MANUALS > Technical Records > Technical Records Module > Technical Records, Update Menu > Defect Report > Defect Report Detail > Defect Report Detail, Authorization Tab

The Defect Report Detail, Authorization Tab allows users to view the authorization status of the defect.

Depending on the business processes of your company, Certain Defect Types, Resolved Defects and Deferred Defects may require authorization. The Authorization requirements can be a single step authorization or two step authorizations. The authorization requirement may be defined against the Defect Type, Defer, Defer Category, or Resolution Category System Functional Transaction Codes.

For information on how to authorize any pending defects, please refer to the Defect Report Defer Authorization section of this manual.

Go to Technical Records/Update/Defect Reports. Select the Authorization tab.

The following information/options are available in this window:
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Defect Type

The type of defect found on the aircraft (for example, Pilot Report, MX Report). For additional information, refer to the Defect Type Transaction Code, via the Technical Records Transaction Code Manual.

Defect

The defect number (or log book number).

Item

The defect log item number.

A/C

The individual aircraft tail number.

Chapter / Section / Paragraph

The ATA chapter/section/paragraph, as applicable.

Authorization

First or Secondary authorization.

Authorization Status

The status of the Authorization (i.e. Pending, Accepted, Rejected).

Authorization By

The user who authorized the defect.

Authorization Date

The date the defect was authorized.

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Note: Deferred Defects pending authorization will prevent the Planner from adding the Defect to the Work Order from the A/C Planning Query Results.

If the Defect is rejected at authorization, it will appear in A/C Planning Query Results and it too will prevent the Planner from adding the Defect to the Work Order.