Airworthiness Status¶
Simple Aircraft Manager automatically calculates an overall airworthiness status for each aircraft based on multiple factors. This status is displayed as a color-coded badge throughout the application.
Status Levels¶
Status |
Color |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Airworthy |
Green |
All checks pass. No issues found. |
Caution |
Orange |
One or more items are approaching their limits. The aircraft can still fly, but attention is needed soon. |
Grounded |
Red |
One or more grounding conditions exist. The aircraft should not fly until the issues are resolved. The “Update Hours” button is disabled. |
How Status is Calculated¶
The system checks the following areas, in order. The overall status is determined by the most severe issue found:
1. AD Compliance¶
Red – Any Airworthiness Directive is overdue (past its next-due date or hours).
Orange – Any AD is coming due within 10 flight hours of its hour-based limit.
2. Grounding Squawks¶
Red – Any active squawk with priority “Ground Aircraft” (priority 0) exists.
3. Inspection Recurrency¶
Red – Any required recurring inspection is overdue (past its next-due date or hours).
Orange – Any inspection is coming due within 10 flight hours or 30 calendar days.
4. Component Replacement¶
Red – Any replacement-critical component has exceeded its replacement hours interval (hours in service >= replacement hours).
Orange – Any replacement-critical component is within 10 flight hours of its replacement interval.
Understanding the Issues Card¶
When issues exist, the Overview tab shows an Airworthiness Issues card listing each issue with:
Severity – Red (grounding) or orange (upcoming).
Category – Which system flagged the issue (AD Compliance, Inspection, Component, or Squawk).
Title – The specific item (e.g., “AD 2024-01-05” or “Annual Inspection”).
Description – Details about why it was flagged (e.g., “Overdue by 15 hours” or “Due in 8 hours”).
Dashboard Indicators¶
On the Dashboard, each aircraft card shows:
The airworthiness badge with icon and text.
Issue counts – separate counts for grounding (red) and upcoming (orange) issues.
A colored border on the card matching the worst status.
Resolving Issues¶
To return an aircraft to green status, address each flagged issue:
Overdue AD – Record a compliance action on the Airworthiness Directives (ADs) tab.
Grounding squawk – Resolve the squawk on the Squawks tab.
Overdue inspection – Record an inspection on the Inspections tab.
Component replacement due – Reset the service time on the Components tab, or replace/remove the component.
The airworthiness status recalculates automatically whenever you make changes.