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    A method (100) for implementing a maintenance program for an aircraft with a maintenance system having multiple communication terminals physically disposed around the aircraft and exchanging data with each other, the method (100) comprising executing (102) a maintenance software program for routine maintenance comprising maintenance tests corresponding to aircraft members and displaying (104) routine maintenance on at least one of the communication terminals to define a control terminal.
    公开号:FR3025680A1
    申请号:FR1558183
    申请日:2015-09-03
    公开日:2016-03-11
    发明作者:Eric Daniel Buehler；Sally Mae Ward；Brion Lee Frost；Iii Allan Anderson Mccurdy
    申请人:GE Aviation Systems LLC；
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    [0001] 1 Method for Implementing an Aircraft Maintenance Program and a Maintenance System Modern aircraft may include various systems and components that require maintenance. Aeronautical maintenance may include, but is not limited to, general maintenance, overhaul, overhaul and / or inspection of an aircraft, one or more shipboard systems and / or several organ (s) of the aircraft.
    [0002] In a first embodiment, the invention relates to a method for implementing a maintenance program for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals arranged physically around the aircraft and exchanging data with each other. the others, the method comprising the execution of a maintenance software program for periodic maintenance comprising maintenance tests corresponding to aircraft components, displaying the periodic maintenance on at least one of the communication terminals in order to define a control terminal, assigning a maintenance test to a communication terminal associated with the corresponding member to define an associated terminal for controlling the execution of the maintenance test by displaying an indication of maintenance test on the associated terminal and, at the end of the maintenance tests, the display of a periodic maintenance completion ue on the control terminal. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a maintenance system for use with an aircraft, the maintenance system having multiple communication terminals 3025680 2 disposed physically around the aircraft and exchanging data with each other and at least one controller designed to execute a maintenance software program for periodic maintenance including maintenance tests corresponding to aircraft components, display periodic maintenance on at least one of the plurality of communication terminals in order to define a terminal control, assigning maintenance tests to a communication terminal associated with the corresponding member to define an associated terminal to control the execution of the maintenance test by displaying a maintenance test indication on the associated terminal and, at the end of the maintenance tests, display a periodic maintenance completion on the ground minal order. The invention will be better understood on studying the detailed description of an embodiment taken by way of nonlimiting example and illustrated by the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a system maintenance system for use with an aircraft according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of implementing a maintenance program for an aircraft according to one embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the maintenance system and the aircraft of FIG. 1, illustrating how tasks may be assigned according to one embodiment of the invention. Figure 1 shows a maintenance system 8 for use with an aircraft 10, the maintenance system 8 being able to facilitate the work of a maintenance technician to detect, diagnose and solve problems affecting systems and organs. The exemplary aircraft 10 may execute 3 parts of embodiments of the invention and may comprise one or more engines equipped 12 mounted on a fuselage 14, a cockpit 16 arranged in the fuselage 14 and half-wings 18 extending outwardly from the fuselage 14. Although a commercial aircraft has been shown, it is contemplated that forms of the invention may be used on any type of aircraft, for example, without fixed wing, rotary wing, rocket, personal and military aircraft. A plurality of aircraft members and systems that allow the aircraft 10 to function properly may be present in the aircraft 10. By way of non-limiting example and to serve as a practical example hereinafter, the flaps 22 and the control surfaces 24 have been designated by different landmarks. One or more computer (s) or automaton (s) 26, which can / can cooperate with the plurality of organs and systems 20 of the aircraft, including flaps 22 and control surfaces 24, serve to control their operation. Although only one controller 26 has been shown, it is envisaged that any number of controllers 26 may be present in the aircraft 10. In this case, the controller 26 may also be connected to other controllers 26. The controller 26 may include or be associated with any appropriate number of individual equipment such as microprocessors, power sources, memory devices, interface cards, automatic