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Defer a grounding squawk

Defer a grounding squawk

Section titled “Defer a grounding squawk”

Ground-blocking squawks block all bookings on an asset until resolved. If the issue is understood and acceptable to continue operating with (for example, a known minor defect pending parts), you can defer the squawk until a stated date.

This is a different feature from deferring a maintenance limit. This one is about a reported defect. If you instead want to push out a scheduled check’s own due point — no defect involved — use Defer a maintenance limit instead.

Before you start

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  • You must be an admin.
  • Only open grounding squawks can be deferred. Caution and info squawks have no ground effect and do not need deferral.
  • Deferral requires both a reason and an expiry date (Defer Until).

Steps

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  1. Open the asset and tap the grounding squawk to open its detail screen.
  2. Under Admin Actions, tap Defer.
  3. A date is always already filled in under Defer Until: a week out, or the day after a repair booking already linked to this squawk if one exists. The button shows that date; tap it to pick a different one. Whatever it reads is the last day the deferral is in force.
  4. Enter a Reason: why the asset is safe to continue operating until that date.
  5. Tap Submit to confirm.
The Defer dialog with a Defer Until date selected and a reason explaining why the aircraft is safe to keep flying until that dateThe Defer dialog with a Defer Until date selected and a reason explaining why the aircraft is safe to keep flying until that date

You see Squawk deferred. The squawk moves to deferred, the asset returns to service, and the bookings that the grounding had suspended are restored to confirmed. The squawk detail screen shows Deferred until: [date] and the reason.

The deferral is honoured through to the end of the date you set. The morning after it passes, the asset is grounded again automatically and the bookings spanning it suspend once more, unless you have resolved the squawk in the meantime. On the day the deferral expires, the syndicate’s admins get a Squawk Needs Closing reminder so the lapse does not catch anyone out.

If it goes wrong

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  • “Reason is required”: enter a short explanation in the Reason field.
  • “Couldn’t defer this squawk”: nothing has changed. Check your connection and try again.
  • The Defer button is not shown: the squawk is not in open status, or not a grounding severity. Only open grounding squawks can be deferred.

See also

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