METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROCESS
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1. A method of managing maintenance of an aircraft comprising:
- generating an electronic report that indicates a fault of the aircraft;
electronically integrating the electronic report with resource data and flight schedule data to establish a repair solution for the fault; and
generating an electronic work order based on the repair solution.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of managing maintenance of an aircraft is provided. In one implementation the method includes generating an electronic report that indicates a fault of the aircraft; electronically integrating the electronic report with resource data and flight schedule data to establish a repair solution for the fault; and generating an electronic work order based on the repair solution.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing maintenance of an aircraft comprising:
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generating an electronic report that indicates a fault of the aircraft; electronically integrating the electronic report with resource data and flight schedule data to establish a repair solution for the fault; and generating an electronic work order based on the repair solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A maintenance management system for an aircraft comprising:
one or more computer readable mediums bearing, a fault evaluator operable to evaluate fault data of an aircraft and establish a repair solution; a work order generator operable to generate a work order based on the repair solution; a maintenance manager operable to assign the work order to a technician; and a work manager operable to manage work associated with the work order as it is being performed by the technician. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An maintenance management system for an aircraft comprising:
one or more computer readable mediums bearing, a fault report generator operable to generate fault data of an aircraft based on at least one of fault data generated by the aircraft and fault information entered by a user; a fault evaluator operable to evaluate the fault data of the aircraft and establish a repair solution; a work order generator operable to generate a work order and a parts order based on the repair solution; a flight schedule evaluator operable to maintain a flight schedule based on the work order; a maintenance manager operable to assign the work order to a technician; a part manager operable to manage at least one of a retrieval and a release of parts for the aircraft based on the parts order; a gate situational awareness reporter operable to monitor conditions of the aircraft and generate timing information based on the conditions; and a work manager operable to manage maintenance work as it is being performed by the technician based on the timing information.
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