flight control systems, flight management computers and other common organs. For example, the controller 26 may comprise a memory 28, the memory 28 may comprise a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a flash memory or several different types of portable electronic memory such as disks, DVDs, CD-ROMs, etc., or any suitable combinations of these types of memory. The controller 26 may also include one or more processors 30, which may execute any suitable program. The controller 26 may comprise or cooperate with any number of software programs or instructions designed to perform the various processes, process tasks, calculations, and control / display functions necessary for the operation of the aircraft. The controller 26 is shown communicating with the plurality of members and systems 20 of the aircraft and it is contemplated that the controller 26 may contribute to the operation of the aircraft members and systems 20 and receive information from the and systems 20 of the aircraft. The controller 26 may be part of a flight management system or may cooperate with the flight management system. Various control mechanisms 32 may be installed in the cockpit 16 to operate or operate various aircraft members 10. The control mechanisms 32 may be any suitable mechanisms, including a keypad control system 34. and cursor. In yet another non-limiting example, a control mechanism 32 may include a flap control lever handle 36, which may be actuated by a pilot to adjust the position of the multiple flaps 22. The term control lever handle The flap used in the present description not only refers to a physical handle, it rather relates to the control device 25 for adjusting the position of the flaps. During all the early days of aviation, this control device was a handle and the expression shutter control lever handle became generic for the control device used to adjust the position of the shutters regardless of whether the control device The control is either a handle or a key on a touch screen user interface. Furthermore, the maintenance system 8 has been shown provided with various examples of multiple communication terminals 40 physically arranged around the aircraft 10. The expression "around the aircraft 10" can cover the interior of the aircraft 10. 10 and / or the outside of the aircraft 10. For example, one of the multiple communication terminals 40 has been represented in the form of a flight screen 42 which can be located in the cockpit 16. The 10-flight displays 42 may include either a primary flight screen or a multifunction display and may display all kinds of aircraft, flight, navigation, maintenance and other information for operation, flight and navigation. maintenance of the aircraft 10. The flight screen 42 may be able to display graphics and color text for the attention of a user. The flight screen can cooperate with any number of control mechanisms 32 to allow a user to interact with the information displayed on the flight screen. Although only one flight screen 42 inside the aircraft 10 has been shown included in the maintenance system 8, it is contemplated that any number of multiple communication terminals 40 may be arranged in a number of locations. Any of the appropriate parts of the aircraft 10. One or more of the multiple communication terminals 40 may / may be an external communication terminal (s) 44. Although these external communication terminals 44 have been shown in FIG. the form of portable computers, the external communication terminals 44 can be any suitable device (s) and this device (s) can be fixed and / or mobile (s).
    [0003] Whatever the type of multiple communication terminals 40 forming part of the system and regardless of where they are arranged around the aircraft, the multiple communication terminals 40 can exchange data with each other. and each can provide access to a maintenance program so that the maintenance program can be conducted by at least one user using at least one of the plurality of communication terminals 40 and the multiple terminals of communication 40 are designed to allow a number of independent, non-interactive maintenance tests. The communication terminals 40 may be designed to accept data entered by the user. It is contemplated that the multiple communication terminals 40 may be cabled or radio coupled through any kind of communication mechanism. For example, the multiple communication terminals 40 may allow radio links with other systems and devices by packet radio, satellite uplink, Wi-Fi, WiMax, Bluetooth, ZigBee, 3G radio signal, radio CDMA multi-access signal. code division, mobile special group (GSM), 4G radio signal, Long Term Evolution (LTE) signal, Ethernet or any combination thereof. In addition, the particular type or mode of wired or wireless communication is not essential in the embodiments of the present invention, and subsequently developed radio networks are certainly contemplated as falling within the scope of embodiments of the present invention. 'invention. Furthermore, any type of cable transmission such as Ethernet can be used to communicate with one another the multiple communication terminals 40.
