DEFERRED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a minimum equipment list (MEL) data module that determines at least one operational limitation associated with deferred maintenance on a vehicle; and
an impact assessment module that determines an operational impact associated with the deferred maintenance based on the at least one operational limitation;
wherein at least one of the MEL data module and impact assessment module comprises one or more of hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more computer readable storage media.
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Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus that includes a minimum equipment list (MEL) data module and an impact assessment module. The MEL data module determines at least one operational limitation associated with deferred maintenance on a vehicle. The impact assessment module determines an operational impact associated with the deferred maintenance based on the at least one operational limitation.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a minimum equipment list (MEL) data module that determines at least one operational limitation associated with deferred maintenance on a vehicle; and an impact assessment module that determines an operational impact associated with the deferred maintenance based on the at least one operational limitation; wherein at least one of the MEL data module and impact assessment module comprises one or more of hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more computer readable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a maintenance information system that stores a deferred maintenance record comprising a minimum equipment list (MEL) item identifier associated with a deferral of maintenance of a system fault on a vehicle; and a deferred maintenance apparatus that determines the MEL item identifier, locates an MEL item associated with the MEL item identifier in an MEL document, determines at least one operational limitation associated with the MEL item, and determines an operational impact associated with the deferral of maintenance of the system fault based on the at least one operational limitation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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obtaining at least one operational limitation associated with deferred maintenance of a vehicle; and determining an operational impact associated with the at least one deferred maintenance based on the at least one operational limitation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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