Introduction
Alert Configurations
In this topic, we will review the Alert configurations available in the Maintenance User Interface.
We estimate that this will take 10 minutes to complete.
Detailed Explanation
Alert Profile Configuration
This training details the End User configuration options for Alert Profiles.
These include:
- Weather Profile
- NOTAM Profile
- Sigmets Profile
- Flight Progress Profile
- Flight Event Profile.
Weather Alert Profile Configuration
Weather Alert Profiles are used to configure how and when the system processes Weather Alerts, when they are triggered and reported.
Click the Edit button.
Click the Include Weather Profile? check box.
Click the Blank dropdown button on the left-hand side of the screen.
Click the ORIG - Origin list item.
Available options:
- ORIG: Alerts affecting the origin.
- DEST: Alerts affecting the destination.
- DALT: Alerts affecting the destination alternate.
- TALT: Alerts affecting the take off alternate.
- RDST: Alerts affecting the reclear destination.
- RALT: Alerts affecting the reclear alternate.
- ETP: Alerts affecting ETP (Equal Time Points)
- ETOPS: Alerts affecting ETOPS (Extended Twin-Engine Operations Standards).
- EEPEXP: Alerts affecting EEPEXP (ETOPS Entry Points/ETOPS Exit Points).
- ENRALT: Alerts affecting the enroute alternate.
Click the Start dropdown button.
Click the ETD list item.
Click the Start input field.
Options for Start/End:
START: Enter the base time to start monitoring for alerts.
Enter the start offset minutes:
Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
END: Enter the base time to end monitoring for alerts. Enter the sign of end offset minutes:
Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
Enter -90 into the Start field.
Click the End dropdown button.
Click the ETD list item.
Click the End input field.
Enter 90 into the End field.
Click the Ceiling input field.
Profile threshold options:
CEILING: Enter the ceiling threshold in hundreds of feet. Alerts are triggered below this threshold value.
VISIBILITY: Enter the visibility threshold in meters. Alerts are triggered below this threshold value.
TEMPERATURE: Select the operator for the temperature threshold. Operator options are Less Than (<), Less Than or Equal (<=), Greater Than (>), Greater Than or Equal (>=), and equal to (=).
- Enter the sign of the temperature threshold. Signs are plus (+) or minus (-). Enter the temperature threshold in Celsius degrees.
- Alerts are triggered based on the combination of this threshold value, the sign and operator.
PROBABILITY: Enter a "PROB" value for inclusion of Probable Forecasts.
WIND: Enter the wind threshold in knots. Alerts are triggered above this threshold value.
ALTIMETER: Enter the altimeter threshold in HectoPascals. Alerts are triggered below this threshold value.
DEW POINT: Enter the sign of the dew point threshold. Signs are plus (+) or minus (-). Enter the dew point threshold in Celsius degrees. Alerts are triggered based on the combination of this threshold value and the sign.
Forecast exclusion options are available to instruct the system to ignore TAF type GRAD, RAPID, INTER, FM, TEND, BECMG, or TEMPO.
Enter 2 into the Ceiling field.
Click the Visibility input field.
Enter 50 into the Visibility field.
Click the Sigmet input field.
Enter TS FZRA into the Sigmet field.
The individual alerts can be configured to trigger on specific Sigmet weather elements.
Each unique or combined code can be prepended with "-" for "light", or "+" for heavy.
Codes can be combined to add qualifications to the phenomena. For example, FZRA is freezing rain.
VC can be prepended to any code, or combination of two codes to represent "in the vicinity of".
With the exception of the +, -, and VC prefixes, all codes should be 2 or 4 characters.
Click the Save button.
NOTAM Alert Profile Configuration
The NOTAM profile is used to configure how and when the system processes NOTAM Alerts, when they are triggered and reported.
Click the Edit button.
Click the Include Notams Profile? check box.
Click the Airport dropdown button.
Click the DEST - Destination list item.
A profile can be set up for any or all of the following:
- ORIG: NOTAMs affecting the origin.
