System and method for managing maintenance activities
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving data associated with an inbound airline flight from one or more data sources, the inbound airline flight employing an aircraft and having an arrival gate and a time of arrival at the arrival gate;
at a first location, displaying on a first output device a plurality of parameters specific to the inbound airline flight in response to receiving data associated with the inbound airline flight, the plurality of parameters comprising;
an inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight;
an arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate;
a time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival;
an aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; and
a maintenance indicator associated with at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft;
at the first location, assigning with a first input device a maintenance resource to the aircraft;
at a second location, displaying on a second output device the following;
the inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight;
the arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate;
the time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival;
the aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft;
the maintenance indicator associated with the at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; and
an assignment identifier associated with the assignment of the maintenance resource to the aircraft;
positioning the maintenance resource at the arrival gate at the same time as, or before, the time of arrival;
at the arrival gate, performing one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft with the maintenance resource, comprising one or more of the following;
comparing a maintenance record specific to the aircraft with the maintenance indicator displayed on the first output device at the first location and displayed on the second output device at the second location;
andperforming maintenance on the aircraft;
at the first location, displaying on the first output device a completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft;
andat the second location, displaying on the second output device the completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing maintenance activities such as, for example, aircraft maintenance activities, according to which, in several exemplary embodiments, aircraft maintenance requirements are monitored and/or aircraft maintenance resources are assigned.
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receiving data associated with an inbound airline flight from one or more data sources, the inbound airline flight employing an aircraft and having an arrival gate and a time of arrival at the arrival gate; at a first location, displaying on a first output device a plurality of parameters specific to the inbound airline flight in response to receiving data associated with the inbound airline flight, the plurality of parameters comprising; an inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; an arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; a time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; an aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; and a maintenance indicator associated with at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; at the first location, assigning with a first input device a maintenance resource to the aircraft; at a second location, displaying on a second output device the following; the inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; the arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; the time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; the aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; the maintenance indicator associated with the at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; and an assignment identifier associated with the assignment of the maintenance resource to the aircraft; positioning the maintenance resource at the arrival gate at the same time as, or before, the time of arrival; at the arrival gate, performing one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft with the maintenance resource, comprising one or more of the following; comparing a maintenance record specific to the aircraft with the maintenance indicator displayed on the first output device at the first location and displayed on the second output device at the second location; and performing maintenance on the aircraft; at the first location, displaying on the first output device a completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft; and at the second location, displaying on the second output device the completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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means for receiving data associated with an inbound airline flight from one or more data sources, the inbound airline flight employing an aircraft and having an arrival gate and a time of arrival at the arrival gate; means for at a first location, displaying on a first output device a plurality of parameters specific to the inbound airline flight in response to receiving data associated with the inbound airline flight, the plurality of parameters comprising; an inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; an arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; a time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; an aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; and a maintenance indicator associated with at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; means for at the first location, assigning with a first input device a maintenance resource to the aircraft; means for at a second location, displaying on a second output device the following; the inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; the arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; the time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; the aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; the maintenance indicator associated with the at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; and an assignment identifier associated with the assignment of the maintenance resource to the aircraft; means for positioning the maintenance resource at the arrival gate at the same time as, or before, the time of arrival; means for at the arrival gate, performing one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft with the maintenance resource, comprising one or more of the following; means for comparing a maintenance record specific to the aircraft with the maintenance indicator displayed on the first output device at the first location and displayed on the second output device at the second location; and means for performing maintenance on the aircraft; means for at the first location, displaying on the first output device a completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft; and means for at the second location, displaying on the second output device the completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions stored therein, the plurality of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving data associated with an inbound airline flight from one or more data sources, the inbound airline flight employing an aircraft and having an arrival gate and a time of arrival at the arrival gate; instructions for at a first location, displaying on a first output device a plurality of parameters specific to the inbound airline flight in response to receiving data associated with the inbound airline flight, the plurality of parameters comprising; an inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; an arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; a time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; an aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; and a maintenance indicator associated with at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; instructions for at the first location, assigning with a first input device a maintenance resource to the aircraft; instructions for at a second location, displaying on a second output device the following; the inbound flight identifier associated with the inbound flight; the arrival gate identifier associated with the arrival gate; the time of arrival indicator associated with the time of arrival; the aircraft identifier associated with the aircraft; the maintenance indicator associated with the at least one maintenance requirement of the aircraft; and an assignment identifier associated with the assignment of the maintenance resource to the aircraft; instructions for at the first location, displaying on the first output device a completion identifier indicating completion of performing one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft; and instructions for at the second location, displaying on the second output device the completion identifier indicating the completion of performing the one or more maintenance activities on the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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