1 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.
2 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.