    [0004] Furthermore, at least one controller can be part of the maintenance system 8 and can be coupled to one or more of the multiple communication terminals 40. It is envisaged that the at least one automaton can be the controller 26 of the controller. aircraft 10, a controller located in an external communication terminal 44 or an additional controller located in the aircraft 10 is remote from the aircraft 10. In addition, multiple controllers can be used. The at least one controller may be any suitable, versatile or specific processor designed for the task. In the rest of the discussion, the at least one automaton will be described, for ease of explanation, as being the controller 26. The controller 26 may be designed to execute a maintenance software program for periodic maintenance including maintenance tests corresponding to the members 20 of the aircraft, including systems of the aircraft 10. The controller 26 may be designed to display periodic maintenance on at least one of the multiple communication terminals 40 to define a terminal control, assigning maintenance tests to a communication terminal 40 associated with the corresponding member 20 to define an associated terminal to control the execution of the maintenance test by displaying a maintenance test indication on the associated terminal and, at the end of the maintenance tests, displaying a periodic maintenance completion on the control terminal. On the other hand, the controller 26 may be designed to allow multiple users access to the maintenance tests and the controller 26 may be designed to distribute the maintenance tests between the multiple communication terminals. On the other hand, the controller 26 may be designed to determine which of the multiple communication terminals 40 is to be defined as the control terminal. The controller 26 may also be designed to determine which of the communication terminals 40 is to be defined as the associated terminal for each of the various maintenance tests. The controller 26 may be designed to perform any of the appropriate functions to assist in performing routine maintenance, the controller 26 including allowing for a number of simultaneous, independent, non-interactive sessions specified in the information. session security configuration, including a predetermined maximum.
    [0005] The controller 26 can move the management of a session from one place to another. The controller 26 may allow the display of an interactive session of users on one or more screens of the cockpit. The controller 26 can check the possibility of a session when it receives from a communication terminal a connection request to a session. The controller 26 may send an indication of establishing a session to the requesting communication terminal when an appropriate session is possible or sending a session denial indication if an appropriate session is not possible. The controller 26 may make a session possible for future use when the communication terminal using this session disconnects. The controller 26 may invalidate an existing session without background tasks when it receives a disconnect request or return an error message if any background tasks are being performed upon receipt of a request. disconnect request. The controller 26 may return information for all active sessions upon receipt of a request for session information not accompanied by a username parameter. The controller 26 may invalidate all sessions specified in the request parameters and terminate any background tasks for those sessions upon receipt of a session disconnection request. The controller 26 may invalidate all sessions specified in the request parameters upon receipt of a session disconnect request if none of the specified sessions has any background tasks in progress. The controller 26 may return information on all active sessions when the session's username matches the username provided upon receipt of a request for information about a session accompanied by a request parameter of the session. username.
    [0006] The controller 26 may return session function permissions for all requested sessions upon receipt of a session function request. The controller 26 may reset a reauthentication timer for a session upon receipt of a request to maintain activity. The controller 26 can refresh a sequence of locations of a session upon receipt of a location request, return information for the current session upon receipt of a session request, return function permissions for the current session upon receipt of a function list request, to return information about the progress of a session for the current session upon receipt of a process list request, to return information about the current session, status of a system upon receipt of a system state request, returning header information for the current session upon receipt of a request for header information, returning information about a member system upon receiving a list request from aircraft member systems, returning session configuration information for the current session upon receipt of a session configuration request, etc. The controller 26 may comprise all or part of a computer program having executable instruction set 3025680 for executing the maintenance software program, displaying routine maintenance, assigning maintenance tests, etc. The program may include a computer program product that may contain computer-readable media for containing computer executable instructions or data structures or on which computer executable instructions or data structures are stored. These computer-readable media may be any existing media accessible to a versatile