Aircraft maintenance method and device
First Claim
1. A method for maintenance in an aircraft, the aircraft including an avionic system, the avionic system including a set of functional entities, wherein the avionic system is connected to an infrastructure on the ground according to at least one communication medium, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the aircraft, a command to initiate at the aircraft testing of at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities via the at least one communication medium, the command being from the infrastructure on the ground;
testing, by a system of the aircraft, the at least one functional entity responsive to said receiving the command, said testing resulting in a diagnosis of a malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities;
consulting and obtaining, at the aircraft, via the at least one communication medium, maintenance data stored in the infrastructure on the ground relating to the malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities, the maintenance data including data regarding a procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity; and
repairing, at the aircraft, the tested at least one functional entity based on the obtained maintenance data which includes the data regarding the procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity.
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Abstract
A method for the maintenance of an aircraft including an avionics system including a set of operating units. The avionics system is connected to a ground-based infrastructure via at least one communication medium. Maintenance data stored in the ground-based infrastructure and relating to the malfunction of at least one operating unit are obtained via the at least one communication medium, and at least one operating unit is repaired on the basis of the maintenance data obtained.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for maintenance in an aircraft, the aircraft including an avionic system, the avionic system including a set of functional entities, wherein the avionic system is connected to an infrastructure on the ground according to at least one communication medium, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the aircraft, a command to initiate at the aircraft testing of at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities via the at least one communication medium, the command being from the infrastructure on the ground; testing, by a system of the aircraft, the at least one functional entity responsive to said receiving the command, said testing resulting in a diagnosis of a malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities; consulting and obtaining, at the aircraft, via the at least one communication medium, maintenance data stored in the infrastructure on the ground relating to the malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities, the maintenance data including data regarding a procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity; and repairing, at the aircraft, the tested at least one functional entity based on the obtained maintenance data which includes the data regarding the procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21)
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6. A device for maintenance in an aircraft, the aircraft including an avionic system, the avionic system including a set of functional entities, wherein the avionic system is connected to an infrastructure on the ground according to at least one communication medium, the device comprising:
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circuitry, in the aircraft, configured to receive, at the aircraft, a command to initiate at the aircraft testing of at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities via the at least one communication medium, the command being from the infrastructure on the ground; test the at least one functional entity responsive to said receiving the command, the testing resulting in a diagnosis of a malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities; consult and obtain, at the aircraft, via the at least one communication medium, maintenance data stored in the infrastructure on the ground relating to the malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities, the maintenance data including data regarding a procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity; and repair, at the aircraft, the tested at least one functional entity based on the obtained maintenance data which includes the data regarding the procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 18, 19)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions which when executed by a processor perform a method for maintenance in an aircraft, the aircraft including an avionic system, the avionic system including a set of functional entities, wherein the avionic system is connected to an infrastructure on the ground according to at least one communication medium, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the aircraft, a command to initiate at the aircraft testing of at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities via the at least one communication medium, the command being from the infrastructure on the ground; testing, by a system of the aircraft, the at least one functional entity responsive to said receiving the command, said testing resulting in a diagnosis of a malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities; consulting and obtaining, at the aircraft, via the at least one communication medium, maintenance data stored in the infrastructure on the ground relating to the malfunction of the tested at least one functional entity of the set of functional entities, the maintenance data including data regarding a procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity; and repairing, at the aircraft, the tested at least one functional entity based on the obtained maintenance data which includes the data regarding the procedure to repair the tested at least one functional entity. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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