US 11,753,187 B2
System and method for performing enhanced maintenance of aircraft
Steven Lane Misenheimer, Grand Rapids, MI (US); and Christin L. Rauche, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/8,982.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063839 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 5/60 (2017.01) [B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing maintenance on an aircraft comprising:
identifying a fault that occurs during a flight of the aircraft;
identifying a first set of parameters of the aircraft associated with the fault;
receiving data from one or more sensors of the aircraft to determine values of the first set of parameters of the aircraft during first conditions when the aircraft is in flight to obtain a first set of measured values; and
during second conditions after the aircraft lands:
outputting information about the fault and the first set of measured values;
determining a first set of maintenance procedures to be performed based on the fault and a checklist based on a maintenance manual associated with the aircraft;
determining whether the first set of measured values are within acceptable ranges; and
determining a subset of the first set of maintenance procedures not to be performed based on the first set of measured values and the determination of whether the first set of measured values are within the acceptable ranges.