Maintenance tracking system
First Claim
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.
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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.
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24 Claims
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1. A maintenance tracking system for tracking maintenance required on a member of a fleet, the maintenance tracking system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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.
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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.
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10. The maintenance tracking system of claim 9 wherein the communication medium is a digital communications network.
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11. A method for tracking maintenance, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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.
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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.
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20. The method of claim 19 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.
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21. A maintenance tracking system for tracking maintenance required for a member of a fleet, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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.
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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.
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24. The maintenance tracking system of claim 23 wherein the communication medium is a digital communication network.
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