- DEST: NOTAMs affecting the destination.
- DALT: NOTAMs affecting the destination alternate.
- TALT: NOTAMs affecting the take off alternate.
- RDST: NOTAMs affecting the reclear destination.
- RALT: NOTAMs affecting the reclear alternate.
- ETP: NOTAMs affecting ETP/
- ETOPS: NOTAMs affecting ETOPS.
- EEPEXP: NOTAMs affecting EEPEXP.
- ENRALT: NOTAMs affecting the enroute alternate.
- FIR: NOTAMs affecting a flight information region.
For each of the desired profiles, users configure a Start and End time threshold for NOTAM reporting alerts.
START: Enter the base time to start monitoring for NOTAMs. Enter the sign of start offset minutes: Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
END: Enter the base time to end monitoring for NOTAMs. Enter the sign of end offset minutes: Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
Click the Start dropdown button.
Click the ETA list item.
Click the Offset input field.
Enter -120 into the Offset field.
Click the End dropdown button.
Click the ETA list item.
Click the Offset input field.
Enter 90 into the Offset field.
Click the New check box.
An alert profile filter can be configured to notify users for new NOTAMs of specific types:
- New NOTAMs
- Updated NOTAMs
- Canceled NOTAMs
- Expired NOTAMs.
Click the Update check box.
Click the Save button.
Sigmet Alert Profile Configuration
The Sigmet profile is used to configure how and when the system processes Sigmet based Alerts, when they are triggered and reported.
Click the Edit button.
Click the Include Sigmets Profile? check box.
Click the Start dropdown button.
Click the ETD list item.
The Sigmets profile is used to set up time ranges for Sigmet alerts to be sent.
START: Enter the offset base time to start monitoring for sigmets.
Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
END: Enter the ofset base time to end monitoring for sigmets.
Enter <-> for minutes before base time.
Click the Offset input field.
Enter -90 into the Offset field.
Click the End dropdown button.
Click the ETA list item.
Click the Offset input field.
Enter 90 into the Offset field.
Click the Save button.
Flight Progress Alert Profile Configuration
The Flight Progress profile is used to configure how and when the system processes Flight Progress Alerts, when they are triggered and reported.
The Flight Progress profile is used to compare planned values against actual values communicated during the flight.
Click the Edit button.
Click the Include Flight Progress Profile? check box.
Click the Time dropdown button.
Click the >= - GreaterThanOrEqual list item.
Enter the waypoint time difference threshold in minutes. An alert is generated when this threshold is met or exceeded.
Click the Time input field.
Enter 10 into the Time field.
Click the Fuel input field.
Enter the fuel difference threshold. When the fuel value at a waypoint is below planned by this threshold, an alert is generated.
Enter 100 into the Fuel field.
Click the Departure Delay input field.
Enter the Departure Delay difference threshold. An alert is generated if the actual departure delay is above the planned value by this amount.
Enter 10 into the Departure Delay field.
Click the Off Route check box.
Selecting the Off Route box will generate an alert whenever the system receives a position report from a point that is not part of the original planned route.
Click the Level dropdown button.
Click the >= - GreaterThanOrEqual list item.
Enter the Flight Level difference threshold, in hundreds of feet.
An alert is generated when the difference between actual Flight Level and planned Flight Level meets or exceeds this value.
Click the Level input field.
Enter 10 into the Level field.
Click the Wind input field.
Enter the waypoint wind difference threshold.
An alert is generated when the actual wind component is above the planned value by this amount.
Enter 40 into the Wind field.
Click the Arrival Delay input field.
Enter the arrival delay difference threshold in minutes.
An alert is generated if the actual arrival delay is above the planned value by this amount.
Enter 10 into the Arrival Delay field.
Click the Save button.
Flight Event Alert Profile Configuration
The Flight Event profile is used to configure how and when the system processes Flight Event Alerts, when they are triggered and reported.
Click the Edit button.
Click the Include Flight Event Profile? check box.
Error Alerts profile configuration allows a user to decide if the system will generate an alert when the selected action fails to complete successfully.
