Fleetcycle (R) Line Manager (FCXL) is a line maintenance execution system designed to meet the dynamic demands of the aircraft in-service environment. This best-of-breed software product equips line maintenance personnel with the tools needed to optimize routine and non-routine task performance while giving decision makers the ability to track maintenance status in real time at widely-distributed line stations within and outside the operator’s enterprise.
FleetCycle® Line Manager (FCXL) automates the execution of line (aircraft-in-service) maintenance activities by delivering:
- the execution of scheduled, unscheduled or spontaneous maintenance requirements
- optimization of fleet in service time
- integration with in-flight information systems
- detailed task information for the line station mechanic
- electronic entry of non-routine tasks
- real-time monitoring, communication and corrective actions
- compliance with industry standards, best practices and regulatory rules
- dynamic data mining and search capabilities
Using FCXL to process timely corrective actions ensures the on-time completion of maintenance requirements, the prerequisite for achieving the critical-to-business-success flight dispatch schedules
A core requirement for every airline operator is to maintain each aircraft in a safe and airworthy condition. A major challenge faced by every operator is to properly manage the execution of routine and non-routine task maintenance requirements for in-service aircraft at line stations.
FCXL provides the structure and support for efficient and effective line maintenance processes, critical elements for meeting/exceeding the safety, dispatch reliability, customer satisfaction and financial performance goals of airline operators.
Key User Features:
- Internet/intranet access for all registered users; four levels of user security
- Electronic entry of non-routine tasks; automatically
- tied to generating tasks
- Ability to input data in handheld, wireless device for immediate inclusion into the database
- All user sign-offs are electronically entered and a running log is archived
- Time tracking for each task by crew member, crew and supervisor
- Visual map of where task is located on aircraft
- Provides real-time notification of support requests (e.g., engineering) and for resolution tracking
- Powerful help, data mining, and search functions
- Presents data associated with open bills of work on aircraft and enables users to control execution
Key Planning and Administrative Features
- Precise, real-time displays of aircraft maintenance status
- Early warning graphics provide instant notification for schedule-busting bills of work
- Multi-tasking functionality tracks multiple crew members and crews working on multiple tasks
- Supervisors can dynamically update requirements to accomplish corrective action and easily assign tasks considering technician availability, skill and authorizations
- Provides for execution planning of bills of work including resource,cost, task card sequencing, and risk to schedule information
- Ability to dynamically change sequence of tasks
- Provides for management of the materials required to accomplish task card corrective actions
- Compliance with industry standards, best practices and regulatory rules
- Standard and ad hoc report generator
- Reliability data generator
- Current legacy and enterprise resource planning systems integration capability