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title: "Defining CAIRs"
slug: "defining-cairs"
tags: ["PEI", "Schedules", "CAIR"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:33Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:33Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/defining-cairs"
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# Defining CAIRs

Inspectors often need to make maintenance recommendations. Corrective Action Inspection Requests (CAIRs) can be used to “keep track” of these repair recommendations.

CAIRs are [Created](/v414/docs/creating-schedules-inspection-cair-and-rbi-re-assessment), [Defined](/v414/docs/defining-inspection-schedules), [Approved](/v414/docs/approving-editing-and-extending-schedules), can also be [linked to an Event](/v414/docs/tying-schedules-to-upcoming-events), and marked for [WOP](/v414/docs/waiting-on-paperwork), in the same way as Inspection Schedules. Lastly, they must also, just as with Inspection Schedules, be credited in the [ECH](/v414/docs/pei-equipment-condition-history-ech).

Take Note

The only difference is that CAIR cannot be Recurring. They are once-off Schedules that are specifically created to do a repair.

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CAIRs cannot be recurring.

Also, for CAIRs it is recommended to select the "GENERAL" Component for the Schedule’s Scope (see [Defining Inspection Schedules](/v414/docs/defining-inspection-schedules)). Then, for CAIRs you can enter not only the Plan, as is the case for Inspection Schedules, but also the Conditions Found (see below).

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It is recommended to select the "GENERAL" Component for a CAIR’s scope. You should also specify the Conditions Found.

Since CAIRs are often the result of an Inspection, a button to create CAIRs, is available in the [ECH](/v414/docs/pei-equipment-condition-history-ech) Inspection data and codes section. This way a CAIR can be created when you are busy crediting the Inspection Schedule and the Plan and Conditions Found can also be carried over from the ECH to the CAIR.

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CAIRs can be added from the Checklist section of the ECH. The CONDITIONS FOUND and REPAIRS PLANNED will be copied to the new CAIR.

## Mitigating CMLs

It is possible to (risk) mitigate a CML with a CAIR. In the CML Measurement History section of the Circuit, you can mark a CML reading as mitigated and assign it to an Approved CAIR (to do this see [Data Quality (Identifying Anomalies)](/docs/data-quality-identifying-anomalies#mitigating-cmls-with-a-cair)). After the CML Measurement History is saved, the whole CML, i.e., all the CML’s readings, will be mitigated. The associated CAIR Details Page will show that the CML has been mitigated. You can now mitigate additional CMLs directly from the CAIR Details Page and you can also remove the mitigated CMLs from here. Note: The Mitigated CMLs section will only show in the CAIR Details Page if there are CMLs that are mitigated.

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## Schedule Tasks

The Schedule Task section allows you to view, add, and manage Tasks associated with the CAIR. To learn more see [Schedule Tasks](/docs/defining-inspection-schedules#schedule-tasks).