MEL Integration introduction

Aircrafts can have long term MEL restrictions that must be adhered to ensure safe operation. Maintenance issues can also add short-term MEL restrictions that change often.

Flight Planning personnel can find it difficult to adhere to these rapidly changing restrictions and errors are all too easy to make with resulting safety implications or implications to the operational efficiency and effectiveness.

PPS makes the managing of MEL restrictions an automatic process. Once an aircraft or type has had a MEL restriction added or removed in the MEL data file, PPS ensures that the active MEL restrictions are always adhered to and used for Flight Planning purposes.

If MEL restrictions are not adhered to at the Flight Planning stage, warnings are provided and if MEL restrictions have been applied and used in the PPS calculation information is also provided to remind the Flight Planning personnel.

Features

• Can receive MEL documents through a webservice that in turn can be attached to individual flights.
• Can be managed through the MEL Data Editor.
• PPS will show which MEL items are active on specific aircraft registration.
• MEL ITEM can be visible on the OFP.
• MEL integration assists with user situational awareness.
• Works with Auto-dispatch.

Restrictions Controlled by PPS

The following MEL Restrictions and items can be handled by PPS:

• Flight Levels.
• Max Take-off Mass.
• Max Landing Mass.
• Pax limitations.
• Restricted airports.
• Unserviceable ATC equipment.
• RSVM limitations.
• MNPS limitations.
• ETOPS restrictions.
• Fuel deviations.
• Speed deviations.
• Anti-icing limitations.
• Remarks.