WIRELESS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG
First Claim
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1. An aircraft part assembly comprising:
- an aircraft part;
a metal data plate mounted on said aircraft part; and
a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) coupled to said metal data plate such that said metal data plate is an RFID tag resonator.
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Abstract
A method of aircraft maintenance involves storing part information relating to an aircraft part on the aircraft part. The part information is wirelessly transmitting from the aircraft part to a receiver. A note of a change relating to the aircraft part is made. The part information with the note of the change relating to the aircraft part is electronically stored at a location remote from the aircraft part.
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1. An aircraft part assembly comprising:
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an aircraft part; a metal data plate mounted on said aircraft part; and a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) coupled to said metal data plate such that said metal data plate is an RFID tag resonator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An aircraft part assembly comprising:
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an aircraft part; a metal data plate mounted on said aircraft part; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag mounted between said aircraft part and said metal data plate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of conducting aircraft maintenance, comprising the steps of:
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receiving stored part information relating to an aircraft part from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to a part data plate, such that said part data plate is an RFID tag resonator, on said part using a portable device; receiving stored replacement part information relating to a replacement part from an RFID tag coupled to a replacement part data plate, such that said replacement part data plate is an RFID tag resonator, on said replacement part using said portable device; formatting said part information and said replacement part information into an electronic document; and wirelessly transmitting the electronic document to a server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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