Maintenance tracking system

• US 20020143445A1
• Filed: 05/24/2002
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sinex Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Sinex, Barry
• Granted Patent: US 6,571,158 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

A maintenance tracking system for tracking maintenance required on a member of a fleet includes means for tracking accumulated usage data, means for receiving a list of routine tasks required to be performed, means for tracking task accomplishment data for each routine task, means for determining a maintenance due point for each routine task, means for identifying maintenance due tasks as those routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the routine task and the accumulated usage data of the aircraft is less than a user-defined critical value, and means for reporting maintenance due tasks.

Claims

1. A maintenance tracking system for tracking maintenance required on a member of a fleet, the maintenance tracking system comprising:

means for tracking accumulated usage data;

means for receiving a list of routine tasks required to be performed, each routine task having a control point which defines an interval at which the routine task is to be performed;

means for tracking task accomplishment data for each routine task;

means for determining a maintenance due point for each routine task, the maintenance due point being based upon the control point and the accomplishment data of the routine task;

means for identifying maintenance due tasks as those routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the routine task and the accumulated usage data is less than a user-defined critical value; and

means for reporting maintenance due tasks.

2. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein the accumulated usage data includes a current date.

3. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein the accumulated usage data includes usage data of the member, as well as a current date.

4. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein the list of routine tasks is derived from a maintenance document for the member.

5. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein the list of routine tasks comprises maintenance tasks and maintenance task groups, wherein the maintenance tasks are derived from a maintenance document for the member and the maintenance task groups are groupings of maintenance tasks.

6. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein task accomplishment data includes a maintenance date on which the routine task was completed.

7. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein task accomplishment data includes a maintenance date in which the routine task was completed, as well as usage data accumulated on the member by the maintenance date.

8. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 and further comprising:

means for receiving a list of non-routine tasks required to be performed on the member, each non-routine task having a maintenance due point by which the non-routine task must be performed;

means for identifying non-routine maintenance due tasks as those non-routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the non-routine task and the accumulated usage data of the member is less than a user-defined critical value; and

means for reporting non-routine maintenance due tasks.

9. The maintenance tracking system of claim 1 wherein the maintenance tracking system is implemented over a communication medium operably connected to a plurality of input/output devices each having means for inputting and outputting information.

10. The maintenance tracking system of claim 9 wherein the communication medium is a digital communications network.

11. A method for tracking maintenance, the method comprising:

tracking accumulated usage data;

receiving a list of routine tasks required to be performed, each routine task having a control point which defines an interval at which the routine task is to be performed;

tracking task accomplishment data for each routine task;

determining a maintenance due point for each routine task, the maintenance due point being based upon the control point and the accomplishment data of the routine task;

identifying maintenance due tasks as those routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the routine task and the accumulated usage data is less than a user-defined critical value; and

reporting maintenance due tasks.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the accumulated usage data includes a current date.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the accumulated usage data includes a number of accumulated usage data, as well as a current date.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the list of routine tasks is derived from a maintenance document.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the list of routine tasks comprises maintenance tasks and maintenance task groups, wherein the maintenance tasks are derived from a maintenance document and the maintenance task groups are groupings of maintenance tasks.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein task accomplishment data includes a maintenance date on which the routine task was completed.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein task accomplishment data includes a maintenance date on which the routine task was completed, as wells as a number of usage data accumulated by the maintenance date.

18. The method of claim 11 and further comprising:

receiving a list of non-routine tasks required to be performed, each non-routine task having a maintenance due point by which the non-routine task must be performed;

identifying non-routine maintenance due tasks as those non-routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the non-routine task and the accumulated usage data is less than a user-defined critical value; and

reporting non-routine maintenance due tasks.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the method is operated over a communication medium operably connected to a plurality of input/output devices each having means for inputting and outputting information.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.

21. A maintenance tracking system for tracking maintenance required for a member of a fleet, the system comprising:

means for tracking accumulated usage data for each member in the fleet;

means for receiving, for each member in the fleet, a list of routine tasks required to be performed on the member, each routine task having a control point which defines an interval at which the routine task must be performed;

means for tracking task accomplishment data for each routine task;

means for determining a maintenance due point for each routine task, the maintenance due point being based upon the control point and accomplishment data of the routine task;

means for identifying maintenance due tasks as those routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the routine task and the accumulated usage data of the member is less than a user-defined critical value; and

means for reporting maintenance due tasks.

22. The maintenance tracking system of claim 21 and further comprising:

means for receiving, for each member in the fleet, a list of non-routine tasks required to be performed on the member, each non-routine task having a maintenance due date by which the non-routine task must be performed;

means for identifying non-routine maintenance due tasks as those non-routine tasks for which a difference between the maintenance due point of the non-routine task and the accumulated usage data of the member is less than a user-defined critical value; and

means for reporting non-routine maintenance due tasks.

23. The maintenance tracking system of claim 21 wherein the maintenance tracking system is implemented over a communication medium operably connected to a plurality of input/output devices each having means for inputting and outputting information.

24. The aircraft maintenance tracking system of claim 23 wherein the communication medium is a digital communication network.