Method and system for dynamic management of part reliability data

• US 7,330,819 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2002
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fleetmx Aviation Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Sinex, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Jeffrey A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RINES, ROBERT D
• Application Number:
  US10/154,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20020138311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,090 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4, 701/24, 701/29, 701/35, 340/500, 702/184
• US Class Current: 705/4
• 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 during a dynamically-planned maintenance check 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; 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 a member of a fleet, a method for recording and analyzing reliability data for the member, 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 member;

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 member.

3. 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.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.

5. A system for recording and analyzing reliability data during a dynamically-planned maintenance check, 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;

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.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the warranty-based reliability data is reported for use in generating warranty reports for the rotable parts.

7. The system of claim 5 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.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the communication medium is the digital communication network.