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Figure 5-1.MAF Copy 1 Daily Audit Report, Part 1 and Part 2

Aviation Maintenance Administration Basic - Aviation theories and other practices
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CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE DATA SYSTEM (MDS) An AZ who works in maintenance control or production control should have a working knowledge of the Maintenance Data System (MDS). Maintenance controllers initiate and complete much of the data that is generated through the MDS. As a maintenance or production controller, you might be called upon to research and extract critical information about aeronautical equipment from the Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System (NALCOMIS), data services facility (DSF) machine-produced maintenance data reports, or maintenance or flight data historical files. A working knowledge of MDS procedures and available MDS products should prevent a simple search for needed data from becoming a lengthy evolution. At any rate, the most important thing you should remember is that the information taken from MDS is only as good as the information put into MDS. Accuracy in MDS documentation should be your primary concern. MAINTENANCE DATA SYSTEM SCOPE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Define the function of the Maintenance Data System (MDS). The MDS is a management information system provides statistical data on aeronautical equipment for use at all management levels. This statistical data is concerned with: Equipment maintainability and reliability Equipment configuration Equipment mission capability and utilization Material usage Material nonavailability Maintenance and material processing times Weapon system maintenance and material cost MDS also assists maintenance managers in the day-to-day management of the maintenance effort. The key ingredient to an effective MDS in a maintenance activity is the work center supervisor. Work center supervisors should have a working knowledge of the MDS, the proper use and documentation of source documents, and knowledge of the available content of machine reports. The sources of much of the data that is generated in the MDS include the maintenance action form (MAF), the naval aircraft flight record (NAVFLIR), and the MILSTRIP Requisition Form, DD Form 1348. These source documents are the tools that are used to collect, record, and report the information that is needed for the efficient and economical management of maintenance, material and manpower. In the following pages, we will discuss three of the four reporting subsystems that make up the MDS—material reporting (MR), maintenance data reporting (MDR), and subsystem capability impact reporting (SCIR). A fourth subsystem, utilization reporting, is not dealt with here. Q1. What management information system is designed to provide statistical data on aeronautical equipment for use at all maintenance levels? MATERIAL REPORTING (MR) LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Define the purpose of Material Reporting. The Material Reporting (MR) subsystem reports all supply actions that support aviation maintenance. Using the MAF, material requisition (DD Form 1348), and NALCOMIS as its sources of information, the local supply organization submits repairable component control data and usage data to the supporting DSF. The DSF produces reports from the data that merge key elements of maintenance and supply. These reports provide local supply and aviation intermediate maintenance departments (AIMDs) with a means to monitor the flow of repairable components. The reports also provide management at higher commands with information on the material expenditures that are used in support of maintenance. 5-1







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