Dynamic management of aircraft part reliability data

• US 7,167,786 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2000
• Issued: 01/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Sinex, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): To; Tuan C
• Application Number:
  US09/728,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20010032103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,244 Days
• Field of Search: 701/35, 701/29, 701/33, 701/14, 701/3, 701/30, 701/34, 701/24, 701/31, 702/184, 705/26, 705/9, 705/15, 705/1, 705/8, 705/11, 340/439, 340/945, 340/500, 340/471, 395/50, 379/9.02, 714/1, 714/25, 714/39
• US Class Current: 701/35
• 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 system for recording and analyzing reliability data for an aircraft during a dynamically-planned maintenance check of the aircraft includes means for obtaining and logging warranty-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of any routine or non-routine tasks that may exist, and which pertain to rotable parts of the aircraft; means for obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of any non-routine tasks that may exist; means for identifying for each non-routine task, a routine task whose performance resulted in the generation of the non-routine task; means for obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of any identified routine tasks that may exist; and means for analyzing and reporting the warranty-based reliability data and the maintenance program-based reliability data.

Claims

1. In a system for dynamically planning a maintenance check of an aircraft, a method for recording and analyzing reliability data for the aircraft, the method comprising:

obtaining and logging warranty-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of routine and non-routine maintenance tasks, and which pertain to rotable parts of the aircraft;

obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of non-routine maintenance tasks;

identifying for each non-routine maintenance task, a routine maintenance task whose performance resulted in the generation of the non-routine maintenance task;

obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of the identified routine maintenance tasks; and

analyzing and reporting the warranty-based reliability data and the maintenance program-based reliability data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the warranty-based reliability data is reported for use in generating warranty reports for the rotable parts of the aircraft.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the maintenance program-based reliability data is reported for use in generating reports on modifications to an Maintenance Review Board document.

4. The method of claim 1 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.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.

6. A system for recording and analyzing reliability data for an aircraft during a dynamically-planned maintenance check of the aircraft, the system comprising:

means for obtaining and logging warranty-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of routine and non-routine maintenance tasks, and which pertain to rotable parts of the aircraft;

means for obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of non-routine maintenance tasks;

means for identifying for each non-routine maintenance task, a routine maintenance task whose performance resulted in the generation of the non-routine maintenance task;

means for obtaining and logging maintenance program-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of the identified routine maintenance tasks; and

means for analyzing and reporting the warranty-based reliability data and the maintenance program-based reliability data.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the warranty-based reliability data is reported for use in generating warranty reports for the rotable parts of the aircraft.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the maintenance program-based reliability data is reported for use in generating reports on modifications to an Maintenance Review Board document.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the system is implemented over a communication medium operably connected to a plurality of input/output devices each having means for inputting and outputting information.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.