Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Here is my understanding. LIDS was the way PMNW logged MCO's. PMDL used the white and yellow MCO stickers in the front of the logbook. Back in olden times it was determined to go with the PMDL way of logging MCO's. That has now come to fruition except for the aforementioned HAL 330's that were acquired in the aforementioned olden times!
Denny
Log Item Deferral Summary (LIDS)
A Log Item Deferral Summary (LIDS) summarizes maintenance history and repeats information contained in other sections of the Aircraft or Flight Attendant logbook. If the LIDS or any part of it is missing, dispatch is allowed. Notify Maintenance Control and a new package will be provided at the next xxx maintenance station.
The LIDS package for the Aircraft Maintenance Log is composed of four sections: LIDS Cover page, printed LIDS section, manual LIDS Entry section and a Closed Items History Summary section. The Flight Attendant Maintenance Log contains two sections: printed LIDS section and manual LIDS Entry section. Each section has the date the LIDS package was printed.
The cover section has the date/station, mechanic’s employee number and expiration date for either the Line Check or Service Check. The printed LIDS section contains a summary of all the current open MEL/CDL items. The manual LIDS section is to document additional MEL/CDL items that occur prior to a new LIDS package being printed and installed in the logbook. The Closed Items History Summary section is a summary of MEL/CDL items that have been closed. Each section has the date the LIDS package was printed.
A new LIDS package will be printed and placed in the Aircraft and Flight Attendant Maintenance logbook sleeves at the completion of each new Aircraft Line Check\Svc Check. If the LIDS package is not available at the time of the Aircraft Line Check\Svc Check, the existing LIDS Cover page will be updated manually. Maintenance Control will ensure a new LIDS package is printed and installed at the next xxx maintenance station.
The LIDS was eliminated due to the maintenance of keeping it up to date, the new system mx is going to is the SEPTRE system. MEL and MCO operated the same way.