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title: "FM Schedule Lifecycle"
slug: "fma-schedule-lifecycle"
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:52Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:52Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/fma-schedule-lifecycle"
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# FM Schedule Lifecycle

Below the Schedule Lifecycle, from adding (creating) the Schedule to Approving it, is explained.

## The Lifecycle Steps (Inspection and CAIR)

The lifecycle steps can be summarized as follows:

- Add (create) the Schedule.
- Specify the Schedule Scope (this is the Equipment for which the Schedule is being created).
- Enter the Plan Codes. (For a CAIR this is the Fabric Maintenance Checklist. For an Inspection this does not apply.)
- Enter a Narrative.
- Add applicable Attachments.
- Final **Approve** the Schedule (Scope and Plan Codes, timing, Narrative should be clear).
- Perform the Fabric Maintenance (FM) work / inspection.
- Credit the Schedule in the Equipment Condition History (ECH).
- Final **Approve** the ECH (all actions that had to be performed must completed and correct).
- The current Schedule then becomes inactive. If recurring, a new Inspection Schedule is created automatically (NID=LID+MII).

## Recurring Inspection Schedules

Inspection Schedules can be set to be recurring. The [Next Inspection Date (NID)](/v414/docs/next-inspection-date-nid-horserace) will then be equal to the Last Inspection Date (LID) plus the User Interval.

The figure below illustrates how a recurring Schedule’s lifecycle will look.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic%201(581).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T16%3A05%3A26Z&se=2026-10-28T17%3A05%3A26Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=qYAjowP7cLibwyN0bzGn3IclAnGdBtHbZvuGgq7JkJI%3D)The lifecycle of a recurring Inspection Schedule.