Integrated onboard maintenance documentation with a central maintenance system
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1. In combination:
- a central maintenance computer system; and
, an onboard maintenance terminal;
said onboard maintenance terminal linking faults to maintenance documentation; and
, said onboard maintenance terminal further linking flight deck effect (FDE) EICAS messages to FIM troubleshooting procedures.
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Abstract
The present invention provides airline mechanics with an electronic maintenance terminal (MT) that displays real time central maintenance computer (CMC) data screens. The invention provides the mechanic with the ability to access fault isolation manual (FIM) troubleshooting procedures via an internal software hot link between the CMC fault code and the FIM procedure. The FIM data is a subset of the electronic portable maintenance aid (PMA) data. In addition to faults the present invention also links flight deck effect (FDE) EICAS messages to FIM troubleshooting procedures.
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1. In combination:
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a central maintenance computer system; and
,an onboard maintenance terminal;
said onboard maintenance terminal linking faults to maintenance documentation; and
,said onboard maintenance terminal further linking flight deck effect (FDE) EICAS messages to FIM troubleshooting procedures.
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2. The method of operating an onboard maintenance terminal for an aircraft comprising the steps of:
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selecting a real time highlighted CMC fault or flight deck effect (FDE) being displayed on the CMC maintenance terminal menus; and
,obtaining a display of the aircraft maintenance manual FIM troubleshooting procedure for the fault/FDE indication.
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