Method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft and a maintenance system
First Claim
1. A method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a computing element of the maintenance system, a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft on a selected communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals, wherein the selected communication terminal is a control terminal;
assigning, by the control terminal, a maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by a user on a component of the aircraft to another communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the maintenance test to be displayed on the another communication terminal;
assigning, by the control terminal, another maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by at least one of the user or another user on another component of the aircraft to a further communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the another maintenance test to be displayed on the further communication terminal;
sequentially assigning the another maintenance test to the further communication terminal after the maintenance test is identified as being completed on the another communication terminal; and
upon completion of the maintenance tests, displaying a maintenance routine completion on the control terminal.
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Abstract
A maintenance system for use with an aircraft and a method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method includes executing a maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft and displaying the maintenance routine on at least one of the communication terminals to define a control terminal.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a computing element of the maintenance system, a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft on a selected communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals, wherein the selected communication terminal is a control terminal; assigning, by the control terminal, a maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by a user on a component of the aircraft to another communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the maintenance test to be displayed on the another communication terminal; assigning, by the control terminal, another maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by at least one of the user or another user on another component of the aircraft to a further communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the another maintenance test to be displayed on the further communication terminal; sequentially assigning the another maintenance test to the further communication terminal after the maintenance test is identified as being completed on the another communication terminal; and upon completion of the maintenance tests, displaying a maintenance routine completion on the control terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A maintenance system for use with an aircraft, comprising:
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a computing element; multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, wherein the computing element is to display a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft on a first communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals, wherein the first communication terminal is a control terminal; and wherein the control terminal is to cause; an indication of a first maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be displayed on a second communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals to assign the first maintenance test to the second communication terminal, wherein a first user is to perform the first maintenance test on a first component of the aircraft, and wherein the second communication terminal is associated with the first component of the aircraft, an indication of a second maintenance test to be displayed on a third communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals to assign the second maintenance test to the third communication terminal, wherein at least one of the first user or another user is to perform the further maintenance test on a second component of the aircraft, and wherein the third communication terminal is associated with the second component, sequentially assign the second maintenance test to the third communication terminal after the first maintenance test is identified as being completed on the second communication terminal, and in response to completion of the first and second maintenance tests, display a maintenance routine completion on the control terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium on which is stored machine-executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a control terminal, are to cause the processor to:
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display, on the control terminal, a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of an aircraft, wherein the control terminal is a communication terminal of a plurality of communication terminals, the plurality of communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other; cause an indication of a maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be displayed on another communication terminal of the plurality of communication terminals to assign the maintenance test to the another communication terminal, wherein the maintenance test is to be performed by a user on a component of the aircraft; cause an indication of another maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be displayed on a further communication terminal of the plurality of communication terminals to assign the maintenance test to the further communication terminal, wherein the maintenance test is to be performed by at least one of the user or another user on another component of the aircraft; assign, sequentially, the another maintenance test to the further communication terminal, in response to the maintenance test being identified as being completed on the another communication terminal; and in response to completion of the maintenance tests, display a maintenance routine completion on the control terminal.
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