Patent ID: 8989951
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B64D,B64F,G01C

Abstract:
1. A method of maintaining an airworthiness configuration of an aircraft, comprising: identifying, by a data processing system, airworthiness configuration information for the aircraft, such that the airworthiness configuration information identifies the airworthiness configuration of the aircraft comprising a number of components of the aircraft; attaching a number of automated identification technology devices to the aircraft, such that the number of automated identification technology devices comprise component information for the number of components, and attaching an automated technology device in the number of automated identification technology devices to a component, identified as requiring a tamper free state for aircraft airworthiness, in the number of components via an attachment structure comprising a tamper indicating feature such that disturbing the automated technology device resulting in the automated technology device not providing information from the automated technology device about the component; reading, by a reader, the component information from the number of automated identification technology devices; recognizing an automated technology device not providing component information as indicating a potential tampering with the component; and comparing, by a processor unit, the component information read from the number of automated identification technology devices to the airworthiness configuration information to determine whether the aircraft complies with the airworthiness configuration.