It’s All About Compliance According to a few experts I talked to, another problem with pilot/ owner’s maintenance perspective is that they are assuming that their maintenance shop is fully up to speed with the requirements for their aircraft.
“I think the owner/operator is kind of assuming their MRO/ FBO has their arms around the things they need to track to be compliant,” Steinbeck said. “Chances are, in too many cases, it’s not being done that way.” “Truth is, most service centers – especially the smaller ones
– aren’t set up to take on the responsibility for full compliance that the owner/operator is obligated to maintain by the regs,” he added. “We can provide the smaller shop or owner/operator with a template that acts as a checklist for continued compliance.” Steinbeck said that another piece of the puzzle that Avtrak brings to MROs and FBOs is an efficient tool for the ongoing maintenance tracking of an aircraft.
While still in development, Steinbeck did hint that Avtrak is developing a new set of tools and services that will further help deliver timely and important information directly to small aircraft owners and their maintainers. “We’re looking at a variety of service offerings that are tailored to the owner/operator in conjunction with their service center,”
“We provide the tools that allow our customers to succeed in driving down the cost of maintenance by minimizing downtime.”
Dennis Steinbeck, VP Business Development, Avtrak
he said. “These folks don’t have a flight department, but they are obligated to track compliance issues. They’re not professional maintainers so too often these issues go unaddressed until the owner is caught by surprises during an inspection or a maintenance visit.” “By creating a way to actively ‘push’ information to them – like a car dealer does today – we feel we can take big steps to helping individual owners and smaller maintenance shops stay compliant with little or no extra effort,” Steinbeck said.
E-maintenance: There’s an App for That Apple’s iPad is the undisputed key influencer of all things
wireless. Late last year, Flightdocs became the first online maintenance tracking services provider to offer a dedicated iPad app.
“Whether whey are flying a Cirrus or a Challenger 300, if the pilot is the one who is making the decisions and is really responsible for booking time for maintenance, having the information they need right there on their iPad is much more conducive to their lifestyle,” Vetere said. “He now has report access and can update records wherever and whenever he needs them.”
He also said that another key advantage to the iPad app is the availability of task and work cards along with e-signature capabilities. “We’re starting to turn the iPad into its own stand-alone product for overall maintenance functions. Technicians can access tasks through the Work Flow Manager tool and know what they have coming up. If they want they can pull up the aircraft OEM’s inspection or service procedures and then when they are done, email the signed-off work cards to their supervisor or print them out.” “By integrating the use of the iPad into Flightdocs, our operators will see an immediate reduction in their workload, improved operational efficiency and lower operating costs,” Vetere said. “Everything is done automatically so all the records are kept up to date. That can save a lot of time and eliminate most human errors.”. AM
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avm-mag.com | April / May 2012
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