[Pilots] AMO Monthly Report

[John Quilling]

Jerry,
Thank you for all you do in your AMO role! Over the past 29 years as the MN
CMX contractor, a lot of people and CAP policies have changed. My continued
support to MN/NHQ can only happen working with dedicated volunteers like
you!
JQ

On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 12:04 PM Jerry Rosendahl <jerry.rosendahl at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer Report:*
>
> *1. Current aircraft discrepancies and short term maintenance due:*
> The current list is attached. Over 1/2 of the list is for known scheduled
> maintenance. The other items range from inoperative lights to radio
> communication issues to a rough running magneto. A reminder that for the
> winter months when Stanton Airfield gets snow and ice, you'll likely be
> dropping airplanes coming into maintenance off at the Wing aircraft
> maintenance hangar. Assistant AMO Tom Fitzhenry and I will coordinate with
> John Quilling on any flying into Stanton.
>
> *2. Speaking of Winter operations:*
> The squadron operations officers should be well into providing the Winter
> Flying Safety briefings for all pilots. At the start of the colder weather
> we had a few dead battery/starting issues come up. Cowl blankets, prop
> blankets, engine heaters, bug eyes, oil cooler plates, cowl plugs, some
> heated hangars - they are all provided so your flying goes as well as you'd
> like. Plan ahead for the upcoming cold weather flights, including being
> aware of our Wing supplement on temperature extremes.
>
> *3. Squadron Operations Officers monthly status reports (new):*
> I mentioned this last month but it missed a few people - the new report is
> on the Wing intranet under Operations. It includes a couple new areas that
> we need your action on. Date of last flight and who is responsible for
> updating the nav database are new on this form along with the cowl plugs
> and tie down ropes (not out yet). Wing DO Greg Bestul is following up on
> any issues we see in these reports. By the way, the current nav database
> expiration date is December 26. You don't have to wait until that day or
> afterwards to upload the new one. The website has the new one available
> about a week before the expiration of the current one.
>
> *4. MN Wing will be getting 2 new C172 G1000 airplanes:*
> I believe sometime this month we have pilots flying to Cessna to pick up
> these new airplanes. We will be losing 2 airplanes though so the size of
> the fleet will stay the same. N98424 is nearing engine and prop overhaul
> tach time, so that'll go away, probably to be sold. N98175 will be
> transferred to the South Dakota Wing. This will bring us to 5 C172S models
> in the fleet, making it easier to spread around the C172 airplanes with
> G1000 avionics. This updating of our fleet is due to the leading number of
> flying hours and training hours that MN Wing has. Keep up the great work!
>
> *5. New drop-down menu items for A9 flights in WMIRS:*
> NHQ has recently updated the definitions of what flights can be considered
> A9 (maintenance) flights. When flying an A9 now, you'll have to choose from
> MX crew transport, MX aircraft drop off, MX engine break-in, MX factory
> pickup or MX aircraft pickup.
>
> *6. I bet you didn't know....:*
> For every discrepancy that is filed in AMRAD, there are 7 steps involved
> from start to finish. *Step 1* Enter the discrepancy. This is either done
> by a pilot or by me. I'm guessing that I do about 90% of them. *Step 2* Validate
> the discrepancy. As the AMO I have to validate that it has been entered
> correctly, hitting all the boxes it needs to. And yes, this step must be
> done separately even when I entered the discrepancy. *Step 3* Contact the
> maintenance contractor to make him aware of this, talk about scheduling,
> and whether or not this may be over the $750 threshold which requires NHQ
> approval. *Step 4* If this will be over the threshold, get an estimate of
> the cost and update the discrepancy with that information and check the box
> that requires NHQ approval. *Step 5* Schedule the work to be done with
> the contractor and advise if NHQ approval has been received if necessary.
> As part of that approval, an acknowledgement must be made in AMRAD that
> I've received NHQ approval. Schedule the necessary movement of the airplane
> into maintenance. *Step 6* Update a description of the work done in the
> discrepancy in AMRAD. *Step 7* Close out the discrepancy in AMRAD.
>
> In Fiscal Year 2024 MN Wing had 234 discrepancies in AMRAD. That's 1,638
> entries in the AMRAD system. We also had over 400 A9 sorties to get
> airplanes into and out of maintenance. I just thought you'd like to know
> what I do with my spare time!
>
> *7. Contact me:*
> Lt Col Jerry Rosendahl
> MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer
> 651.785.8911
>
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