Purpose
1. Ensure traceability of each aircraft part from procurement to installation for regulatory adherence, audit readiness, and safety.
2. Automate the synchronization of part lifecycle events (e.g., receipt, inspection, usage) with regulatory compliance records and reporting repositories.
3. Enable digital transformation to reduce manual errors, expedite audits, and guarantee procedural compliance within aviation MRO environments.
Trigger Conditions
1. New part receipt or stock-in event logged in inventory system.
2. Maintenance event completed involving part consumption or replacement.
3. Change in part status (e.g., scrapped, returned to vendor, serialized movement).
4. Scheduled or ad-hoc compliance report generation.
5. Regulatory guidance or manufacturer alert requiring documentation update.
Platform Variants
1. SAP S/4HANA
- API: POST /api/parts/traceability — Push new/updated part trace data to centralized traceability ledger.
2. IBM Maximo
- Feature: Integration Framework and REST API — Map inventory, work order, and parts data fields for compliance/event triggers.
3. Oracle E-Business Suite
- API: fnd_transaction_control_pub.process — Log traceability activities and link to compliance audit tables.
4. Infor EAM
- API: /v3/partmovements — Synchronize part movement events with regulatory documentation.
5. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Mgmt
- API: Part Inventory Movement Data Entities — Automatically generate event logs and share with compliance module.
6. Salesforce Service Cloud
- API: REST /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/Trace_Events__c — Record lifecycle events, attach compliance files.
7. Jira Service Management
- API: POST /rest/api/3/issue — Create issues when traceability records indicate potential compliance gaps.
8. Zendesk
- API: POST /api/v2/tickets — Log and escalate compliance discrepancies based on part trace audits.
9. AirVault by GE Aviation
- API: /docs/records/upload — Archive digital certificates and trace data as required by regulatory bodies.
10. AssetWise ALIM
- Feature: Electronic Records — Enable automated record creation and compliance references on part events.
11. Amazon S3
- Function: S3 putObject — Store traceability documentation, trigger Lambda for compliance checks.
12. Box
- API: POST /files/content — Upload part trace records, route to compliance review folder.
13. DocuSign
- Feature: Envelope Creation API — Send traceability documents for e-sign audit logs.
14. ServiceNow
- API: Table API /api/now/table/part_trace — Automatically update compliance status on record movement.
15. Smartsheet
- API: POST /sheets/{sheetId}/rows — Append part trace info into compliance tracking sheets.
16. Monday.com
- Feature: Boards API — Create/update items to track compliance document linkage for each asset movement.
17. SharePoint Online
- API: ListItems — Programmatically add part trace event records and auto-tag for compliance.
18. Google Drive
- API: drive.files.create — Upload compliance documentation matched to part serials.
19. NetSuite
- API: REST /record/v1/partMovement — Synchronize part lifecycle details with compliance fields.
20. Quick Base
- Feature: REST API upsert — Insert or update part traceability details linked to regulatory controls.
21. FleetLocate (Spireon)
- API: /api/assets/{id}/events — Push physical asset movement data, trigger compliance alerts.
22. Freshservice
- API: POST /api/v2/tickets — Auto-create compliance alert if traceability break detected.
23. Alfresco
- Feature: Content Services API — Store and retrieve indexed compliance records tied to part movements.
24. SAP SuccessFactors
- API: OData /compliancedocuments — Link training/cert records with parts traceability for compliance.
Benefits
1. Eliminates paper-based workflow for part traceability and compliance.
2. Minimizes regulatory risk via real-time synchronized records.
3. Accelerates audit cycles through automated, error-free documentation.
4. Reduces manual intervention, ensuring data integrity and full traceability.
5. Boosts operational transparency and readiness for compliance reviews.