16 Sep 2025

How a Leading Engine Lessor Structured Engine Compliance and Records with SPARTA

Bringing portfolio-wide engine oversight, structured compliance, and inspection readiness into one connected system.

When a leading engine leasing company selected Acumen’s SPARTA platform, the objective was clear. The team needed a system that could handle a growing fleet of leased engines with varied maintenance events, complex asset configurations, and evolving compliance needs. But this was not just about adopting a CAMO tool. It was about building a system that could bring control, structure, and planning into the way their teams work every day.

The lessor signed up for three of SPARTA’s modules:

• Records Management System
• Project Management
• Continued Airworthiness Management (CAMO)

The implementation included SPARTA’s CAMO module in a live environment, enabling structured tracking of airworthiness directives (ADs), service bulletins (SBs), and asset configurations.

The Initial Challenge

Before SPARTA, teams were managing records and airworthiness tracking using a combination of local drives, inspection templates, project trackers, and email-based coordination. Each inspection meant preparing open item lists manually, rechecking SB status, tracing documents from shop visits, and stitching together reports across teams.

Records existed, but they were fragmented. AD and SB tracking took place outside the system. There was no clear link between inspections, shop reports, and historical compliance.

What the Implementation Delivered

The project scope covered over 100 engine assets across both narrowbody and widebody programs. Based on the working style and audit expectations of the client, the SPARTA team delivered:

• A records data room for engine documentation, indexed by part number, system, and shop visit cycle
• A project tracker that provides real-time visibility into inspection tasks, open items, and completion timelines
• An airworthiness module configured to the client’s needs, including:
  • AD and SB libraries
  • Custom asset configurations
  • Alerts for applicability, effectivity, and compliance dates
  • Status dashboards filtered by engine type and operator

Over 60,000 documents were migrated and structured inside SPARTA. In the first quarter of use, 48 inspections were created using the project management module. The CAMO dashboard now tracks directives and bulletins mapped at the asset level, providing structured compliance visibility.

How It Changed the Workflow

For the teams involved, the shift was visible from Day 1:

• Inspection planning and records collection began weeks earlier
• AD/SB applicability was automatically flagged, without separate spreadsheets
• Teams across locations accessed the same view of records and compliance
• One-click task reports could be generated for management or external audits

Previously, records handover for shop visits or airline inspections involved multiple emails and hours of file prep. Now, structured packs can be shared using filters for engine model, compliance status, or open task category.

Built for Real Growth

The lessor’s engine portfolio is expanding, and so are the expectations from lessees and regulators. By building on SPARTA’s CAMO and records capability, they now operate with proactive control rather than reactive cleanup.

This isn’t just a system adoption story, it’s a shift in how airworthiness and records are planned, monitored, and delivered across a growing engine business.