# Handle a held component

See why an unreleased component cannot be reserved and keep it out of use.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/reclaimstation/guides/reclaimstation-operator-held-part

Audience: Operator

Work as Sam at the recovery bench. Follow the recorded controls and check the physical component before each action.

## Handle a held component

1. **Choose the recovery bench**

   Choose the recovery bench.

   Choose the named bench where you are doing the work.

2. **Use the named station**

   Use the named station.

   Use your own sign-in to take control of the bench. This does not reserve or release any part.

3. **Choose the held cover**

   Choose the held cover.

   The cover is still waiting for checks and independent release. Its location alone cannot make it available.

4. **Choose its destination work**

   Choose its destination work.

   Choose the requirement for Build five eight two one. Check the destination slot and required revision.

5. **Keep an unreleased part out of use**

   Keep an unreleased part out of use.

   The request is refused. Keep the part held and ask a supervisor to review what is missing. Do not use a different label to bypass the check.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/reclaimstation/demo?guide=reclaimstation-operator-held-part&chapter=held-part)

A reservation is not fitting or release. Start installation only for the actual reserved part and destination, and confirm it only after fitting.