or specific computer or other machine with a processor. Overall, such a computer program may include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, algorithms, etc., which have the technical effect of performing particular tasks or implementing types of hardware. particular abstract data. The computer executable instructions, the corresponding data structures and the programs represent examples of program code for executing the information exchange presented here. The computer executable instructions may include, for example, instructions and data that cause a versatile computer, a specific computer, or a specific processor to perform a certain function or group of functions. The aircraft 10 and the multiple communication terminals 40 are only exemplary embodiments that can be designed to implement embodiments or portions of embodiments of the invention. In operation, the controller 26 may execute a maintenance software program to enable routine maintenance to be performed. One or more maintenance personnel may interact with the controller 26 via any of the plurality of communication terminals 40 to perform portions of the maintenance tests, in particular the maintenance test being assignable Multiple communication terminals 40. Details of environments for carrying out embodiments of the invention are provided to allow a full understanding of the technology described herein. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the exemplary embodiments may be implemented without these specific details and in other ways. Examples of embodiments are described with reference to the drawings. These drawings illustrate certain details of specific embodiments that implement a module or method, or a computer program described herein. However, the drawings should not be interpreted as posing any potential limitations in the drawings. The method and computer program can be run on any computer-readable medium to carry out their workflow. Embodiments may be implemented using an existing computer processor or by a specific computer processor included for that purpose or another, or by a hardwired system. As noted above, the embodiments described herein may include a computer program product comprising computer-readable media for containing computer executable instructions or data structures or in which computer executable instructions or computer-executable instructions are stored. data structures. These computer-readable media may be any existing media accessible to a versatile or specific computer or other machine with a processor. By way of example, such computer-readable media may comprise a RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other device. magnetic storage, or any other medium that can be used to store or store desired program code in the form of computer-executable executions or data structures and accessible to a versatile or specific computer or other machine equipped with of a processor. When information is transmitted or provided over a network or other communication medium (wired, radio or combined wired and wireless modes) with a machine, the machine appropriately perceives the link as a computer-readable medium. Thus, any such linkage is appropriately referred to as a computer-readable medium. Combinations of the above means also fall within the scope of computer-readable media. The computer executable instructions include, for example, instructions and data, which cause a versatile computer, a specific computer, or specific processors to perform a certain function or group of functions. Embodiments will be described in the general context of steps of a method that may be performed in one embodiment by a program comprising computer executable instructions, including program codes, for example in the form of program modules run by machines in networked environments. Overall, the program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, and so on. which have the technical effect 3025680 13 of performing particular tasks or of implementing particular abstract data types. Computer executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules are examples of program code for performing steps of the method presented herein. The particular order of these executable instructions or associated data structures is an example of corresponding actions to implement the functions described in these steps.
    [0007] The embodiments may also be implemented in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by local and remote processing devices in connection (either by cable links, radio links, or by a combination of hard-wired and wireless links). 15 radio) via a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in local and remote storage devices. The foregoing explanations are for one context only and it is understood that the maintenance system 8 may include any additional suitable elements and may be used in any suitable manner. According to one embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 illustrates a method 100 that can be used to implement a maintenance program for an aircraft such as the aircraft 10, with a maintenance system comprising multiple aircraft terminals. communicating physically arranged around the aircraft and exchanging data with each other, including the maintenance system 8. The method 100 starts at 102 with the execution, by the maintenance system 8 of a software program 3025680 14 maintenance unit for a maintenance program comprising maintenance tests corresponding to members 20 of the aircraft 10. The members 20 can comprise individual parts of the aircraft 10 and / or systems of the aircraft 10.
