초록 ▼

The present invention is directed to a system and method for aircraft engine monitoring to permit management of individual aircraft in a fleet of aircraft. A processing system collects data on engine operational parameters and then uses this data to perform calculations to accurately determine time

The present invention is directed to a system and method for aircraft engine monitoring to permit management of individual aircraft in a fleet of aircraft. A processing system collects data on engine operational parameters and then uses this data to perform calculations to accurately determine time remaining until service and relative wear of specific engines in the fleet of aircraft. The time remaining until service and relative wear is displayed on a display screen which is configured to display this data for each engine separately. The displayed results can be used by an aircraft maintenance manager to accurately determine if the aircraft engines are being operated according to a maintenance plan, or to rotate the service of the aircraft to balance the wear on the aircraft engines in the fleet.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An aircraft maintenance monitoring display system comprising:a data storage containing values representing: at least two aircraft engine current usage parameters; at least two aircraft engine maximum recommended usage until scheduled maintenance parameters; and at least two predicted aircraft eng

1. An aircraft maintenance monitoring display system comprising:a data storage containing values representing: at least two aircraft engine current usage parameters; at least two aircraft engine maximum recommended usage until scheduled maintenance parameters; and at least two predicted aircraft engine usage parameters corresponding to an amount of aircraft engine usage by a time of scheduled maintenance; a usage estimation calculator receiving a plurality of variable engine usage parameters from at least one aircraft flight recorder and generating as a first output said aircraft engine current usage parameters and as a second output said predicted aircraft engine usage parameters; and a graphic display device providing a visual display of said at least two current usage parameters, said at least two maximum recommended usage parameters, and said at least two predicted usage parameters, wherein said visual display allows for comparison of engine usage between at least one of: engine components in a same engine; engines on a same aircraft; and aircraft within a same fleet.