Hello 

AF is fully supporting this request and not for seats, it may also concern other traked , SER components.

An Idea was raised some time ago:

You may also push it, to make IFS moving on this improvement?

For the moment an alert on the defer is being sent the ground ops and send the FAULT Name field and Description hoping that a Tech provided the seat number there, this is a non formatted Text field and difficult to read as data.

Best Regards 

HI Shon,

Measurements can be used to record this information against faults. The standard Measurement enforces the entry to be numerical, with a specified precision. Row numbers fit this spec, but seat letters would not be covered. Measurements can be free form text, but could allow invalid values. There is also the option of the Characteristic measurement. On the measurement details’ Data Value tab the business would define all allowable values. The resulting field would be a drop-down list. A seat’s row number and letter assignment could be defined as two different measurements, or combined into one Characteristic value.

For each measurement, you can define the assembly for which it is applicable.

Tracking the affected seat via measurement would allow the data to be stored in the system in a consistent manner that can be extracted for use in downstream processes such as your booking system.

When raising faults there is an option to supply a Failure Type. This failure type can be associated with one or many measurements that would simplify the process of adding measurements. Measurements are created and edited in the UI. Failure type configuration is done via database scripting in the tables ref_fail_type (Failure Type), and ref_fail_parm_data (linking Failure Type to a Measurement in mim_data_Type).

Thanks Robert.  In addition to being able to capture seat data, we would like that info to be populated via an API as part of our elogbook initiative, could measurements be updated via an API?  

Hi Shon,

The Fault object in the eLogbook API does not have the facility to create or update a fault to add a task measurement.

There is an optional to add a flight measurement to an aircraft. There is the option to query for measurements using a task or fault barcode. There is an option to create a history note against faults.

Hello Robert , 

When several seats are INOP, can you add SEAT measurement several time and select SEAT A, SEAT B anc SEAT C in the same Fault?

Thanks

Hi Olivier,

It is only possible to track one measurement of a given type on a fault. Duplicating the fault is an option. The alternate option would be to have a method to derive more options using grouping Values, like SEATS L, SEATS R, SEATS C to denote that a partial row, is affected. The short description is visible here and may aid in guiding the correct selection.