Method and system for planning repair of an aircraft engine
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1. An article of manufacture comprising:
- at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing the planning of repair of an aircraft engine, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising;
retrieving engine configuration data for a plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine;
retrieving service requirement data for at least one of the plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine;
automatically determining a remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts of the aircraft engine from said engine configuration data and said service requirement data; and
generating a planning document for repairing the aircraft engine according to the determined remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts.
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Abstract
A method and system for planning repair or overhaul of an aircraft engine. This invention retrieves engine configuration data for a plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine, retrieves service requirement data for at least one of the plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine, and automatically determines a remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts of the aircraft engine from the configuration data and the service requirement data.
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1. An article of manufacture comprising:
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at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing the planning of repair of an aircraft engine, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising; retrieving engine configuration data for a plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; retrieving service requirement data for at least one of the plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; automatically determining a remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts of the aircraft engine from said engine configuration data and said service requirement data; and generating a planning document for repairing the aircraft engine according to the determined remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for planning repair of an aircraft engine, comprising:
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means for retrieving engine configuration data for a plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; means for retrieving service requirement data for at least one of the plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; means for automatically determining a remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts of the aircraft engine from said engine configuration data and said service requirement data; and means for generating a planning document for repairing the aircraft engine according to the determined remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented method for planning repair of an aircraft engine, comprising:
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retrieving engine configuration data for a plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; retrieving service requirement data for at least one of the plurality of life limited parts for the aircraft engine; automatically determining a remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts of the aircraft engine from said engine configuration data and said service requirement data; and generating a planning document for repairing the aircraft engine according to the determined remaining life for the at least one of the plurality of life limited parts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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