Flight Papers Send - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if the flight paper package failed to send.
3rd Party Integration - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if a 3rd Party integration fails.
Automation Exception - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if an automation exception occurs.
ATC Reject - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if the system receives a rejection from ATC.
ACARS Free Text - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if an ACARS free text message is received.
Integration Alerts profile configuration allows a user to configure alerts based on actions from 3rd Party integrated systems.
Aircraft Change - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if an integrated system changes an aircraft.
Captain Change - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if an integrated system changes an assigned PIC.
Pending - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if a pending integration action occurs after ATC Transmission and/or after Flight Plan Transmission.
Weight Check - Specify whether or not to generate an alert if a pending Weight input violates any Weight limits. (Includes fuel weights)
Click the User Region Modified dropdown button.
Click the Yes list item.
This field allows a user to specify whether or not to generate an alert when a modified User Region applies to an active flight.
Click the Fuel Temp Below input field.
Enter -40 into the Fuel Temp Below field.
Click the ETD Change input field.
Enter 10 into the ETD Change field.
Click the Payload Change input field.
This field allows users to configure whether or not an alert is displayed if the payload changes on a computed flight, and to set the threshold for that alert.
Enter 100 into the Payload Change field.
Click the Payload Change dropdown button.
Click the KGS list item.
Click the ETD Based Alerts dropdown button.
Click the ATC Not Sent By list item.
This section allows users to set alert profiles which will compare the state of the flight to the time relative to departure. If the action and time qualifiers are both met, an alert will be generated. Use <-> for minutes before ETD, or <+> for minutes after ETD.
Missing Computer After - Specify a time frame when a computation is expected, if it has not occurred by this time, an alert will be generated.
ATC Not Sent By - Specify a time frame when an ATC communication is expected, if it has not occurred by this time, an alert will be generated.
Flight Package Not Sent By - Specify a time frame when Flight Package transmission is expected, if it has not occurred by this time, an alert will be generated.
ACARS Not Sent By - Specify a time frame when the ACARS Flight Plan transmission is expected, if it has not occurred by this time, an alert will be generated.
Unhandled Exception After - Specify a time frame when all exceptions should be handled, if it has not occurred by this time, an alert will be generated.
Notify Reclear WPT Arrival By - Specify a time frame, relative to arrival at the Reclear Waypoint, and an alert will be raised at that time on each flight operating with a Reclear.
Notify ETOPS Entry By - Specify a time frame, relative to ETOPS Entry, and an alert will be raised at that time on each ETOPS flight.
Click the ETD Based Alerts input field.
Enter -30 into the ETD Based Alerts field.
Click the Second ETD Based Alerts dropdown button.
Click the Unhandled Exception After list item.
Click the Second ETD Based Alerts input field.
Enter -90 into the Second ETD Based Alerts field.
Click the Start ETD input field.
Enter -120 into the Start ETD field.
This section allows a user to set an offset in minutes, before or after the ETD, where MEL/CDL information will be monitored.
Enter a Start and End time, using <-> for prior to ETD, or <+> for after ETD. The system will monitor MEL/CDLs, during that time, and will generate an Alert if an MEL/CDL with an associated effect is assigned to the aircraft. (Entering a range prevents the system from raising alerts for flights in the past).
Click the End ETD input field.
Enter 90 into the End ETD field.
Click the Include All check box.
Include All, will include MEL/CDL items that do not have an associated performance effect.
If not selected, alerts are only generated for MEL/CDLs that have an associated effect type that impacts performance.
Click the Time input field.
The action types provide an option to raise an alert if the MEL/CDL is assigned, edited, or unassigned. Any combination may be selected.
Custom ETD Based Alerts:
Enter a time, based on ETD, and a user defined message to be displayed.
The custom message is displayed at the - number of minutes entered in the time field - before the estimated time of departure.
Enter -60 into the Time field.
Click the Custom Message input field.
Enter final wx briefing into the Custom Message field.
Click the Save button.