    [0008] In 104, the maintenance system 8 may display routine maintenance on at least one of the plurality of communication terminals 40 to define a control terminal. In this way, the maintenance software program can be executed on a computer communicating with the control terminal and / or one of the other multiple communication terminals 40. By way of non-limiting example, the control terminal can be designated automatically as a specific terminal among the multiple communication terminals 40. Alternatively, the maintenance system 8 may determine which of the multiple communication terminals 40 is to be designated as the control terminal. For example, the control terminal may be determined according to the location of the communication terminal 40 or the user who accesses the communication terminal 40. By way of non-limiting example, the controller 26 may have access to information on maintenance personnel, including information on the hierarchy of maintenance personnel. During routine maintenance, the maintenance system 8 may assign a maintenance test to a communication terminal 40 which is associated with the corresponding member 20 of the aircraft 10 to define an associated terminal to control the execution of the maintenance test, as indicated in 106, for example by displaying a maintenance test indication on the associated terminal. The assignment of the maintenance test may include assigning multiple maintenance tests used during routine maintenance. This may include sequentially assigning each of the maintenance tests so that the maintenance system waits for the end of each test before assigning the next one. It is envisaged that the assignment of the maintenance tests by the maintenance system 8 can ensure that a single communication terminal 40 has the possibility, at any time, of controlling the routine maintenance. This may include a limitation of access to maintenance tasks for the communication terminal 40 which constitutes the control terminal. Alternatively, the maintenance system 8 may allow access of the multiple communication terminals 40 to the maintenance tasks while still allowing the control terminal at all times to control the routine maintenance. It is also contemplated that the maintenance system may be designed to identify a user at one or more of the multiple communication terminals. It is envisaged that some users may not be authorized to complete the maintenance test. In this case, it is envisaged that the assignment can take place only when the user identified at one of the plurality of communication terminals 40 satisfies a predetermined privilege requirement. The assignment may include assigning maintenance tests to multiple users present at one or the other of different communication terminals 40. In addition, the assignment may include assigning maintenance tests to A single user using a single communication terminal 40 or using multiple different communication terminals 40. It is also envisaged that the assignment can take place automatically when disconnects the communication terminal 40 where a task is taking place. of maintenance. If it is not necessary for the routine maintenance tasks to be carried out successively, it is envisaged that access to the maintenance system 8 including the routine maintenance may at all times be provided to multiple operators. present in multiple separate places. In practice, the determinations carried out can be converted into algorithms for implementing a maintenance program or routine maintenance. Such an algorithm can be converted into a computer program containing a set of executable instructions, which can be executed by the controller 26 and / or the multiple communication terminals 40.
    [0009] In 108, at the end of the maintenance tests, an indication of completion of routine maintenance can be displayed on the control terminal. The control terminal may be at a given location or a location where a specific user is located. It is also contemplated that such an indication of completion may be displayed on any number of other communication terminals 40. Although it is contemplated that the indication may be a single indication for all routine maintenance , an indication of completion may also be provided after the end of each maintenance maintenance task. These indications may be provided in any suitable manner. An example will probably prove useful for a more complete understanding. Referring now to Figure 3, the maintenance system 8 and the aircraft 10 are again used for explanation purposes and in no way limit the embodiments of the invention. In the example, it is envisaged that a first user is in the cockpit 16 using the flight screen 42 and that a second user is out of the aircraft 10, in the process of using One of the external communication terminals 44. Although the applications use the terms user and maintenance personnel, these terms are not intended to be limiting. For example, a pilot, a co-pilot, etc., may also be considered a member of the maintenance staff, as he or she can carry out tasks relating to routine maintenance.
