Close a Work Order

Understand the closure gates, complete sign-off requirements, and close a CAMO or 145 MRO work order with proper documentation.

Module: Work Orders · 10 steps · camo_engineer admin mro_engineer

Closure Prerequisites
1 Understand Closure Gates

AeroTrack enforces mandatory gates before a work order can be closed. These gates are checked automatically — the Close button is disabled until all gates pass.

  • All non-deferred jobs must be in SIGNED_OFF status
  • No open defects remain (all must be RESOLVED or DEFERRED)
  • WO must be in COMPLETED status (for CAMO) or SIGN_OFFCOMPLETED (for 145)
Jobs with status DEFERRED are excluded from the gate check. You can close a WO with deferred jobs, but the deferred work should be tracked separately.
Work order detail page header with status badge
2 Check the Progress Bar

On the WO detail page, the progress bar shows job completion percentage. Below it, the WO Progress section shows:

MetricMeaning
Total JobsAll jobs in the WO.
CompletedJobs in COMPLETED or SIGNED_OFF status.
Signed OffJobs that have been signed off with licence reference.
DeferredJobs deferred to future work.
Open DefectsDefects still in OPEN status. Must be 0 to close.
Can CloseYes or No — the system's verdict.
Jobs section with progress metrics
3 Resolve Open Defects

If there are open defects, navigate to the Defects section on the WO detail page. For each open defect, click Resolve and enter a resolution description. Defects can also be deferred if they will be addressed in a future work order.

Close a CAMO Internal WO
4 Transition to COMPLETED

On the WO detail page, use the Workflow Actions buttons to advance the status through the chain: IN_PROGRESS → QA_CHECK → COMPLETED. The COMPLETED transition records the completionDate.

The Close WO button only appears once the status reaches COMPLETED and all closure gates pass.

Workflow action buttons and materials section
5 Move to CLOSED

Click Close Work Order. Optionally add closure remarks. The system records the closedDate and archives the work order. It no longer appears in active WO lists but remains accessible in reports and registers.

Close a 145 MRO WO mro_engineer
6 Sign Off All Jobs

Each job in the 145 WO must progress through: PENDING → IN_PROGRESS → COMPLETED → SIGNED_OFF.

To sign off a completed job, click Sign Off and enter your AME licence reference (e.g. AME-B-98765). The system records the signer, licence reference, and timestamp.

Once all non-deferred jobs are signed off and no open defects remain, the WO auto-transitions to SIGN_OFF status.

7 Countersign (Supervisor)

Signed-off jobs can be countersigned by a supervisor. On the Sign-Off page (/mro145/sign-off), the supervisor reviews each signed job and clicks Countersign. The system records the supervisor ID and countersign timestamp.

Countersign is optional for closure but is recommended for regulatory compliance. The admin role can countersign jobs from any engineer.
8 Mark Complete & Close

Once the WO is in SIGN_OFF status:

  1. Click Mark Complete to transition to COMPLETED.
  2. The Close Work Order button appears.
  3. Click it to open the closure dialog.
9 Attach Work Package

The closure dialog includes:

FieldRequiredNotes
Closure NotesNoSummary of work performed (max 500 characters).
Work Package URLNoLink to the scanned work package document (uploaded to external storage).

Click Close to finalise. The system:

  • Sets the WO status to CLOSED and records closedDate.
  • Updates the linked CAMO work order status.
  • Creates task history entries for linked inspections.
  • Recalculates nextDue values on affected inspection schedules.

A closure card appears on the WO detail page showing the notes and timestamp.

After Closure
10 Verify CAMO Sync

After a 145 WO is closed, verify the sync by checking:

  1. CAMO Work Orders → Internal — the linked WO should reflect the closed status.
  2. Flight Ops → Task History — new entries should appear for each inspection covered by the WO.
  3. Flight Ops → Inspections — the affected inspection schedules should show recalculated nextDue values based on the closure date and aircraft hours/cycles at completion.
The auto-sync happens instantly on closure. If task history entries or inspection updates are missing, check the WO closure card for error messages.