Maintenance Setup

Complete these first (from Core Setup):

• Aircraft Types — must be in place before maintenance tracking can be configured per type.
• Aircraft Fleet (Registrations) — each aircraft must exist before its maintenance items can be tracked.

Full details: Aircraft Types — Aircraft Management  |  Aircraft Types — Maintenance Hub  |  Fleet Management

Who does this: Maintenance Manager / Senior AME

Before maintenance intervals can be tracked for engines or propellers, they must be added individually per aircraft.

• Go to Maintenance Hub → Maintenance Aircraft.
• Open each aircraft and add its engine(s) and propeller(s) under the respective tabs.
• Alternatively, use the Engines or Propellers tab directly in Maintenance Aircraft for faster bulk entry across multiple aircraft.

Full details: Add Engine  |  Add Propeller  |  Maintenance Aircraft

Who does this: Maintenance Manager / System Administrator

Decide how Musket will track flying hours for maintenance interval calculations:

• PFA (Post-Flight Actuals) — hours are automatically pulled from pilot flight logging in the Musket App, or from Post-Flight Actuals data capture in the scheduling module. Requires: Flight Data Fields must be configured on the Aircraft Types (see Core Setup → Aircraft Types).
• Manual Logbooks — hours are entered manually into Musket logbooks. Use this if you do not use the Musket App for flight data capture, or if maintenance is tracked independently.

Configure in: Maintenance Hub → Settings → Maintenance Interval Source.

Full details: Maintenance Interval Source  |  Maintenance Hub Settings

Who does this: Maintenance Manager

If your operation will use Musket to log and track MEL (Minimum Equipment List) defects:

1. Repair Categories — go to Maintenance Hub → Settings → Repair Categories. Review and adapt the default repair categories (Category A, B, C, D) to match your MEL structure.
2. MEL Configuration — set up your MELs per aircraft type in Maintenance Hub Settings. Define the MEL items for each type.

Full details: MEL Configuration  |  Repair Categories  |  Maintenance Hub Settings  |  Defers & Defects

Who does this: Maintenance Manager / Stores Manager

Only necessary if you are tracking serialised parts in Musket. If you only track maintenance intervals at airframe/engine level — skip this step.

1. Set up stores — go to Maintenance Hub → Settings → Stores. Build your store structure: stores → zones → shelves → bins.
2. Add Part Types — go to Maintenance Hub → Inventory. Add a Part Type for each part number you intend to track.
3. Add serial numbers — under each Part Type, add the individual serialised parts. Associate each serial number to its current location: airframe, engine, propeller, or a store bin.

Full details: Inventory  |  Stores Setup  |  Maintenance Hub Settings

Who does this: Maintenance Manager

Define the scheduled maintenance items for your aircraft. These are the tasks that will appear in the Maintenance Tracker.

• Go to Maintenance Hub → Settings → Maintenance Actions.
• Add scheduled maintenance items for each airframe, engine, propeller, and serialised part as applicable.
• Types available:
  • Overhauls — major component overhauls with hour/cycle/calendar limits.
  • Inspections — periodic inspections (100-hourly, annual, etc.).
  • Services — oil changes, filter changes, and similar routine servicing.
  • Life Limited Items — components with hard retirement limits.

Full details: Maintenance Actions  |  Maintenance Hub Settings

Who does this: Maintenance Manager

Add your existing airworthiness directives and service bulletins to Musket so compliance can be tracked.

• Go to Maintenance Hub → Technical Directives.
• Add current Airworthiness Directives (ADs) — mandatory compliance items issued by the aviation authority.
• Add applicable Service Bulletins (SBs) — manufacturer-issued recommendations; specify compliance status per aircraft.

Full details: Technical Directives

Who does this: Maintenance Manager

This is the final step and one of the most important. You must enter the current actual remaining values for every maintenance item to bring the tracker up to date.

1. Go to Maintenance Hub → Maintenance Tracker.
2. For each aircraft — open the maintenance tracking sheet.
3. For each maintenance item — enter the current remaining hours, cycles, and/or calendar date as applicable.

Full details: Initial Tracker Setup  |  Maintenance Tracker

Your maintenance tracking is live. From this point, every flight logged in Musket will automatically deduct from the maintenance intervals you have entered.

• Use the Maintenance Tracker to monitor all upcoming maintenance items in one view.
• Use Defers & Defects to log and track MEL deferrals and aircraft defects.
• Use Ad-Hoc Tasks to log and track unscheduled maintenance work as it arises. (Ad-Hoc Tasks)
• 3rd Party Operators (MROs, AMOs) can be added at any time via Maintenance Hub → 3rd Party Operators.

• Commercial Setup — quoting, fees, clients, invoicing
• Data Imports — import historical data from previous systems
• Integrations — connect with third-party systems