    [0010] In the illustrated example, the first user present in the cockpit 16 as part of the routine maintenance may need to perform the following maintenance tests: flap check and port side control. The first maintenance test is the flap check and the first user present in the cockpit 16 can select the flap check test display using the flight display 42 and can select the flap check. port flaps. At an instant during the test, the flight screen test indication 42 asks the first user to examine the condition of the flaps at the location of the flaps. Although the first user can certainly get out of the cockpit 16 to examine the state of the flaps, it may be more efficient to assign the task to a user outside the aircraft 10. At this point, the first The user in the cockpit 16 can select the active session of the second user to transfer the management of the test as indicated by the arrow 200. The second user can be entrusted with the management of the assigned maintenance task for the user. port flap check test because the first user assigned it. It is contemplated that the first user may be an ultimate user who can switch to another eligible trial or monitor the progress of the second user's intervention during the current trial. Alternatively, the maintenance system 8 may automatically assign the maintenance task based on the identity of the second user or the location of the external communication terminal 44. The second user proceeds with the test 3025680 18 in progress, and if necessary, can coordinate its intervention with the first user. At the end of the port flap check test, the second user or the maintenance system controller 8 can reassign the servicing to the first user present in the passenger compartment 16, as indicated in 202. The user present in the cockpit 16 can resume management to the second user or the maintenance system 8 can determine that the test conducted by the second user is completed and can automatically put the management in the hands of the first user. The first user may continue the flap inspection and select the starboard flap inspection. While the first user selects the test, the second user can travel to the next location to facilitate starboard flap testing, as illustrated in 220. Alternatively, the second user can visit a another external communication terminal 44 associated with the starboard flaps. At some point during the test, the test display asks the first user to examine the state of the flap and the location of the flap. At this time, the first user can assign the maintenance test to the second user or the maintenance system 8 can automatically assign the test, as indicated in 204. The second user is assigned the assigned test and continues to execute the test. testing, including, if necessary, in coordination with the first user. At the end of the test, the second user can reassign the task to the first user present in the passenger compartment, as indicated in 206. Again, the maintenance system 8 can do this automatically. For example, the maintenance system 8 may determine that the test performed by the second user is completed and can make the management to the first user. Alternatively, if the first user is an ultimate user, the first user can reassign the task to himself. In this way, the ultimate user can resume the maintenance test management to the second user.
    [0011] As the routine maintenance portion of flap checking is complete, the alignment of the port rudder can then take place. Again, it is contemplated that the second user may proceed to the next location, as indicated at 222, to participate in the port rudder test, although this is not necessarily the case, as yet another user or another communication terminal 40 may be used. At one point during the test, the test display asks the first user to examine the state of the rudder. At this time, the first user or maintenance system 8 assigns the test to the second user as indicated in 208. The second user can complete the test and the maintenance system 8 can determine that routine maintenance is complete and can display a current maintenance completion on the control terminal. Although the above description restricts the example to a first user and a second user, it is understood that any number of users can intervene and that any number of communication terminals 40 can be used. . In addition, although the above description limits the port port alignment test to an intervention succeeding the flap check test, it is contemplated that both maintenance tests can be performed concurrently. . The method for implementing a maintenance program for an aircraft is flexible, the method is presented for illustrative purposes only. For example, the order of the steps is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit in any way that it is the method 100, it being understood that the steps may take place in a different logical order or that additional or intermediate steps may be added without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the invention. For example, the method 100 may include determining the location of the plurality of communication terminals 40. In this case, the maintenance test may be assigned at 106 to the communication terminal 40 closest to the communication terminal 40. corresponding member 20. Furthermore, the assignment of the maintenance test, in 106, can be done in response to information entered by a user and the method 100 may include the receipt of information entered by a user. and / or determining what information entered by a user has been received. Still further, the method may include determining whether or not a maintenance test is possible for a user at one of the plurality of communication terminals 40. This may include the fact that the controller 26 can determine whether a user is connected to the communication terminal 40 and / or if the user connected to the communication terminal is authorized to access the maintenance test. The maintenance of an aircraft may require many steps. To complete routine maintenance, it may be necessary to allocate various maintenance tasks among many resources. The technical effects of the embodiments described above include the fact that parts of routine maintenance can be assigned and managed by a maintenance system, in particular parts of routine maintenance can be transmitted between the aircraft and the aircraft. / the communication terminals outside the aircraft. The embodiments described above allow the management of maintenance tasks between multiple users and / or multiple terminals. The embodiments described above allow many maintainers to coordinate their actions using multiple users subject to the empowerment of those users and / or the location of the users and may allow take over from a different terminal the assignment of the current session. This allows for routine maintenance in a more efficient manner while greatly limiting the downtime of aircraft. The embodiments described above can also reduce a maintenance crew by the number of people normally required to perform complex maintenance tasks at multiple locations on the same vehicle. Furthermore, the embodiments described above allow a centrally-placed interviewer to coordinate maintenance tasks between multiple interviewers located in the same location or dispersed over different parts of the house. aircraft. Insofar as this is not already described, the different aspects and structures of the various embodiments can be used, if desired, in combination with each other. The fact that a detail can not be presented in respect of all the embodiments does not mean that it must be interpreted that it can not be, that omission to shorten the description. Thus, the various aspects of the various embodiments can be mixed and adapted as desired to form new embodiments, whether the new embodiments are expressly described or not. All combinations or permutations of details described herein are covered by this disclosure.
