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How EQuAD Works

EQuAD is built around a single quality assurance cycle that flows from Air Force directives down to individual inspection results. Understanding this chain is the fastest way to get oriented in the platform.

MAJCOM directiveAir Force inspection requirementsRoutine Inspection List (RIL)Master list of required inspectionsEvaluation & Inspection (E&I) PlanUnit's inspection schedule for a planning periodInspectionsTasks documented by QA inspectorsFindingsDefects logged during inspections

The core workflow​

Routine Inspection List (RIL) — The starting point. Your MAJCOM publishes a master list of all inspections your unit needs to conduct. In EQuAD, this becomes your RIL. It lays out what needs to be inspected, how often, and at what quality level.

E&I Plan — Each planning period, your unit builds an Evaluation and Inspection (E&I) Plan from the RIL. The E&I Plan maps every inspection to a specific Shop and assigns it a frequency: monthly, quarterly, or annual. It goes through a review and approval process before inspectors can begin executing it.

Inspections — Once the E&I Plan is approved, inspectors document their assigned inspections according to the scheduled frequency. Each inspection captures the outcome, any findings, and supporting documentation.

Findings — Defects discovered during a scheduled inspection are logged as findings directly on the inspection record.

Observations — Violations observed outside of a scheduled inspection are logged as observations at any time. See Observations for more.

Unscheduled events​

Most of what you do in EQuAD follows the scheduled workflow above. There are also supplementary workflows for events that happen outside of a planned inspection cycle.

Observations​

An observation documents a safety or technical violation observed outside of a scheduled inspection: a Direct Safety Violation (DSV), Technical Data Violation (TDV), or Unsatisfactory Condition Report (UCR). Any inspector can log an observation at any time. See Observations for more.

Ad hoc inspections​

An ad hoc inspection is an unscheduled inspection conducted outside of the E&I Plan. Ad hoc inspections follow the same review process as scheduled inspections but do not count toward MSEP scoring. See Ad Hoc Inspections for more.

KTL inspections​

A KTL inspection is triggered when a shop performs a maintenance action tied to a Key Task List item. KTL inspections are mandatory call-ins. QA must be notified any time a shop performs a KTL-listed maintenance action. See KTL Inspections for more.

MSEP scoring​

The Maintenance Standardization and Evaluation Program (MSEP) is the Air Force framework that defines quality standards for maintenance units. EQuAD tracks your unit's compliance with those standards automatically. The dashboard shows real-time completion percentages and pass/fail rates across your planned and unplanned inspections.

Who does what​

EQuAD uses role-based access to control who can perform each part of this cycle:

  • Tenant Admin — sets up the organization and manages platform-wide settings
  • Chief Inspector — manages the RIL, builds and approves E&I Plans, reviews inspection results
  • QA Inspector — documents inspections and logs observations
  • Work Center Supervisor — reviews and acknowledges their Shop's portion of the E&I Plan