Author: April Zook

April Zook enjoys announcing news and updates for the A.D. Toolbox Online, which is an IA Regulatory Library and more, produced by Zook Aviation. Come visit our site at www.AirworthinessDirectives.com for all your Regulatory needs, and more!

Changing the Date on an AD Report

Need to change the date on an AD Report?

We don’t recommend changing a Report Date, ever.

Why?  When you change the date, it changes the ADs that apply, based on their date of publication.  Some ADs (and your notes for them) could be removed!

SOLUTION?   We recommend you click on REPORT UPDATE OPTIONS, and choose either:

    • Update with New ADs (recommended)
    • Make a Copy of Report (NOT recommended – see further down)

If you selected “Update with New ADs“, the added ADs will have a gold star to indicate they are new. Today’s date will be on the Updated Report.

If you clicked “Make a Copy of Report“:

    • The Report is instantly copied, and has the SAME IDENTICAL DATE as the ORIGINAL Report it was copied from.
    • You can change the date of the copied report to whatever date you’d like, because the ORIGINAL REPORT remains intact, however, the AD list MAY change, based on their Date of Publication.
    • The COPIED Report will NOT Update with New ADs!
    • We do NOT recommend using this method, but it was made available, at a Customer’s Request.

RELATED ARTICLES:

How to Update an Old AD Report

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Activity Report for IA Renewal

Are you looking for an IA Activity Report, as evidence of work performed, to stay current on your IA Certificate, or for some other purpose?

If so, it’s simple to do.  On the LEFT PANEL, click FORMS, then IA ACTIVITY REPORT:

Add a Start and End Date for the time span you wish to produce the Report for.  Click the Create IA Activity Report button:

For Multi-User Accounts, select the User from the drop-down list:

Your Report will appear in list format.  Next, look over each line to see if changes are needed:

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With the BUTTONS, you can:

    • Toggle between Show AD Compliance Report Activity Only and Show All Activity (Including from Forms):
    • OMIT lines you do not want to print.  Click Unomit to restore the line:
    • EDIT the information, in each line:
    • Add a FORM DESCRIPTION for this specific Report, so it is easily distinguishable from other reports, and easily found:
    • Add a RECORD, to insert a new line in your Report:
    • PRINT:

This is what your PRINT OUT will look like:

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OMIT specific lines from Activity Report:

Want to OMIT a lines out that you don’t want to include on the print out?

Simply click the orange OMIT button, and it won’t print.

Want to restore that line?  Simply click the white UNOMIT button, and that line will appear in the print out.

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ADD A LINE, MANUALLY:

If you need to add a line for work performed, click the blue + ADD RECORD button, fill in the information and click SAVE.  The new line will be added to your Report:

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FORM DESCRIPTION for Activity Report:

A FORM DESCRIPTION makes each unique Report easily distinguishable from other reports, and easily found.
Click the white Form Description button, add your text, then SAVE:
When you go to locate that Report later, you can see how the Form Description is unique, making it easier to locate that specific, unique Report:
Need to troubleshoot?  Something not right?
Is the Report NOT showing all the work (like Logbooks and 337s)?
There are a few reasons this could happen:
-Is your Date Range Correct?
-Are there lines that were Omitted?
-Is it, perhaps, showing AD Compliance Report Activity only?  If so, click the orange button that says:  Show All Activity (Including from Forms)

There is a lot to this Report.  Take your time learning it.

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Do you prefer a BLANK form?  You can download it HERE:

Click to access FORMZA-IAAR.pdf

or follow this path:

1. LOGIN
2. Forms > FAA / Custom Forms > Blank PDF Forms > IAAR

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Memorize Text in AD Reports with Custom MOCs

When working in an AD Report, wouldn’t it be convenient to NOT have to re-type the same words for multiple ADs, repeated times?

It is possible by using the Method of Compliance (MOC) tool.  It allows you to save, and apply text that you use frequently.

There are TWO ways to access the Method of Compliance (MOC) tool:

Method 1)  On the individual AD Line, click the blue speech bubble next to Method of Compliance (MOC):

From here, you can either:

    • Select a Common Method of Compliance (MOC) from the list, or
    • Add a NEW Custom MOC

If you select one from the list, just tap the circle next to the one you’d like to add to your AD Notes, and click the green Add Selected MOC button.  You will see that MOC in your AD Notes.:     

If you click Add New Custom MOC, a screen will come up that allows you to Type in your wording, and then click the Add Customer Method of Compliance button.  You will see the new MOC in your AD Notes.

Method 2)  In the AD Report, on the left hand side of the screen, click MY Custom MOCs:

From the Custom MOCs page, you can:

    • Make a NEW MOC, or
    • Edit or Delete an existing MOC

Type in and save your new MOC:

*At this time, there is no “Return to AD Report” button, so you will need to navigate your way back to your AD Report.

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How to PRINT an AD Report

AD Report Print Layout Options

There are seven (7) Print Options within the AD Report, which are:

    1. Dynamic Standard
    2. Dynamic FAA Style
    3. Dynamic Logbook
    4. Separate by Category (Airframe, Engine, Propeller, Appliance)
    5. Summary (27 lines per page)
    6. Appliance List
    7. Cover sheet

The “dynamic” print style expands the column length to allow for a greater number of text characters, without the font shrinking or being cut off (truncated).

STANDARD:

FAA STYLE:

LOGBOOK:

The “dynamic” print function provides Sub-headers for Engine, Propeller, and Appliances.

Try each print style to see which one suits you best.

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AD-Referenced Documents

Where to find Documents referenced in an AD:

If you’re in the AD Report already, open each AD, one by one, and view the “Related Documents” on the left side of the screen.  If there’s an SB for the AD and we were able to obtain it, then it will be listed in the left column.

Click on Service Documents: 

Click on the SB you want to view:

When the SB is open, you can Print, Download and Save it to your computer:

Related Documents can be:

    • FARs
    • Foreign ADs, such as EASA ADs or TC ADs
    • Service Docs (SBs, SLs)
    • Older (or Historical) ADs
    • TCDs
    • STCs
    • ACs
    • CARs / CAMs

Here are some OTHER ways you can view SBs:

https://zookaviation.com/blog/2018/12/20/service-documents/

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Service Documents (SBs, ASBs, MSBs, etc)

If you wish to search directly for Service Documents, it’s easy!

Method 1) If you have already created an Aircraft Profile for your specific Aircraft, you can open that Profile and scroll to where you see the SBs section and review them from there:

Method 2) On the surface, the AD Report only lists ADs, however there are a few ways to view the SBs.   If you’re in the AD Report already, open each AD, one by one, and view the “Related Documents” on the left side of the screen.  If there’s an SB for the AD and we were able to obtain it, then it will be listed in the left column.  Click the link below for visual instructions:

AD-Referenced Documents

Method 3) From the Dashboard, go to the far left panel and click on Service Documents, then Search by Aircraft and type your Model into the search field.  All the SBs that specifically mention it will be listed:

SBs are becoming more difficult for us to obtain.  Since we are not:  1) an owner, or 2) an authorized repair station, the manufacturers are denying us access to these documents, even though they are referenced within an AD.  We get what we can. 

If you still cannot locate the SB you need, scroll through our Manufacturers List for those who provide them for free, at no cost.  Click the link below to view the List:

Manufacturer’s Service Documents

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