This educational engineering project simulates how aircraft maintenance documentation
(AMM, IPC, TSM) is assessed, revised, and validated when aircraft design changes
occur during the aircraft operational lifecycle.
In real-world aviation programs, documentation must remain aligned with aircraft
configuration, design evolution, and regulatory compliance requirements.
This system models that structured documentation impact workflow.
The project follows a layered technical documentation lifecycle model:
Accepts Service Bulletins (SB) and Modification Proposals (MOD).
Detects impacted manuals based on ATA chapter mapping.
Simulates revision updates and effectivity tracking.
Ensures ICA awareness and configuration applicability checks.
Maintains linkage between design changes and documentation revisions.
In aircraft Customer Services and Technical Data environments:
- Design changes affect specific ATA chapters
- Published manuals must be reviewed and updated
- Configuration effectivity must be verified
- Compliance traceability must be maintained
- ICA and quality standards (EASA / FAA awareness) must be respected
This project simulates a simplified version of that controlled documentation lifecycle process.
- Manual modelling (AMM, IPC, TSM)
- ATA chapter structured indexing
- Design change ingestion (SB / MOD)
- Impact detection engine
- Revision increment simulation
- Configuration applicability validation
- Documentation traceability mapping
- ICA / Quality checklist awareness
- CLI-based engineering workflow demonstration
| Module | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| models.py | Manual classes, revision tracking, effectivity modelling |
| impact_engine.py | ATA-based impact assessment logic |
| compliance.py | Configuration validation & ICA simulation |
| sample_data.py | Mock AMM / IPC / TSM dataset |
| main.py | CLI workflow orchestration |
python main.py- Load available manuals
- Submit a Service Bulletin (SB) or Modification (MOD)
- Identify impacted ATA chapter
- Display affected manuals
- Trigger revision update simulation
- Validate compliance & configuration effectivity
This is a structured academic simulation inspired by real aircraft technical data
management processes.
It does not represent actual Airbus systems or proprietary documentation frameworks.
This project demonstrates:
- Structured engineering mindset
- Understanding of aviation documentation lifecycle
- Configuration control awareness
- Traceability and compliance thinking
- Clean modular Python design
- Process-oriented systems development
Designed as a student-built engineering simulation aligned with
Aircraft Customer Services – Technical Data & Publications domain.