2019 EASA will implement new regulations for technical records,
specifically aimed at IT systems:
It will impact functional requirements as well as data requirements
The days of Excel are numbered, make sure to be ready for it
Fit / Gap analysis need to be made by airlines to ensure compliance and or how to reach compliance
Cross industry action will be required to address the issue of component life time values and aircraft data transfer
It’s T – 2 years
A small bonus
By Q3-2017 EASA to publish its data security NPA for
EFB & ETL
Introduction of on board
weight&balance NPA by Q1 2018
IATA standard for digital record
keeping by 2020
Publications:Human interaction with IT system in Aircraft MaintenanceEnhancing Airline Competitive Advantage thru IT systems
Aircraft Continued Airworthiness, vision 2030(Big) Data in Aircraft Maintenance
NextGEN Aircraft Reliability Monitoring
Sander de Bree
Founder & CEO EXSYN Aviation Solutions
exsyn aviation solutions
exsyn aviation solutions
@exsynaviation
www.exsyn.com
Any questions from the floor?