    [0012] 3025680 22 List of marks 8 maintenance system 10 aircraft 5 12 equipped engines 14 fuselage 16 passenger compartment 18 half-wings 20 systems 10 22 flaps 24 control surfaces 26 PLCs 28 memory 30 processors 15 32 control mechanisms 34 slider control device 36 joystick flap control lever 40 multiple communication terminals 42 flight screen 20 44 outdoor communication terminal 100 method 102 run maintenance software program 104 display routine maintenance 106 assign maintenance test 25 108 display completion of routine maintenance 200 arrow 202 arrow 204 arrow 206 arrow 30 208 arrow
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    Claims (10)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. A method (100) for implementing a maintenance program for an aircraft (10) with a maintenance system (8) having multiple communication terminals (40) physically disposed around the aircraft (10) and exchanging data with each other, the method (100) being characterized in that it comprises: executing (102), by the maintenance system (8), a maintenance software program for routine maintenance comprising tests maintenance device corresponding to members (20) of the aircraft (10); displaying (104), by the maintenance system (8), routine maintenance on at least one of the communication terminals (40) to define a control terminal; assigning (106), by the maintenance system (8), a maintenance test to a communication terminal (40) associated with the corresponding member (20) to define an associated terminal to control execution the maintenance test by displaying a maintenance test indication on the associated terminal (40); and at the end of the maintenance tests, displaying (108) a current maintenance completion on the control terminal.
    [0002]
    The method (100) of claim 1, wherein the assigning (106) of the maintenance tests comprises sequentially assigning each of the maintenance tests so that the maintenance system (8) waits for each to be performed before that the following is not affected.
    [0003]
    The method (100) of claim 1, wherein the maintenance software program is executed by a computer communicating with the control terminal or the control terminal.
    [0004]
    The method (100) of claim 1, further comprising determining where the multiple communication terminals (40) are and where the maintenance test is assigned to the communication terminal (40). 40) closest to the corresponding member (20).
    [0005]
    The method (100) of claim 1 wherein the assignment of the maintenance tests is in response to information entered by a user.
    [0006]
    The method (100) of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of communication terminals (40) is on board the aircraft (10) and wherein the assignment allows routine maintenance to be moved between a terminal on an aircraft (10) and a terminal outside an aircraft (10).
    [0007]
    The method (100) of claim 1, further comprising identifying a user at one of the plurality of communication terminals (40) and wherein the assignment occurs only if the identified user 20 predetermined communication (40).
    [0008]
    The method at one of the plurality of terminals satisfies a privilege requirement (100) according to claim 1, wherein the assignment comprises assigning maintenance tests to a single user using multiple communication terminals. (40).
    [0009]
    A maintenance system (8) for use with an aircraft (10), comprising: multiple communication terminals (40) physically disposed around the aircraft (10) and exchanging data with each other and providing access routine maintenance can be carried out by at least one user using at least one of the plurality of communication terminals (40), the plurality of communication terminals (40) being designed to allow a number of independent, non-interactive maintenance tests; and at least one controller (26) configured to execute a maintenance software program for routine servicing, including maintenance tests corresponding to aircraft components (10), display servicing on at least one of the plurality of aircraft communication terminals (40) to define a control terminal, assign maintenance tests to a communication terminal associated with the corresponding member to define an associated terminal to control the execution of the maintenance test by displaying a indicating the maintenance test on the associated terminal and, at the end of the maintenance tests, displaying a current maintenance completion on the control terminal.
    [0010]
    The maintenance system (8) of claim 9, wherein the at least one controller (26) is arranged to affect the maintenance tests between the multiple communication terminals (40).
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