ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE WORK CARDS

• US 20080147263A1
• Filed: 02/11/2008
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Sinex, Barry
• Application Number:
  US12/029,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147263A1
• 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 method for electronically documenting the completion of maintenance tasks in a maintenance industry which requires recordation of maintenance tasks performed, and in which required maintenance tasks are documented on a plurality of work cards, the method includes retrieving a legacy work card that is an electronic document itemizing a plurality of maintenance tasks to be performed and specifying by skill level whom may perform the itemized maintenance tasks, creating, from the legacy work card, an electronic work card including a plurality of data entry fields that include at least a sign-off field, receiving data corresponding to a designated data entry field, and modifying the electronic work card to include the received data corresponding to the designated data entry field.

Claims

1. A method for electronically documenting the completion of maintenance tasks in a maintenance industry which requires recordation of maintenance tasks performed, and in which required maintenance tasks are documented on a plurality of work cards, the method comprising:

retrieving a legacy work card, the legacy work card being an electronic document itemizing a plurality of maintenance tasks to be performed and specifying by skill level whom may perform the itemized maintenance tasks;

creating, from the legacy work card, an electronic work card comprising a plurality of data entry fields, the data entry fields comprising at least a sign-off field;

receiving data corresponding to a designated data entry field; and

modifying the electronic work card to include the received data corresponding to the designated data entry field.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data entry fields are selected from a group of fields consisting of one or more task notes inputs, one or more maintenance personnel sign-off inputs, and a task inspection readiness input.

3. A system for documenting maintenance tasks, which are performed on an aircraft and which are documented on a plurality of electronic work cards, the system comprising:

computer readable memory configured to store and access data associated with the work cards; and

a processor configured to process the work cards, each of which work cards comprise;

at least one maintenance task for the aircraft;

a plurality of information fields related to the task and the aircraft on which the task is performed; and

one or more data entry fields comprising at least a sign-off field.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the information fields are selected from a group of fields consisting of an identifier for the aircraft on which the task is performed, a task identifier, a task description, a task location identifier, an estimated task completion time, an actual task time accrued, a work order identifier, a suggested or required task skill level.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the data entry fields are selected from a group of fields consisting of one or more task notes inputs, one or more maintenance personnel sign-off inputs, and a task inspection readiness input.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein each of the work cards further comprise a graphical representation of the aircraft on which the maintenance is performed.

7. The electronic work card of claim 3, wherein one or more of the information fields are editable.

8. An electronic system for facilitating a maintenance task performed on an aircraft and documented on an electronic task card, the system comprising:

computer readable memory configured to store and access data associated with the task card; and

a processor configured to process the task card, wherein the task card comprises;

a plurality of information fields related to the task performed and the aircraft on which the task is performed; and

at least one task step for performing the task.

9. The electronic task card of claim 8, wherein the information fields are selected from a group of fields consisting of a task card identifier, a work order identifier, an identifier for the aircraft on which the task is performed, accrued flight hours, and accrued cycles.

10. The electronic task card of claim 8, wherein the at least one task step comprises a plurality of task steps.

11. The electronic task card of claim 10, wherein one or more of the task steps comprise one or more sub-steps.

12. The electronic task card of claim 8, wherein the at least one task step comprises:

instructions for performing the task step; and

a suggested or required skill level for performing the task step.

13. The electronic task card of claim 8, wherein one or more of the information fields are editable.